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EXHIBIT 12
WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
COMPUTATIONS OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
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NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999
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(IN THOUSANDS)
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Earnings:
Loss before income taxes and cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle $ (152,000) $ (248,694)
Add:
Interest expense-- net 148,205 42,883
Rental expense representative of interest factor 118,363 51,188
Minority interest in loss of consolidated subsidiaries
(34,979) (19,208)
Equity losses 9,748 28,147
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Total earnings (loss) as adjusted plus fixed
charges $ 89,337 $ (145,684)
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Fixed charges and combined fixed charges and preferred
stock dividend requirements:
Interest expense-- net $ 148,205 $ 42,883
Capitalized interest 116,172 15,751
Rental expense representative of interest factor 118,363 51,188
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Total fixed charges 382,740 109,822
Preferred stock dividends and amortization of
preferred stock issuance costs 540 --
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Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend
requirements $ 383,280 $ 109,822
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a) (a)
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred stock dividend requirements (b) (b)
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(a) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $293,403,000 and
$255,506,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,
respectively.
(b) Earnings were inadequate to cover combined fixed charges and preferred
stock dividend requirements by $293,943,000 and $255,506,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
