EXHIBIT 12



Verizon Virginia Inc.



COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES



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|                                                                                    |  | Years Ended December 31, |      
|                                                                                    |  | 2003                     |       | 2002 |   |       | 2001 |  | 2000 |       | 1999 |  
|                                                                                    |  | (Dollars in Millions)    |      
|Income before provision for income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change |  | $                        | 209.8 |      | $ | 453.4 | (a)  |  | $    | 624.6 |      | $ | 737.4 |  | $ | 702.1 |  
|Equity loss (income) from affiliate                                                 |  |                          | 22.6  |      |   |      |      |  |      | 80.2  |      |   | 2.5   |  |   | (.5   | )
|Dividends received from equity affiliate                                            |  |                          | .2    |      |   |      |      |  |      | .4    |      |   | .6    |  |   | .5    |  
|Interest expense                                                                    |  |                          | 81.3  |      |   | 64.6  |      |  |      | 78.7  |      |   | 78.6  |  |   | 69.4  |  
|Portion of rent expense representing interest                                       |  |                          | 42.8  |      |   | 40.1  |      |  |      | 33.2  |      |   | 14.7  |  |   | 14.2  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                |  |                          | 4.0   |      |   | 3.7   |      |  |      | 3.0   |      |   | 2.7   |  |   | 2.3   |  
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|Earnings, as adjusted                                                               |  | $                        | 360.7 |      | $ | 561.8 |      |  | $    | 820.1 |      | $ | 836.5 |  | $ | 788.0 |  
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|Fixed charges:                                                                      |  |                          |       |      |   |       |      |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |   |       |  
|Interest expense                                                                    |  | $                        | 81.3  |      | $ | 64.6  |      |  | $    | 78.7  |      | $ | 78.6  |  | $ | 69.4  |  
|Portion of rent expense representing interest                                       |  |                          | 42.8  |      |   | 40.1  |      |  |      | 33.2  |      |   | 14.7  |  |   | 14.2  |  
|Capitalized interest                                                                |  |                          | 2.1   |      |   | 4.7   |      |  |      | 10.4  |      |   | 7.5   |  |   | 4.0   |  
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|Fixed Charges                                                                       |  | $                        | 126.2 |      | $ | 109.4 |      |  | $    | 122.3 |      | $ | 100.8 |  | $ | 87.6  |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                                  |  |                          | 2.86  |      |   | 5.14  |      |  |      | 6.71  |      |   | 8.30  |  |   | 9.00  |  
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|(a) | Restated in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and
Technical Corrections.
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