Exhibit 12.1

 

 

Frontier Communications Corporation

Statements of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|--------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|---------------|
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
|                                               | Years Ended December 31, |
|                                               |                     | 2013          |   |   | 2012          |   |   | 2011          |   |   | 2010          |   |   | 2009          |
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| Pre-tax income from continuing operations          | $                        | 162,720  |   | $      | 228,952  |   | $      | 245,951  |   | $      | 270,716  |   | $      | 193,109  |
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| (Income) or loss from equity investees             |                     |  -       |   |   | 522      |   |   | 864      |   |   | (367)         |   |   | (994)         |
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| Pre-tax income from continuing operations before   |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| (income) or loss from equity investees             |                     | 162,720  |   |   | 229,474  |   |   | 246,815  |   |   | 270,349  |   |   | 192,115  |
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| Fixed charges                                      |                     | 698,251  |   |   | 716,619  |   |   | 697,006  |   |   | 541,750  |   |   | 388,554  |
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| Distributed income of equity investees             |                     |  -       |   |   |  -       |   |   |  -       |   |   | 780      |   |   | 1,532    |
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| Interest capitalized                               |                     | (2,723)       |   |   | (2,203)       |   |   | (8,414)       |   |   | (3,749)       |   |   | (1,714)       |
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| Income attributable to the noncontrolling interest |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| in a partnership                                   |                     | (2,643)       |   |   | (16,678)      |   |   | (7,994)       |   |   | (3,044)       |   |   | (2,398)       |
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| Total earnings                                     | $                        | 855,605  |   | $      | 927,212  |   | $      | 927,413  |   | $      | 806,086  |   | $      | 578,089  |
|                                               |                     |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |   |   |          |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                 |                     | 1.23     |   |   | 1.29     |   |   | 1.33     |   |   | 1.49     |   |   | 1.49     |
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NOTE:  The above calculation was performed in accordance with Regulation S-K 229.503(d) Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

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