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Exhibit 12
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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| Three Months Ended |
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| 2007 |
| 2006 |
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EARNINGS: |
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Income before income taxes and minority interest |
| $ | 122,363 |
| $ | 71,893 |
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities |
| (23,098 | ) | (19,483 | ) | ||
Distributions from unconsolidated entities |
| 2,226 |
| 5,547 |
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Minority interests in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that do not have fixed charges |
| (5,180 | ) | (3,770 | ) | ||
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| 96,311 |
| 54,187 |
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Add fixed charges: |
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Consolidated interest expense (1) |
| 23,684 |
| 23,208 |
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Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense |
| 8,447 |
| 7,456 |
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| $ | 128,442 |
| $ | 84,851 |
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FIXED CHARGES: |
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Consolidated interest expense |
| $ | 23,684 |
| $ | 23,208 |
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Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense |
| 8,447 |
| 7,456 |
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| $ | 32,131 |
| $ | 30,664 |
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES |
| 4.00 |
| 2.77 |
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(1) Interest expense on income tax contingencies is not included in fixed charges.