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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CARLSON LEROY T JR (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 X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2006
	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
Common Shares								2,732.2	D
Special Common Shares								12,432	D
Common Shares								1,156.2	I	By Wife
Special Common Shares								6,433.5	I	By Wife
Special Common Shares	01/03/2006		G	V	688	D	(1)	1,812,410.7(4)	I	By voting trust

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 or Special Common Shares	1,816,776.1		1,816,776.1(3)	I	By Voting Trust
Series A Common Shares	(2)							(2)	(2)	Common or Special Common Shares	12,633.2		12,633.2	D
Series A Common Shares	(2)							(2)	(2)	Common or Special Common Shares	5,274.9		5,274.9	I	By Wife

Explanation of Responses:

1. Gifted shares

2. Series A Common shares are convertible, on a share-for-share basis, into common.

3. Reporting person is one of four trustees which is record owner of these shares which files its holdings on forms 4. Of these shares, 83760.5 (including 16294.5 acquired in dividend reinvestment) are held as custodian for children and 9074.3 (including 1117.3 acquired in dividend reinvestment) are held by spouse, and 686294.6 (including 16297.6 acquired in dividend reinvestment) shares are held by a family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Of the remaining shares, 2683.7 were earned pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares owned by wife and as custodian for children. In addition, 862,693 Series A common Shares owned by family limited partnership of which reporting person and his spouse each hold 500 general partnerhip interests and collectively hold 99,000 limited partnership interests.

4. Reporting person is one of four trustees which is record owner of these shares which files its holdings on forms 4. Of these shares, 83792.9 (including 16326.93 acquired in dividend reinvestment) are held as custodian for children and 9077.8 (including 1120.8 acquired in dividend reinvestment) are held by spouse, and 683158.1 (including 13161.1 acquired in dividend reinvestment) shares are held by a family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Of the remaining shares, 1418.9 were earned pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares owned by wife and as custodian for children. In addition, 862,693 Series A common Shares owned by family limited partnership of which reporting person and his spouse each hold 500 general partnership interests and collectively hold 99,000 limited partnership interests.

Remarks:

	Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty	02/13/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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