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		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

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

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">United States Cellular Corporation</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">8410 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 700</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">Chicago, IL&nbsp; 60631</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">773-399-8900</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">Fax:&nbsp; 773-399-8936</FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">VIA EDGAR</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">August 13, 2009 </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Mr. Larry Spirgel</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Assistant Director</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Securities and Exchange Commission</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; United States Cellular Corporation</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2008</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed February 26, 2009</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; File No. 1-09712</FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Dear Mr. Spirgel:</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Reference is made to your letter dated May 27, 2009, to Steven T. Campbell, Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of United States Cellular Corporation (&#147;U.S. Cellular&#148; or &#147;Company&#148;), regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148; or &#147;Commission&#148;) Staff&#146;s comments on the above-referenced filing.&nbsp; U.S. Cellular provided responses to such comments in a letter dated June 23, 2009.&nbsp; Subsequently, at the request of Joe Cascarano, SEC Staff Accountant, representatives of U.S. Cellular, its parent, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., their valuation consultant, Marsh Inc., and their independent public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, held a call with representatives of the Staff on July 23, 2009 relating to U.S. Cellular&#146;s responses to Comments 4 and 5.&nbsp; As requested by the Staff on that call, this letter
 provides additional information with respect to Comments 4 and 5.&nbsp; </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Additional Information with Respect to Comment 4:</FONT></U></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to the request of the Staff, U.S. Cellular is providing the following additional information relating to the assumption specified in the above-referenced filing that, for purposes of impairment testing, the fair value estimates of the unbuilt licenses declined at the same rate as the fair value of the licenses in operating markets.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman" color=black>U.S. Cellular&#146;s historical valuation approach has segregated licenses into two categories: (1) built licenses and (2) unbuilt licenses. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman" color=black>Built licenses have been evaluated using the multiple period excess cash flow (MPECF) methodology.&nbsp; In connection with the impairment test as of Dec 31, 2008, U.S. Cellular determined that the decline in the fair values of its built licenses units of accounting that occurred since April 1, 2008 ranged from 37% to 47%.&nbsp; As a result, U.S. Cellular recorded an impairment charge of $331 million related to the built licenses.&nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman" color=black>U.S. Cellular&#146;s historical valuation approach for unbuilt licenses has been based upon available market data.&nbsp; This market data utilizes recent auction data and/or private transactions involving spectrum with similar characteristics.&nbsp; For the December 2008 analysis, the Company (1) reviewed available data to identify any private transactions involving comparable spectrum in recent periods and (2) reviewed private transactions in any spectrum that could be compared to pricing for the same spectrum in prior auctions to infer market discounts to auction data.&nbsp; The Company determined that no recent transactional data was available as of December 31, 2008 for either of these purposes.&nbsp; However, given the economic conditions existing at the time and the observed decline in the fair values of built licenses since April 1, 2008, U.S. Cellular did not believe that it was reasonable to as
sume that there had not been a decline in the fair value of unbuilt licenses.&nbsp; Instead, because the fair values of licenses ultimately are a function of the earnings potential of the licenses and the fair values of built licenses had declined significantly, U.S. Cellular believed that it was more likely than not that the fair values of unbuilt licenses also had declined. As a result, the Company needed to develop an approach to measuring the reduction in value. &nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman" color=black>U.S. Cellular therefore considered an alternate way to calculate the relative price decline between periods.&nbsp; Specifically, U.S. Cellular compared the fair value of its built portfolio at December 31, 2008 to the prior fair value of its built portfolio measured as of April 1, 2008 (the date of its most recent annual impairment test) and assumed a comparable decline in value for the unbuilt license portfolio.&nbsp; U.S. Cellular used this method to determine the relative decline in fair value of its unbuilt portfolio, for which its built licenses were used as a proxy.&nbsp; </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">The decline determined by the built markets analysis was applied to the previously determined fair values for the unbuilt markets that had been determined during the Q2 2008 analysis. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Because the fair value of a license is </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman" color=black>ultimately a function of the earnings potential for the license, </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">the Company believes it is reasonable to assume that the fair value of the unbuilt licenses declined at approximately the same rate as the decline in the fair value of its built licenses. An income approach was not used to value these licenses because there are no current plans to build out any of these markets, the inputs to such a model were considered to be highly subjective (particularly since most market participants do not provide information on a market by market basis) and, as noted above, the approach used was considered reasonable to approximate the fair value. Finally, the average decline in the built markets was used since the range of the declines i
n fair values in the built markets was very narrow (a range of 37% to 47% versus the average rate of 42%).&nbsp; We believe attempting to apply any more specific rates would not have produced a materially different result.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Additional Information with Respect to Comment 5:</FONT></U></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to the request of the Staff, U.S. Cellular is providing the following supplemental information relating to the going concern charge made against cash flows to determine the value of licenses in its operating markets as part of U.S. Cellular&#146;s MPECF methodology:</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.8in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Symbol>&#183;</FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">The Weighted Average Return Analysis (WARA) for each reporting unit.&nbsp; These analyses were used at the time of the valuation to corroborate the fair values estimated using the MPECF methodology.&nbsp; The Company believes the WARAs confirmed both the reasonableness of the fair values of the identifiable assets as well as the implied return on the residual goodwill; and</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.8in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Symbol>&#183;</FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Going concern valuations for each reporting unit.&nbsp; These additional analyses support the reasonableness of the going concern charges applied using the MPECF methodology.&nbsp; Notably, the differences between the goodwill charges used in the MPECF methodology and the goodwill charges implied by the going concern valuations range from (0.4)% to 4.6%. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">In&nbsp;response to the concerns raised by the SEC Staff,&nbsp;the Company&nbsp;also performed an analysis to determine the&nbsp;estimated&nbsp;fair values of the licenses at December 31, 2008 for each reporting unit using a Greenfield approach.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company believes the results of this analysis support the values determined by the Company using the MPECF methodology&nbsp;in that the results under the Greenfield methodology indicate that the impairment charge would not have been&nbsp;materially different.&nbsp; In applying the Greenfield methodology, we utilized assumptions that we believed reasonable and consistent with industry norms.&nbsp; We believe that this comparative analysis provides further support for the reasonableness of each approach in estimating the value of the licenses.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Based on the results of these additional analyses, the Company continues to believe use of the MPECF methodology supported by the WARA to ensure the reasonableness of the going concern charge is an acceptable methodology for determining the fair value of its operating licenses.&nbsp; While we&nbsp;acknowledge that&nbsp;alternative methodologies such as the Greenfield approach might also be acceptable, we believe the Company&#146;s application of the MPECF methodology has advantages in that it is based on the Company&#146;s actual business plan which is assessed relative to market participant assumptions based on industry forecasts and utilizes verifiable actual values of contributory assets.&nbsp; We also believe the fair values calculated under either model would not be materially different.&nbsp; We will continue to diligently support the reasonableness of the going concern charge under our MPECF methodology.</FO
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">A hard copy of the supplemental information referenced above is being delivered by messenger to the attention of Joe Cascarano on August 13, 2009. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">In connection with responding to the Staff&#146;s comments, U.S. Cellular acknowledges that</FONT></P>
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<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">U.S. Cellular is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filings;</FONT> </LI></UL>
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<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filings; and </FONT></LI></UL>
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<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">U.S. Cellular may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</FONT> </LI></UL>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">U.S. Cellular management has reviewed the above responses to the Staff&#146;s comments with the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors and with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.&nbsp; If you have any questions, please contact Douglas D. Shuma, Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. at (608) 664-6122 or me at (773) 399-4850.&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.75in"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Yours truly,</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">United States Cellular Corporation</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">By:&nbsp; <U>/s/ Steven T. Campbell&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.6in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Steven T. Campbell</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.6in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Executive Vice President &#150; Finance,&nbsp; </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.75in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer and </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">cc:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Douglas D. Shuma</FONT></P>
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