Exhibit 12

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2009			2008
	(Dollars in thousands)
EARNINGS:
Income before income taxes	$	268,907		$	244,073
Add (deduct):
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities	(50,121		)	(44,042		)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	12,997			45,569
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries that do not have fixed charges	(12,495		)	(10,717		)
	$	219,288		$	234,883
Add fixed charges:
Consolidated interest expense(1)	38,409			40,889
Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense	20,810			18,265
	$	278,507		$	294,037
FIXED CHARGES:
Consolidated interest expense(1)	$	38,409		$	40,889
Capitalized interest	642			—
Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense	20,810			18,265
	$	59,861		$	59,154
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	4.65			4.97

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