Verizon Florida 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  |                          | 2001
|                                                                                               
|Income before provision for income taxes andcumulative effect of change in
accounting principle |  | $                                 | 75.0  |                          | $   
|Equity loss from affiliate                                                                      |  |                                   |      |                          |     
|Interest expense                                                                                |  |                                   | 23.9  |                          |     
|Portion of rent expense representing interest                                                   |  |                                   | 7.4   |                          |     
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                            |  |                                   | .2    |                          |     
|                                                                                                |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|Earnings, as adjusted                                                                           |  | $                                 | 106.5 |                          | $   
|                                                                                                |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|Fixed charges:                                                                                  |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|Interest expense                                                                                |  | $                                 | 23.9  |                          | $   
|Portion of rent expense representing interest                                                   |  |                                   | 7.4   |                          |     
|Capitalized interest                                                                            |  |                                   | .2    |                          |     
|                                                                                                |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|Fixed charges                                                                                   |  | $                                 | 31.5  |                          | $   
|                                                                                                |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                              |  |                                   | 3.38  |                          |     
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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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