Verizon North 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 and cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle |  | $                                 | 243.1 |                          | $   
|Equity loss from affiliate                                                                       |  |                                   |      |                          |     
|Interest expense                                                                                 |  |                                   | 26.3  |                          |     
|Portion of rent expense representing interest                                                    |  |                                   | 9.6   |                          |     
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                             |  |                                   | .3    |                          |     
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|Earnings, as adjusted                                                                            |  | $                                 | 279.3 |                          | $   
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|                                                                                                
|Fixed charges:                                                                                   |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|Interest expense                                                                                 |  | $                                 | 26.3  |                          | $   
|Portion of rent expense representing interest                                                    |  |                                   | 9.6   |                          |     
|Capitalized interest                                                                             |  |                                   | .3    |                          |     
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|Fixed charges                                                                                    |  | $                                 | 36.2  |                          | $   
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |       |                          |     
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                               |  |                                   | 7.72  |                          |     
|                                                                                                 |  |                                   |       |                          |     



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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 $418.4 million on sales of assets.
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