Exhibit 12
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
For the Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
EARNINGS:
Income before income taxes (1)		$	257,656	$	205,053	$	312,822	$	241,116	$	349,165
Add (deduct):
	Equity in earnings of unconsolidated   entities		(131,949)		(90,364)		(83,566)		(97,318)		(96,800)
	Distributions from unconsolidated   entities		125,660		84,417		91,768		100,359		91,105
	Amortization of capitalized interest		3,704		855		613		492		320
	Income attributable to noncontrolling   interests in subsidiaries that do not have   fixed charges		(6,575)		(30,122)		(24,247)		(23,869)		(22,663)
			248,496		169,839		297,390		220,780		321,127
Add fixed charges:
	Consolidated interest expense (2)		43,963		42,393		65,614		61,555		78,199
	Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent   expense		38,783		47,394		44,130		42,550		41,305
		$	331,242	$	259,626	$	407,134	$	324,885	$	440,631
FIXED CHARGES:
	Consolidated interest expense (2)	$	43,963	$	42,393	$	65,614	$	61,555	$	78,199
	Capitalized interest		18,382		17,930		10,064		2,446		1,647
	Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent   expense		38,783		47,394		44,130		42,550		41,305
		$	101,128	$	107,717	$	119,808	$	106,551	$	121,151
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES			3.28		2.41		3.40		3.05		3.64
(1)	Includes non-cash charges related to losses on impairment of $14.0 million in 2009.
	Includes gain on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $246.8 million in 2013 and loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $21.0 million in 2012.
	Includes gain on license sales and exchanges of $255.5 million in 2013 and $11.8 million in 2011.
	Includes gain on investments of $18.6 million in 2013 and $11.4 million in 2011 and loss on investment of $3.7 million in 2012.
(2)	Interest expense on income tax contingencies is not included in fixed charges.