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                                                                      EXHIBIT 12

                        GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Statements of the Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                   (Unaudited)


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(Dollars in Millions)                                   Nine Months
                                                           Ended                      Years Ended December 31,
                                                        September 30, --------------------------------------------------------
                                                            1998        1997        1996        1995       1994         1993
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Net earnings available for fixed charges:

  Income before extraordinary charge                      $ 1,637     $ 2,794     $ 2,798     $ 2,538     $ 2,441     $   972
  Add (deduct)

     - Income taxes                                         1,071       1,624       1,614       1,466       1,532         568
     - Interest expense                                     1,022       1,283       1,146       1,151       1,139       1,298
     - Capitalized interest (net of amortization)              (6)        (13)        (35)        (23)         (6)         (3)
     - Preferred stock dividends of Parent                   --          --          --             6          10          18
     - Dividends on preferred securities of subsidiary         74         101         106          98          18          22
     - Additional income requirement on preferred
         dividends of subsidiaries                              4           7          10          10          12          13
     - Minority interests                                     151         155         149         145         140         112
     - Portion of rent expense representing interest          112         133         131         128         140         153
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                                                            4,065       6,084       5,919       5,519       5,426       3,153
  Deduct - Minority interests                                (241)       (280)       (263)       (246)       (243)       (237)
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Adjusted earnings                                         $ 3,824     $ 5,804     $ 5,656     $ 5,273     $ 5,183     $ 2,916
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Fixed charges:

  Interest expense                                        $ 1,022     $ 1,283     $ 1,146     $ 1,151     $ 1,139     $ 1,298
  Dividends on preferred securities of subsidiaries            74         101         106          98          18          22
  Additional income requirement on preferred
    dividends of subsidiaries                                   4           7          10          10          12          13
  Portion of rent expense representing interest               112         133         131         128         140         153
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                                                            1,212       1,524       1,393       1,387       1,309       1,486
  Deduct - Minority interests                                 (44)        (66)        (68)        (70)        (68)        (78)
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Adjusted fixed charges                                    $ 1,168     $ 1,458     $ 1,325     $ 1,317     $ 1,241     $ 1,408
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                           3.27 (a)    3.98        4.27        4.00        4.18        2.07
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(a)      Excluding special charges, the Company's ratio of earnings to fixed
         charges for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 would have been
         3.92.