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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001051512-12-000018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120315
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120320
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120320

FILER:

	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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09712
		FILM NUMBER:		12702782

	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 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 18pt" lang=EN-US>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>CURRENT REPORT</FONT></B></P><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp; <STRONG>March 15</STRONG></FONT><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>, </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>2012&nbsp;</FONT></STRONG></FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 18pt" lang=EN-US>UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION</FONT></B><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US><BR>&nbsp;(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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   <TD width="33%" align=center><STRONG><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></STRONG></TD>

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   <TD width="66%" colSpan=2 align=center><STRONG><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8410 West Bryn Mawr, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois</FONT></STRONG></TD>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face=Arial,sans-serif><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item 5.02.&nbsp; </FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</FONT></U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>. &nbsp;</FONT></FONT></P><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>Pursuant to Item 5.02(e) of Form 8-K, United States Cellular Corporation (&#8220;U.S. Cellular&#8221;) is filing this Form 8-K to report the amount of bonuses paid to its named executive officers in 2012 with respect to 2011 performance.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>U.S. Cellular filed (i) a Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 18, 2009&nbsp; that included as an exhibit its Guidelines for the Determination of Annual Bonus for President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Cellular (the &#8220;Guidelines&#8221;) and (ii) a Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 22, 2011 that included as an exhibit the U.S. Cellular 2011 Executive Officer Annual Incentive Plan Effective January 1, 2011 (the "Plan").&nbsp; Such Guidelines and Plan provide that the entire amount of bonuses are discretionary.&nbsp; As a result, officers are not entitled to any bonus unless and until paid.&nbsp; However, the Guidelines and Plan provide that, to the extent and only to the extent that any bonus is paid for a performance year, such bonus shall be deemed to have been earned on December 31 of that performance year.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>Accordingly, U.S. Cellular is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the amounts of bonuses paid to its named executive officers in 2012 with respect to 2011 performance, which were deemed to have been earned on December 31, 2011 once they were paid in 2012 pursuant to the terms of the Plan and Guidelines.&nbsp; Pursuant to Instruction 4 of Item 5.02, the below named executive officers include the persons who were identified as named executive officers in U.S. Cellular&#8217;s most recent proxy statement filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2011.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>Pursuant to the foregoing, the following amounts of bonuses were paid to the below named executive officers on March&nbsp;15, 2012 relating to 2011 performance:</FONT></P></FONT>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5pt 0pt 3.45pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$ 260,000</FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5pt 0pt 3.45pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$ 257,000</FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5pt 0pt 3.45pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$ 220,000</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>The above shows the entire amount of the bonus paid, whether or not some or all of such bonus has been deferred and whether or not some portion of such amount will be reported as non-equity incentive plan compensation in the 2012 proxy statement.</FONT></P>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#000000>United States Cellular Corporation</FONT><BR></P><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"></FONT></FONT>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#000000>March 20, 2012</FONT></P></TD></TR>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#000000>/s/ Steven T. Campbell</FONT></P></TD></TR>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#000000>Steven T. Campbell</FONT><BR></P><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Executive Vice President &#8211; Finance,</FONT></P></FONT></FONT>

   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD></TR>

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