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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a
FORTUNE 500 company, is a diversified telecommunications
corporation founded in 1969 and headquartered in
Chicago, Ill. Through its strategic business units,
U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom,
TDS operates primarily by providing wireless and
fixed telecommunications service. TDS builds value
for its shareholders by providing excellent communications
services in growing, closely related segments of
the telecommunications industry. The company employs
11,500 people and serves 6.1 million wireless and
wireline customers in 36 states. TDS is traded on
the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) under the stock
ticker TDS. More information on TDS can be found
on the company’s web site at
www.teldta.com.
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Our Mission:
To provide outstanding communication services to
our customers and meet the needs of our shareholders,
our people and our communities.
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U.S. Cellular
U.S.
Cellular is TDS’s 82-percent owned wireless telephone
subsidiary. The seventh largest wireless service
provider in the United States, U.S. Cellular serves
4.9 million customers in 146 markets in 25 states.
The Chicago-based company operates on a customer-satisfaction
strategy, meeting customer needs by providing a
comprehensive range of wireless products and services,
superior customer support and a high-quality network.
U.S. Cellular is traded on the American Stock Exchange
(AMEX) under the stock ticker USM. More information
on U.S. Cellular is available at www.uscellular.com.
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TDS Telecom
TDS
Telecom is TDS’s wholly owned wireline telecommunications
subsidiary headquartered in Madison, Wis. With nearly
1.2 million access line equivalents, TDS Telecom
provides high-quality, locally based telecommunications
services to rural and suburban communities in 30
states. TDS Telecom’s Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) operations serve 730,400 access line equivalents
in 28 states. TDS Telecom’s Competitive Local Exchange
Carrier (CLEC) operates under the brand TDS Metrocom
and serves 426,800 access line equivalents in five
states. More information on TDS Telecom and TDS
Metrocom is available at www.tdstelecom.com
and www.tdsmetro.com.
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Driving Profitable Growth
TDS
places a great deal of emphasis on profitable growth.
TDS’s 2004 annual report highlights the various
ways U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom are driving profitable
growth today to ensure TDS’s continued success tomorrow.
Integral to the company’s success and a key growth
driver for both U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom is
their focus on satisfying their customers—both current
customers and those in the future. This customer
focus is what differentiates both companies from
their competition, and has proven an effective strategy
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