EX-12.1 4 dex121.htm STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

EXHIBIT 12.1

Frontier Communications Corporation

Statements of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Years Ended December 31,  
     2010     2009     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  

Pre-tax income from continuing operations

   $ 75,528      $ 59,008      $ 193,109      $ 290,770      $ 344,528      $ 394,800      $ 265,193   

(Income) or loss from equity investees

     (82     (274     (994     (4,667     (4,655     136        (91
                                                        

Pre-tax income from continuing operations before (income) or loss from equity investees

     75,446        58,734        192,115        286,103        339,873        394,936        265,102   

Fixed charges

     96,328        91,455        388,554        373,516        391,409        343,954        346,531   

Distributed income of equity investees

     102        605        1,532        3,935        4,064        —          818   

Interest capitalized

     (315     (563     (1,714     (2,796     (2,857     (2,081     (2,176

Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries

     —          —          —          (214     (246     (642     (2,008

Income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in a partnership

     (907     (652     (2,398     (1,614     (1,860     (4,313     (1,981
                                                        

Total earnings

   $ 170,654      $ 149,579      $ 578,089      $ 658,930      $ 730,383      $ 731,854      $ 606,286   
                                                        

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.77        1.64        1.49        1.76        1.87        2.13        1.75   
                                                        

 

NOTE: The above calculation was performed in accordance with Regulation S-K 229.503(d) Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.