SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2010
TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in their charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-14157 (Commission File Number) |
36-2669023 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) |
60602 (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 630-1900
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 30, 2010, U.S. Cellular, a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., issued a news release announcing The Belief ProjectSM. A copy of the news release is included herein as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
In accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K, any Exhibits filed or furnished herewith are set forth on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.
Attached as Exhibit 99.2 is a safe harbor cautionary statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | |
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(Registrant) | |
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Date: |
September 30, 2010 |
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By: |
/s/ Douglas D. Shuma |
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Douglas D. Shuma Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller |
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith as noted below.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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U.S. Cellular News Release dated September 30, 2010, is hereby incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to U.S. Cellular’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 2010 |
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99.2 |
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Safe Harbor Cautionary Statement |