AT&T (T) 10-Q2005 Q1 Quarterly report

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EXHIBIT 12

SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Dollars in Millions

Three Months Ended
March 31,

Year Ended December 31,


		2005		2004		2004		2003		2002		2001		2000

Income Before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items
and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes*	$	1,375	$	2,357	$	6,623	$	7,751	$	8,685	$	9,984	$	11,923
Add: Interest Expense		353		232		1,023		1,242		1,382		1,599		1,592
Dividends on Preferred Securities		8		6		24		22		24		57		118
1/3 Rental Expense		40		37		160		140		195		266		252

Adjusted Earnings	$	1,776	$	2,632	$	7,830	$	9,155	$	10,286	$	11,906	$	13,885

Total Interest Charges	$	360	$	241	$	1,054	$	1,279	$	1,440	$	1,718	$	1,693
Dividends on Preferred Securities		8		6		24		22		24		57		118
1/3 Rental Expense		40		37		160		140		195		266		252

Adjusted Fixed Charges	$	408	$	284	$	1,238	$	1,441	$	1,659	$	2,041	$	2,063

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		4.35		9.27		6.32		6.35		6.20		5.83		6.73

All periods presented exclude undistributed earnings on investments accounted for under the equity method as well as "Income From Discontinued Operations, net of tax" in our Consolidated Statements of Income, which was from the sale of our interest in the directory advertising business in Illinois and northwest Indiana.