Verizon South Inc.





EXHIBIT 12



COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED
CHARGES



|                                                                                                 |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 |      | Years Ended December 31, |  
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|(Dollars in Millions)                                                                            |  |                                   | 2002 |                          |  
|                                                                                                
|Income before provision for income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle |  | $                                 | 55.6 |                          | $
|Equity loss from affiliate                                                                       |  |                                   |     |                          |  
|Interest expense                                                                                 |  |                                   | 20.3 |                          |  
|Portion of rent expense representing interest                                                    |  |                                   | 4.9  |                          |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                             |  |                                   | .1   |                          |  
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |      |                          |  
|Earnings, as adjusted                                                                            |  | $                                 | 80.9 |                          | $
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |      |                          |  
|Fixed charges:                                                                                   |  |                                   |      |                          |  
|Interest expense                                                                                 |  | $                                 | 20.3 |                          | $
|Portion of rent expense representing interest                                                    |  |                                   | 4.9  |                          |  
|Capitalized interest                                                                             |  |                                   | .1   |                          |  
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |      |                          |  
|Fixed charges                                                                                    |  | $                                 | 25.3 |                          | $
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |      |                          |  
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                               |  |                                   | 3.20 |                          |  
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |      |                          |  

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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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|(b) |  | Excludes a gain of $1,665.6 million on sale of assets.
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