**Exhibit 12**

 

UNITEDSTATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

 

RATIOOF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 
| ** **                                                                                      | ** ** | **Three Months Ended  March 31,** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                      | ** ** | **2009**                                         | ** ** | **2008** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                      | ** ** | **(Dollars in thousands)**             | ** ** |
| EARNINGS:                                                                                       |       |                                             |       |   |   |
| Income before income taxes                                                                      |       | $                                                | 121,832    |   | $ | 122,109 |   |
| Add (deduct):                                                                                   |       |                                             |       |   |   |
| Equity in earnings of  unconsolidated entities                                                  |       | (25,327                                          | )          | (21,235 | ) |
| Distributions from  unconsolidated entities                                                     |       | 5,908                                            |       | 6,933 |   |
| Income attributable to  noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries that do not have fixed charges |       | (6,402                                           | )          | (5,611 | ) |
|                                                                                            |       | $                                                | 96,011     |   | $ | 102,196 |   |
| Add fixed charges:                                                                              |       |                                             |       |   |   |
| Consolidated interest  expense(1)                                                               |       | 19,022                                           |       | 20,115 |   |
| Interest portion (1/3) of  consolidated rent expense                                            |       | 10,432                                           |       | 9,583 |   |
|                                                                                            |       | $                                                | 125,465    |   | $ | 131,894 |   |
|                                                                                            |       |                                             |       |   |   |
| FIXED CHARGES:                                                                                  |       |                                             |       |   |   |
| Consolidated interest  expense(1)                                                               |       | $                                                | 19,022     |   | $ | 20,115 |   |
| Capitalized interest                                                                            |       | 208                                              |       | — |   |
| Interest portion (1/3) of  consolidated rent expense                                            |       | 10,432                                           |       | 9,583 |   |
|                                                                                            |       | $                                                | 29,662     |   | $ | 29,698 |   |
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| RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED  CHARGES                                                             |       | 4.23                                             |       | 4.44 |   |

 

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(1) Interest expense on income tax contingencies is not included in fixed charges.

 

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