Exhibit 12

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

For the Year Ended December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)	2012			2011			2010			2009			2008
EARNINGS:
Income before income taxes (1)	$	205,053		$	312,822		$	241,116		$	349,165		$	69,855
Add (deduct):
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities	(90,364		)	(83,566		)	(97,318		)	(96,800		)	(91,981		)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	84,417			91,768			100,359			91,105			91,845
Amortization of capitalized interest	855			613			492			320			—
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries that do not have fixed charges	(30,122		)	(24,247		)	(23,869		)	(22,663		)	(26,131		)
	169,839			297,390			220,780			321,127			43,588
Add fixed charges:
Consolidated interest expense (2)	42,393			65,614			61,555			78,199			78,535
Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense	47,394			44,130			42,550			41,305			37,254
	259,626			407,134			324,885			440,631			159,377
FIXED CHARGES:
Consolidated interest expense (2)	42,393			65,614			61,555			78,199			78,535
Capitalized interest	17,930			10,064			2,446			1,647			2,805
Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense	47,394			44,130			42,550			41,305			37,254
	$	107,717		$	119,808		$	106,551		$	121,151		$	118,594
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	2.41			3.40			3.05			3.64			1.34

(1)  Includes non-cash charges related to losses on impairment as follows: 2009: $14.0 million; 2008: $386.7 million.

       Includes (Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net as follows: 2012: $21.0 million.

       Includes loss on investment of $3.7 million in 2012 and gain on investment as follows: 2011: $11.4 million; 2008: $16.6 million.

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