Exhibit 12.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Frontier Communications Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
Statements of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in Thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax income from continuing operations | $ | 193,109 | $ | 290,770 | $ | 344,528 | $ | 394,800 | $ | 265,193 | ||||||||||
(Income) or loss from equity investees | (994 | ) | (4,667 | ) | (4,655 | ) | 136 | (91 | ) | |||||||||||
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before (income) or | ||||||||||||||||||||
loss from equity investees | 192,115 | 286,103 | 339,873 | 394,936 | 265,102 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 388,554 | 373,516 | 391,409 | 343,954 | 346,531 | |||||||||||||||
Distributed income of equity investees | 1,532 | 3,935 | 4,064 | - | 818 | |||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized | (1,714 | ) | (2,796 | ) | (2,857 | ) | (2,081 | ) | (2,176 | ) | ||||||||||
Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries | - | (214 | ) | (246 | ) | (642 | ) | (2,008 | ) | |||||||||||
Income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in a partnership | (2,398 | ) | (1,614 | ) | (1,860 | ) | (4,313 | ) | (1,981 | ) | ||||||||||
Total earnings | $ | 578,089 | $ | 658,930 | $ | 730,383 | $ | 731,854 | $ | 606,286 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.49 | 1.76 | 1.87 | 2.13 | 1.75 | |||||||||||||||
NOTE: The above calculation was performed in accordance with Regulation S-K 229.503(d) Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.