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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000821130
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RADIO TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS [4812]
		IRS NUMBER:				621147325
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-103543
		FILM NUMBER:		09991287

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8410 W BRYN MAWR AVE
		STREET 2:		STE 700
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60631
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7733998900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8410 W BRYN MAWR AVE
		STREET 2:		STE 700
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60631
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<P align=center><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>6</FONT>, 2009</FONT></P>
<P align=right><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>Registration No. 333-103543</FONT></P>
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<P align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=5>UNITED STATES</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=5>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<P align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=5>POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=5>TO</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=5>FORM S-8</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>UNDER</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></B></P>
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<P align=center><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=5><B>UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>Incorporation or Organization)</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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     <TD vAlign=top align=center rowSpan=3><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>62-1147325</B></FONT><B></B><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD vAlign=top align=center rowSpan=3><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 700</B></FONT><B></B><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>Chicago, Illinois</B></FONT><B></B><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD vAlign=top align=center rowSpan=3><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>60631</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT><BR>
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<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>Chairman</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>United States Cellular Corporation</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>c/o Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>Chicago, Illinois 60602</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</FONT><BR>
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<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2><B>(312) 630-1900</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>(Telephone Number, Including</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>Area Code, of Agent For Service)</FONT></P>
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<P align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>EXPLANATORY NOTE</FONT></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 45px" align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the registrant&#146;s Registration Statement No. 333-103543 is being filed to remove from registration by means of such post-effective amendment the securities registered for issuance pursuant to the registrant&#146;s 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which remain unissued following the termination of this plan.</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 45px" align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>Registration Statement No. 333-103543 originally registered 160,000 of the registrant&#146;s Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share, for issuance under the registrant&#146;s 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These shares were also originally listed on the American Stock Exchange. The listing of a total of 81,768 Special Common Shares was transferred to the New York Stock Exchange as of September 15, 2008. This plan has expired and the registrant hereby removes from registration by means of this post-effective amendment the remaining 66,723 Common Shares which remain unissued following the expiration of this plan.</FONT></P>
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<P align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 45px" align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 478 thereunder, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on the&nbsp;<FONT face="Times New Roman">6th</FONT> day of August, 2009.</FONT></P>
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     <TD align=left colSpan=2><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION</FONT><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>By:</FONT><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" align=left><FONT size=2>/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD vAlign=top align=left rowSpan=2><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>Chairman</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=2>SIGNATURE PAGE TO POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO DEREGISTER SHARES UNDER <BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-103543</FONT></B></P>
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<P align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. </FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">8401 Greenway Boulevard <BR>
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 <BR>
(608) 664-8300</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">August 6, 2009</FONT></P>
<P align=left><B><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">VIA EDGAR</FONT></B></P>
<P align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Securities and Exchange Commission <BR>
100 F. Street, N.E.<BR>
</FONT><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 15px"><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">United States Cellular Corporation</FONT><BR>
<FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><U>Registration Statement on Form S-8</U></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Dear Sir or Madam:</FONT>&nbsp; <FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif"></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 45px"><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">On behalf of United States Cellular Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., transmitted herewith is Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-103543) relating to 160,000 Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company, for issuance in connection with the Company&#146;s 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Because this plan has been terminated, the Company desires to remove from registration the securities registered which remain unissued as a result of the termination of this plan. Accordingly, the Company is filing a post-effective amendment to such registration statement to remove from registration by means of such post-effective amendment 66,723 Common Shares registered which remain unissued as a result of the termination of this plan.</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 45px" align=left><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the undersigned at (608) 664-8501 or Alfred N. Sacha of Sidley Austin LLP at (312) 853-2939. Thank you.</FONT></P>
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     <TD align=left rowSpan=2><FONT face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Douglas W. Chambers</FONT><BR>
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