<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001051512-21-000068.txt : 20210816
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001051512-21-000068
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210816
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210816

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001051512
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		IRS NUMBER:				362669023
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14157
		FILM NUMBER:		211177101

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 NORTH LASALLE STREET
		STREET 2:		STE 4000
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60602
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3126301900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 NORTH LASALLE STREET
		STREET 2:		STE 4000
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60602
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i948758dde14742db8a650fe2eee3e22d_1"></div><div style="min-height:31.5pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;margin-top:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM&#160;8-A </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.861%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:43.267%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.581%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.602%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.581%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:43.269%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">36-2669023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Chicago, Illinois 60602</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.722%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.852%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.852%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.852%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.496%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:19.652%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.496%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:37.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="21" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act&#58;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title of each class <br>to be so registered</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of each exchange <br>on which each class is to be registered</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1&#47;1,000th Interest in a share of 6.000% Series VV Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">New York Stock Exchange</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;padding-right:15.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:15.75pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.861%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:37.842%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.271%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.271%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.271%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:37.845%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#253;</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#168;</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;padding-right:15.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;padding-right:15.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">333-231181</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;padding-right:15.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;padding-right:15.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">None</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;padding-right:15.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:15.75pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Title of class)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:31.5pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:31.5pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Item 1.  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Description of Registrant&#8217;s Securities to be Registered</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The securities to be registered hereby are the Depositary Shares (the &#8220;Depositary Shares&#8221;), each of which represents a 1&#47;1,000th interest in a share of our 6.000% Series VV Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 and $25,000 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share) (the &#8220;Preferred Stock&#8221;), of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;).  For a description of the Depositary Shares to be registered hereunder and the underlying Preferred Stock of the Registrant, reference is made to the information set forth under the headings &#8220;Description of Preferred Stock&#8221; and &#8220;Description of Depositary Shares&#8221; in the Registrant&#8217;s </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000013/tds2021posasr.htm#i1ed67fc44ae24c6fa74475f5a5b2f5b9_449" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Prospectus (the &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;), dated </a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000013/tds2021posasr.htm#i1ed67fc44ae24c6fa74475f5a5b2f5b9_449" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">February 23</a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000013/tds2021posasr.htm#i1ed67fc44ae24c6fa74475f5a5b2f5b9_449" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">, 2021</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">, which constitutes a part of the Registrant&#8217;s </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000013/tds2021posasr.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Registration Statement on Form S-3</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> (File No. 333-231181), filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and under the headings &#8220;Description of the Series VV Preferred Stock&#8221; and &#8220;Description of the Depositary Shares&#8221; in the Registrant&#8217;s </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000110465921103453/tm2124218-2_424b5.htm#sDOTS" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Prospectus Supplement, dated </a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000110465921103453/tm2124218-2_424b5.htm#sDOTS" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">August </a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000110465921103453/tm2124218-2_424b5.htm#sDOTS" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">9</a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000110465921103453/tm2124218-2_424b5.htm#sDOTS" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">, 2021</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">, to the Prospectus which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Item 2.  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibits</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.372%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.455%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:79.873%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit Number</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Description of Exhibits</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000110465912003716/a12-3385_1ex1.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to the filing of such exhibit with the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A&#47;A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) on January 25, 2012 (File No. 001-14157).</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151219000034/tds20198-kexhibit31.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Restated Bylaws of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (File No. 001-14157), as filed with the SEC on May 23, 2019).</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3.3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000066/tds2021preferredstockex41a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Certificate of Designations of the 6.</a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000066/tds2021preferredstockex41a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">0</a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000066/tds2021preferredstockex41a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">00</a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000066/tds2021preferredstockex41a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">% Series </a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000066/tds2021preferredstockex41a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">VV</a><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151221000066/tds2021preferredstockex41a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"> Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 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