UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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EARNINGS: |
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| Consolidated interest expense2 |
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| Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense |
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FIXED CHARGES: |
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| Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense |
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES |
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1 | Includes Loss on impairment of goodwill of $370 million in 2017. Amount also includes $19 million and $16 million of Gain on license sales and exchanges, net in 2017 and 2016, respectively. | ||||||||
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2 | Interest expense on income tax contingencies is not included in fixed charges. | ||||||||
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* | Earnings in 2017 were inadequate to cover Fixed charges by $289 million. |