Exhibit 7.1



Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges



UK GAAP



|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                                    |  | 2003          |   |  | 2004  |   |  | 2005  |  
|                                    |  | £             |   |  | £     |   |  | £     |  
|                                    |  | (in millions) |  
|Earnings (loss) before tax          |  | (53.2         | ) |  | (44.1 | ) |  | 119.7 |  
|                                    |  |               |  
|Add Fixed Charges:                  |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Operating lease rentals - 33.3% (a) |  | 4.8           |   |  | 5.0   |   |  | 4.8   |  
|Interest payable                    |  | 236.6         |   |  | 194.5 |   |  | 125.0 |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Adjusted earnings                   |  | 188.2         |   |  | 155.4 |   |  | 249.5 |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Fixed Charges (as above)            |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Operating lease rentals - 33.3% (a) |  | 4.8           |   |  | 5.0   |   |  | 4.8   |  
|Interest payable                    |  | 236.6         |   |  | 194.5 |   |  | 125.0 |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Total fixed charges                 |  | 241.4         |   |  | 199.5 |   |  | 129.8 |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges  |  | 0.8           | x |  | 0.8   | x |  | 1.9   | x
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Deficiency                          |  | 53.2          |   |  | 44.1  |   |  |      |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|(a) Operating Lease rentals         |  | 14.4          |   |  | 15.0  |   |  | 14.5  |  



US GAAP



|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                                    |  | 2003          |   |  | 2004  |   |  | 2005  |  
|                                    |  | £             |   |  | £     |   |  | £     |  
|                                    |  | (in millions) |  
|UK GAAP Earnings before tax         |  | (53.2         | ) |  | (44.1 | ) |  | 119.7 |  
|Adjusted for:                       |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|- Directories in Progress           |  | (48.1         | ) |  | (20.8 | ) |  | (14.3 | )
|- Pension Costs                     |  | 0.1           |   |  | (8.0  | ) |  | (13.2 | )
|- Goodwill & Intangibles            |  | (8.5          | ) |  | 10.2  |   |  | 25.6  |  
|- Other                             |  | (10.7         | ) |  | 19.8  |   |  | 2.2   |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|US GAAP Earnings (loss) before tax  |  | (120.4        | ) |  | (42.9 | ) |  | 120.0 |  
|                                    |  |               |  
|Add Fixed Charges:                  |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Operating lease rentals - 33.3% (a) |  | 4.8           |   |  | 5.0   |   |  | 4.8   |  
|Interest payable                    |  | 236.6         |   |  | 194.5 |   |  | 125.0 |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Adjusted earnings                   |  | 121.0         |   |  | 156.6 |   |  | 249.8 |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Fixed Charges (as above)            |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Operating lease rentals - 33.3% (a) |  | 4.8           |   |  | 5.0   |   |  | 4.8   |  
|Interest payable                    |  | 236.6         |   |  | 194.5 |   |  | 125.0 |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Total fixed charges                 |  | 241.4         |   |  | 199.5 |   |  | 129.8 |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges  |  | 0.5           | x |  | 0.8   | x |  | 1.9   | x
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Deficiency                          |  | 120.4         |   |  | 42.9  |   |  |      |  
|                                    |  |               |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|(a) Operating Lease rentals         |  | 14.4          |   |  | 15.0  |   |  | 14.5  |