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Debt | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt | Note 9 Debt Term Loan Agreements The following table summarizes the term loan credit agreements as of March 31, 2021:
| TDS |  | UScellular
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 300 |
Amount borrowed | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 300 |
Amount available for use | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Borrowings under the TDS term loan bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.0%. Principal reductions are due and payable in quarterly installments of $0.5 million beginning in June 2021. The remaining unpaid balance will be due and payable in January 2027. Borrowings under the UScellular term loan bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%. Principal reductions are due and payable in quarterly installments of $0.75 million beginning in September 2021. The remaining unpaid balance will be due and payable in June 2027. TDS and UScellular believe that they were in compliance with all of the financial covenants and other requirements set forth in their senior term loan credit agreements as of March 31, 2021. Receivables Securitization Agreement At March 31, 2021, UScellular had a receivables securitization agreement for securitized borrowings using its equipment installment receivables for general corporate purposes. Amounts under the receivables securitization agreement may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed from time to time until maturity in December 2022, which may be extended from time to time as specified therein. The outstanding borrowings bear interest at floating rates. In March 2021, UScellular borrowed $275 million under its receivables securitization agreement. As of March 31, 2021, UScellular has borrowed the full amount available under the receivables securitization agreement of $300 million. UScellular believes that it was in compliance with all of the financial covenants and other requirements set forth in its receivables securitization agreement as of March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2021, the USCC Master Note Trust held $446 million of assets available to be pledged as collateral for the receivables securitization agreement. Other Long-Term Debt In April 2021, TDS announced that it will redeem its outstanding $225 million of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2059 and $300 million of 7.0% Senior Notes due 2060, and UScellular announced that it will redeem its outstanding $275 million of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2063. At time of redemption, $26 million of interest expense will be recorded related to unamortized debt issuance costs related to the notes. The notes are expected to be redeemed on May 12, 2021, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount, including accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. Revolving Credit Agreements In May 2021, TDS initiated a borrowing of $100 million under its revolving credit agreement.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208564 + Details
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