Exhibit 12

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 (Dollars in thousands)
EARNINGS
Net Income (Loss) before income taxes	$	(12,504	)
Add (Deduct):
Earnings on Equity Method		(12,378	)
Distributions from Minority Subsidiaries		13,615
Minority interest in income of majority-owned subsidiaries that do not
have fixed charges		(3,465	)
	$	(14,732	)
Add fixed charges:
Consolidated interest expense	$	15,018
Deferred debt expense		436
Interest Portion (1/3) of Consolidated Rent Expense		5,847
	$	6,569
FIXED CHARGES
Consolidated interest expense	$	15,018
Deferred debt expense		436
Interest Portion (1/3) of Consolidated Rent Expense		5,847
	$	21,301
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		N/A

The dollar deficiency resulting in less than one-to-one coverage is $14,732.