SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CARLSON LETITIA G C

(Last) (First) (Middle)
30 N. LASALLE ST., STE. 4000

(Street)
CHICAGO IL 60602

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ [ TDS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/29/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Special Common 02/29/2008 A 1,044 A (1) 4,366.3843 D
Special Common 1,838,991.133(4) I By Voting Trust
Common Shares 2,115.3193 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Common Shares (2) (2) (2) Common Shares or Special Common Shares 1,841,187.654 1,841,187.65(3) I By Voting Trust
Series A Common Shares (2) (2) (2) Common Shares or Special Common Shares 951.7242 951.7242 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares acquired pursuant to a compensation plan for non-employee directors.
2. Series A Common shares are convertible, on a share-for-share basis, into common or special common shares.
3. Reporting person is one of four trustees of a voting trust which is record owner of these Series A Common shares and which files its holdings on a form 4. Of these shares, 5496.204 (73.204 earned pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) are owned by husband, 95455.198 (15045.198 earned pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) are held by reporting person and husband as custodian for children and 686345.663 (15045.198 earned pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) were contributed to a family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by husband and the shares held as custodian for children. Includes 6002.259 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan.
4. Reporting person is one of four trustees of a voting trust which is record owner of these Special Common shares and which files its holdings on a form 4. Of these shares, 5496.248 (73 earned pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) are owned by husband, 92155.185 (11745.185 earned pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) are held by reporting person and husband as custodian for children and 684960.425 (14963.425 earned pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) were contributed to a family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by husband and the shares held as custodian for children. Includes 8490.945 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan.
Remarks:
Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty 03/03/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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