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Exhibit 12.1

 

EarthLink, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

2012

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (provision) benefit

 

$

154,906

 

$

161,033

 

$

138,440

 

$

59,004

 

$

8,607

 

$

10,636

 

$

(281,666

)

Net losses of equity affiliate

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

Fixed charges

 

27,111

 

27,646

 

31,191

 

78,985

 

68,426

 

35,149

 

34,770

 

Total earnings available for fixed charges

 

$

182,017

 

$

188,679

 

$

169,631

 

$

137,989

 

$

77,033

 

$

45,785

 

$

(246,896

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

24,860

 

$

26,245

 

$

29,692

 

$

74,949

 

$

64,331

 

$

33,036

 

$

32,909

 

Portion of interest expense representative of interest factor

 

2,251

 

1,401

 

1,499

 

4,036

 

4,095

 

2,113

 

1,861

 

Total fixed charges

 

$

27,111

 

$

27,646

 

$

31,191

 

$

78,985

 

$

68,426

 

$

35,149

 

$

34,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

6.7

 

6.8

 

5.4

 

1.7

 

1.1

 

1.3

 

(a)

 

 

(a)  Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2013 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $248 million.