**Exhibit 12.1 to**

**Form 10-K for 2002**

 

Broadwing Communications Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and PreferredDividends

($ in millions)

 
|                                                                                                                                                                      |   | **Company** |       | **Predecessor** |       |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                      |   | **2002**    | ** ** | **2001**        | ** ** | **2000** | ** ** | **Period from  November 10 to   December  31,  1999** | ** ** | **Period from  January 1 to  November 9,  1999** | ** ** | **1998** |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                      |   |        |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Pre-tax loss from continuing operationsbefore adjustment for minority interests in  consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees plus fixed  charges |   | $           | (2,430.7   | )               | $          | (486.2 | ) | $ | (616.6 | ) | $ | (45.5 | ) |  $ | (230.5 | ) | $ | (43.1 | ) |
|                                                                                                                                                                      |   |        |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                                                            |   |        |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense, etc.                                                                                                                                                    |   | 81.7        |       | 91.1            |       | 92.3 |   | 9.0 |   | 51.0 |   | 47.9 |   |
| Appropriate portion of rentals                                                                                                                                            |   | 2.6         |       | 2.5             |       | 2.1 |   | 0.2 |   | 1.5 |   | 0.9 |   |
| Preferred stock dividends of majoritysubsidiaries                                                                                                                         |   | —      |       | —          |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
| Total Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                                       |   | 84.3        |       | 93.6            |       | 94.4 |   | 9.2 |   | 52.5 |   | 48.8 |   |
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| Preferred dividend requirements                                                                                                                                           |   | 45.9        |       | 46.2            |       | 47.1 |   | 6.6 |   | 56.5 |   | 58.2 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                      |   |        |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total Fixed Charges and preferred dividends                                                                                                                               |   | $           | 130.2      |            | $          | 139.8 |   | $ | 141.5 |   | $ | 15.8 |   |  $ | 109.0 |   | $ | 107.0 |   |
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| Ratio of earnings to combined fixed chargesand preferred dividends                                                                                                        |   | (18.7       | )          | (3.5            | )          | (4.4 | ) | (2.9 | ) | (2.1 | ) | (0.4 | ) |
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| Coverage Deficiency                                                                                                                                                       |   | $           | 2,560.9    |            | $          | 626.0 |   | $ | 758.1 |   | $ | 61.4 |   |  $ | 339.5 |   | $ | 150.2 |   |
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