EX-99 3 tdsq205exh991.htm

Exhibit 99.1

As previously announced, TDS and its subsidiaries will hold a joint teleconference July 27, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. Chicago time. Interested parties may listen to the call live over the Internet by accessing the conference call page of the Investor Relations section in www.teldta.com .


Contact:  Mark A. Steinkrauss, Vice President, Corporate Relations
                (312) 592-5384 mark.steinkrauss@teldta.com


                Julie D. Mathews, Manager, Investor Relations
                (312) 592-5341 julie.mathews@teldta.com

FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE

TDS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS


CHICAGO - July 27, 2005 - Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [AMEX:TDS, TDS.S] reported operating revenues of $965.6 million for the second quarter of 2005, up 3% from $934.6 million in the comparable period a year ago. Operating income was $107.9 million in the second quarter compared to operating income of $110.5 million in the second quarter of 2004. Net income available to common and diluted earnings per share for second quarter 2005 were $99.3 million and $0.85 respectively. In the second quarter 2004, net income available to common and diluted earnings per share were $41.3 million and $0.36 respectively.

The company issued a stock dividend of Special Common shares on May 13, 2005, which effectively doubled the number of common shares outstanding. Prior period earnings per share and shares outstanding have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the new capital structure.

President's Comments
"TDS total revenues grew 3.3 percent to $966 million for the quarter driven by growth of the subscriber bases of TDS's wireless and wireline operations," said LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. president and chief executive officer. "U.S. Cellular added 94,000 customers, while TDS Telecom's ILEC and CLEC operations added a combined total of 5,100 equivalent access lines. Consolidated operating income for the quarter totaled $108 million.

"U.S. Cellular is growing profitably and expanding strategically, while remaining true to its customer satisfaction strategy. The company's continued focus on high levels of customer satisfaction resulted in an admirable 1.4 percent postpay churn rate for the quarter, which is well below the industry average of over 2 percent. The company has maintained a very low post-pay churn rate for some time. U.S. Cellular also continued to be very successful with its data-service offerings and recorded strong data revenue growth in the quarter.



"At TDS Telecom's ILEC, access line equivalents were up 1.2 percent year-over-year and were up sequentially from the previous quarter as well. This is commendable performance in a very competitive industry sector. The ILEC's DSL subscribers now total 54,200, representing growth of 72 percent compared to the second quarter of 2004. This ongoing growth of its high-speed data offerings allows the company to make progress toward its goal of being the preferred broadband provider in the markets it serves. TDS Telecom is providing long distance to 310,000 access lines, an increase of 10 percent year-over-year. The company's long distance product is at the center of many of its bundled service offerings and has proven to be very popular with customers.

"At TDS Metrocom, TDS Telecom's CLEC operations, revenues grew 1.2 percent for the quarter. The CLEC's access line equivalents were up 12 percent year-over-year, totaling 442,900. As with TDS Telecom's ILEC operations, sales of DSL were also strong, with customers growing 34 percent from the second quarter of 2004 to 33,500.

"We are also very pleased that TDS Telecom's combined ILEC and CLEC businesses outperformed all major carriers in the North Central Region of the U.S. in overall customer satisfaction in J.D. Power and Associates' 2005 Residential All-Distance Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study. The study, released earlier this month, shows TDS Telecom outperforming national and regional carriers in the region. This is the first time that TDS Telecom combined ILEC and CLEC operations were formally included in this study and the results demonstrate the company's success in selling long distance and local service combinations to its customers."

Second Quarter Items
In the quarter TDS received a $105.7 million dividend, before taxes, from Deutsche Telekom. Deutsche Telekom did not pay a dividend in 2004.

Additionally, TDS Telecom subsidiaries repaid approximately $127 million in principal amount of notes to several governmental agencies. Related to the repayment, the company incurred an additional $1.5 million in expenses for prepayment penalties and unamortized debt issuance costs.

As previously announced, TDS and its subsidiaries will hold a joint teleconference July 27, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. Chicago time. Interested parties may listen to the call live over the Internet by accessing http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=67422&eventID=1101146 or the conference call page of the Investor Relations section of www.teldta.com. Or connect by telephone at 888/245-6674 with a pass code of 7842057. The conference call will be archived on the conference call section of the TDS web site at www.teldta.com. Prior to the start of the call, certain financial and statistical information discussed during the conference call comments will be posted to the web site, together with reconciliations to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of any non-GAAP information to be disclosed. Investors may access this additional information on the conference call page of the Investor Relations section of the TDS web site.

TDS, a FORTUNE 500 company, is a diversified telecommunications corporation founded in 1969. Through its strategic business units, U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom, TDS operates primarily by providing wireless, local telephone and broadband services. TDS builds value for its shareholders by providing excellent communications services in growing, closely related segments of the telecommunications industry. As of June 30, 2005, the company employed 11,600 people and served 6.4 million customers/units in 36 states.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All information set forth in this news release, except historical and factual information, represents forward-looking statements. This includes all statements about the company's plans, beliefs, estimates and expectations. These statements are based on current estimates and projections, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may affect these forward-looking statements


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include, but are not limited to: changes in circumstances or events that may affect the ability of U.S. Cellular to successfully launch operations in the licensed areas included in the AT&T Wireless transaction completed in August 2003; the ability of U.S. Cellular to successfully manage and grow the operations of the Chicago MTA and newly launched markets; changes in the overall economy; changes in competition in the markets in which U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom operate; changes due to industry consolidation; advances in telecommunications technology, including Voice over Internet Protocol; changes to access and pricing of unbundled network elements; changes in the telecommunications regulatory environment; changes in the value of investments, including variable prepaid forward contracts; an adverse change in the ratings afforded TDS and U.S. Cellular debt securities by nationally accredited ratings organizations; pending and future litigation; acquisitions/divestitures of properties and/or licenses; and changes in customer growth rates, average monthly service revenue per unit, churn rates, roaming rates and the mix of products and services offered in U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom markets. Investors are encouraged to consider these and other risks and uncertainties that are discussed in the Form 8-K used by TDS to furnish this press release to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are incorporated by reference herein.


For more information about TDS and its subsidiaries, visit the web sites at:

TDS: www.teldta.com TDS Telecom: www.tdstelecom.com
USM: www.uscellular.com TDS Metrocom: www.tdsmetro.com

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TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
SUMMARY OPERATING DATA


Quarter Ended      6/30/2005    3/31/2005    12/31/2004    9/30/2004    6/30/2004  
U.S. Cellular                        
Consolidated Markets:  
    Total population (000s) (1)    44,690    44,576    44,391    45,581    45,581  
    All customers -  
       Customer units    5,227,000    5,127,000    4,945,000    4,828,000    4,684,000  
       Gross customer unit activations    340,000    426,000    408,000    387,000    365,000  
       Net customer unit activations    94,000    182,000    150,000    144,000    137,000  
       Market penetration (1)    11.70 %  11.50 %  11.14 %  10.59 %  10.28 %
    Retail customers -  
       Customer units    4,688,000    4,601,000    4,478,000    4,395,000    4,284,000  
       Gross customer unit activations    317,000    365,000    358,000    354,000    328,000  
       Net customer unit activations    81,000    123,000    105,000    111,000    104,000  
                          
    Cell sites in service    5,034    4,899    4,856    4,713    4,420  
    Average monthly revenue per unit (2)   $ 44.51   $ 44.28   $ 46.12   $ 48.49   $ 47.79  
       Retail service revenue per unit (2)   $ 39.42   $ 39.04   $ 40.55   $ 41.51   $ 41.58  
       Inbound roaming revenue per unit (2)   $ 2.24   $ 1.98   $ 2.47   $ 3.39   $ 3.21  
       Long-distance/other revenue per unit (2)   $ 2.85   $ 3.26   $ 3.10   $ 3.59   $ 3.00  
    Minutes of use (MOU) (3)    627    584    568    553    542  
    Postpay churn rate per month (4)    1.4 %  1.5 %  1.6 %  1.6 %  1.5 %
    Marketing cost per gross  
       customer unit addition (5)   $ 460   $ 394   $ 442   $ 410   $ 392  
    Construction Expenditures (000s)   $ 143,800   $ 112,200   $ 260,300   $ 131,700   $ 162,500  

(1) Market penetration is calculated using 2004 Claritas population estimates for 6/30/05 and 3/31/05 and 2003 Claritas estimates for all periods of 2004. "Total population" represents the total population of each of U.S. Cellular's consolidated markets, regardless of whether the market has begun marketing operations. The 6/30/05 total population counts include the population of the market acquired from Cingular Wireless in April 2005. The total population counts on and after 12/31/04 exclude the population of the two markets sold to ALLTEL in November 2004. The 9/30/04 and 6/30/04 total population counts include the population of the market added to consolidated operations as of 1/1/04. The population of markets in which U.S. Cellular has deferred the transfer of licenses from AT&T Wireless (now Cingular Wireless) are not included in the total population counts for any period, nor are the population counts of markets for which Carroll Wireless, L.P., a consolidated U.S. Cellular subsidiary, was the winning bidder in the Federal Communications Commission's Auction 58 that concluded in February 2005.
(2) Per unit revenue measurements are derived from Service Revenues as reported in Financial Highlights for each respective quarter as follows:
    Service Revenues per Financial Highlights     $ 691,574   $ 668,792   $ 673,223   $ 691,964   $ 662,658  
    Components:  
        Retail service revenue during quarter   $ 612,427   $ 589,674   $ 591,972   $ 592,411   $ 576,541  
        Inbound roaming revenue during quarter   $ 34,844   $ 29,883   $ 36,027   $ 48,402   $ 44,516  
        Long-distance/other revenue during quarter   $ 44,303   $ 49,235   $ 45,224   $ 51,151   $ 41,601  
                
    Divided by average customers during quarter(000s)    5,179    5,035    4,866    4,757    4,622  
    Divided by three months in each quarter    3    3    3    3    3  

    Average monthly revenue per unit   $ 44.51   $ 44.28   $ 46.12   $ 48.49   $ 47.79  
    Retail service revenue per unit   $ 39.42   $ 39.04   $ 40.55   $ 41.51   $ 41.58  
    Inbound roaming revenue per unit   $ 2.24   $ 1.98   $ 2.47   $ 3.39   $ 3.21  
    Long-distance/other revenue per unit   $ 2.85   $ 3.26   $ 3.10   $ 3.59   $ 3.00  

(3) Average monthly local minutes of use per customer (without roaming).
(4) Postpay churn rate per month is calculated by dividing the average monthly postpay customer disconnects during the quarter by the average postpay customer base for the quarter.
(5) This measurement is not calculable using information from the financial statements as reported. The details of this calculation and a reconciliation to line items reported in Financial Highlights for each respective quarter are shown on U.S. Cellular's web site, along with additional information related to U.S. Cellular's second quarter results, at www.uscellular.com.

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TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
SUMMARY OPERATING DATA


Quarter Ended      6/30/2005    3/31/2005    12/31/2004    9/30/2004    6/30/2004  
TDS Telecom  
    ILEC:  
    Access line equivalents (1)    734,200    734,000    730,400    725,500    725,600  
    Access lines    645,800    649,300    652,300    658,200    660,400  
    Dial-up Internet service accounts    94,500    98,200    101,300    104,800    112,100  
    Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) customers    54,200    49,300    41,900    33,000    31,500  
    Long Distance customers    310,000    302,400    295,000    289,000    280,900  
    Construction Expenditures (000s)   $ 18,800   $ 16,100   $ 27,000   $ 31,500   $ 27,000  
    CLEC:  
    Access line equivalents (1)    442,900    438,000    426,800    412,500    395,600  
    Dial-up Internet service accounts    16,000    17,100    18,200    19,100    20,300  
    Percent of access lines on-switch    89.8 %  88.8 %  87.9 %  86.8 %  85.7 %
    Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) customers    33,500    31,600    29,000    27,000    25,000  
    Construction Expenditures (000s)   $ 7,200   $ 4,300   $ 12,800   $ 7,300   $ 8,500  

(1) Access line equivalents are derived by converting high capacity data lines to the estimated capacity of one switched access line.

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TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Three Months Ended June 30,

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


Increase (Decrease)

2005 2004 Amount Percent




Operating Revenues                    
     U.S. Cellular   $ 741,922   $ 712,225   $ 29,697  4.2%
     TDS Telecom    223,636    222,363    1,273    0.6%



     965,558    934,588    30,970    3.3%



Operating Expenses  
     U.S. Cellular  
        Expenses excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion    548,391    524,688    23,703    4.5%
        Depreciation, amortization and accretion    126,467    122,249    4,218    3.5%
        (Gain) on assets held for sale        (582 )  582    N/M  



     674,858    646,355    28,503    4.4%



     TDS Telecom  
        Expenses excluding depreciation and amortization    141,744    135,600    6,144    4.5%
        Depreciation and amortization    41,104    42,162    (1,058 )  (2.5% )



     182,848    177,762    5,086    2.9%



            Total Operating Expenses    857,706    824,117    33,589    4.1%



Operating Income  
     U.S. Cellular    67,064    65,870    1,194    1.8%
     TDS Telecom    40,788    44,601    (3,813 )  (8.5% )



     107,852    110,471    (2,619 )  (2.4% )



Investment and Other Income (Expense)  
     Investment income    16,520    18,532    (2,012 )  (10.9% )
     Interest and dividend income    118,814    5,246    113,568    N/M  
     Gain (loss) on investments        (1,830 )  1,830    N/M  
     Interest expense    (54,532 )  (48,422 )  (6,110 )  (12.6% )
     Other income (expense), net    (4,381 )  (2,147 )  (2,234 )  (104.1% )



     76,421    (28,621 )  105,042    N/M  



Income Before Income Taxes and Minority Interest    184,273    81,850    102,423    125.1%
     Income tax expense    76,005    31,277    44,728    143.0%



Income Before Minority Interest    108,268    50,573    57,695    114.1%
     Minority share of income    (8,907 )  (9,179 )  272    3.0%



Net Income    99,361    41,394    57,967    140.0%
     Preferred dividend requirement    (52 )  (50 )  (2 )  N/M  



Net Income Available to Common   $ 99,309   $ 41,344   $ 57,965    140.2%



          
Basic Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (000s)    115,224    114,539    685    0.6%
Basic Earnings Per Share   $ 0.86   $ 0.36   $ 0.50    138.9%
          
Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (000s)    115,959    115,158    801    0.7%
Diluted Earnings Per Share   $ 0.85   $ 0.36   $ 0.49    136.1%

N/M - Percentage change not meaningful

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TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Six Months Ended June 30,

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


Increase (Decrease)

2005 2004 Amount Percent




Operating Revenues                    
     U.S. Cellular   $ 1,450,357   $ 1,369,875   $ 80,482    5.9%
     TDS Telecom    443,367    435,225    8,142    1.9%



     1,893,724    1,805,100    88,624    4.9%



Operating Expenses  
     U.S. Cellular  
        Expenses excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion    1,093,339    1,040,305    53,034    5.1%
        Depreciation, amortization and accretion    253,717    236,143    17,574    7.4%
        (Gain) on assets held for sale        (725 )  725    N/M  



     1,347,056    1,275,723    71,333    5.6%



     TDS Telecom  
        Expenses excluding depreciation and amortization    280,705    262,019    18,686    7.1%
        Depreciation and amortization    82,671    83,720    (1,049 )  (1.3% )



     363,376    345,739    17,637    5.1%



            Total Operating Expenses    1,710,432    1,621,462    88,970    5.5%



Operating Income  
     U.S. Cellular    103,301    94,152    9,149    9.7%
     TDS Telecom    79,991    89,486    (9,495 )  (10.6% )



     183,292    183,638    (346 )  (0.2% )



Investment and Other Income (Expense)  
     Investment income    30,753    33,162    (2,409 )  (7.3% )
     Interest and dividend income    126,633    8,142    118,491    N/M  
     Gain (loss) on investments    500    (1,830 )  2,330    N/M  
     Interest expense    (106,388 )  (95,243 )  (11,145 )  (11.7% )
     Other income (expense), net    (8,574 )  (2,674 )  (5,900 )  N/M  



     42,924    (58,443 )  101,367    173.4%



Income Before Income Taxes and Minority Interest    226,216    125,195    101,021    80.7%
     Income tax expense    92,153    51,382    40,771    79.3%



Income Before Minority Interest    134,063    73,813    60,250    81.6%
     Minority share of income    (14,157 )  (12,687 )  (1,470 )  (11.6% )



Net Income    119,906    61,126    58,780    96.2%
     Preferred dividend requirement    (102 )  (101 )  (1 )  N/M  



Net Income Available to Common   $ 119,804   $ 61,025   $ 58,779    96.3%



          
Basic Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (000s)    115,112    114,437    675    0.6%
Basic Earnings Per Share   $ 1.04   $ 0.53   $ 0.51    96.2%
   
Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (000s)    115,926    114,943    983    0.9%
Diluted Earnings Per Share   $ 1.03   $ 0.53   $ 0.50    94.3%

N/M - Percentage change not meaningful

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TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)


ASSETS


June 30,
2005
December 31,
2004


Current Assets            
    Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,132,739   $ 1,168,581  
    Accounts receivable from customers and other    449,623    440,075  
    Deferred income tax asset    20,601    36,040  
    Materials and supplies, at average cost    67,184    91,556  
    Other current assets    59,660    73,965  


     1,729,807    1,810,217  


Investments  
    Licenses    1,362,434    1,228,801  
    Goodwill    823,399    823,259  
    Customer lists    20,952    24,915  
    Marketable equity securities    2,821,208    3,398,804  
    Investments in unconsolidated entities    211,011    206,763  
    Other investments    22,710    23,039  


     5,261,714    5,705,581  


Property, Plant and Equipment, net  
    U.S. Cellular    2,450,296    2,439,719  
    TDS Telecom    915,965    945,762  


     3,366,261    3,385,481  


          
Other Assets and Deferred Charges    90,952    92,562  


          
Total Assets   $ 10,448,734   $ 10,993,841  



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TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


June 30,
2005
December 31,
2004


Current Liabilities            
    Current portion of long-term debt   $ 2,727   $ 38,787  
    Notes payable    50,000    30,000  
    Accounts payable    274,288    323,256  
    Customer deposits and deferred revenues    124,380    119,380  
    Accrued taxes    148,125    76,266  
    Accrued compensation    50,291    71,707  
    Other current liabilities    82,407    81,927  


     732,218    741,323  


Deferred Liabilities and Credits  
    Net deferred income tax liability    1,420,201    1,466,649  
    Derivative Liability    699,348    1,210,500  
    Other deferred liabilities and credits    231,595    217,208  


     2,351,144    2,894,357  


          
Long-term Debt    3,568,294    3,664,243  


          
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries    527,185    499,306  


          
Preferred Shares    3,864    3,864  


Common Stockholders' Equity  
    Common Shares, $.01 par value    564    564  
    Special Common Shares, $.01 par value    633      
    Series A Common Shares, $.01 par value    64    64  
    Capital in excess of par value    1,819,953    1,823,161  
    Treasury Shares, at cost  
       Common Shares    (215,385 )  (449,173 )
       Special Common Shares    (215,385 )    
    Accumulated other comprehensive income    333,945    373,505  
    Retained earnings    1,541,640    1,442,627  


     3,266,029    3,190,748  


          
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   $ 10,448,734   $ 10,993,841  



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BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS
JUNE 30, 2005

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)



U.S.
Cellular

TDS
Telecom
TDS Corporate
& Other

Intercompany
Eliminations

TDS
Consolidated





Cash and cash equivalents     $17,562   $352,545   $762,632   $   $1,132,739  
Affiliated cash investments        430,900        (430,900 )    
Notes receivable - affiliates            340,665    (340,665 )    





    $17,562   $783,445   $1,103,297   $(771,565 ) $1,132,739  





Licenses, goodwill and customer lists   $1,809,444   $397,341   $   $   $2,206,785  
Marketable equity securities    251,115    67,508    2,502,585        2,821,208  
Investment in unconsolidated entities    166,310    20,071    32,849    (8,219 )  211,011  
Other investments    4,753    14,581    3,376        22,710  





    $2,231,622   $499,501   $2,538,810   $(8,219 ) $5,261,714  





Property, Plant and  
  Equipment, net   $2,450,296   $915,965   $   $   $3,366,261  





Notes payable:    external   $50,000   $   $   $   $50,000  
                            cash management            430,900    (430,900 )    
                            intercompany        340,665        (340,665 )    





    $50,000   $340,665   $430,900   $(771,565 ) $50,000  





Forward contracts   $159,856   $41,182   $1,497,328   $   $1,698,366  





Long-term Debt:  
  Current portion   $   $378   $2,349   $   $2,727  
  Non-current portion    1,001,158    4,522    864,248        1,869,928  





     Total   $1,001,158   $4,900   $866,597   $ $1,872,655  





Preferred Shares   $   $   $3,864   $   $3,864  





Construction expenditures:  
   Quarter ended 6/30/05   $143,743   $26,040   $1,733       $171,516  
   Six Months ended 6/30/05   $255,986   $46,396   $2,474       $304,856  

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TDS Telecom Highlights
Three Months Ended June 30,

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)


Increase (Decrease)

2005 2004 Amount Percent




Local Telephone Operations                    
        Operating Revenues  
            Local service   $ 50,320   $ 51,219   $ (899 )  (1.8% )
            Network access and long-distance    91,217    89,496    1,721    1.9%
            Miscellaneous    23,066    22,802    264    1.2%



     164,603    163,517    1,086    0.7%



        Operating Expenses  
            Network operations    42,891    39,184    3,707    9.5%
            Customer operations    23,816    22,774    1,042    4.6%
            Corporate expenses    20,291    20,263    28    0.1%
            Depreciation and amortization    33,582    32,425    1,157    3.6%



     120,580    114,646    5,934    5.2%



                 
        Operating Income   $ 44,023   $ 48,871   $ (4,848 )  (9.9% )



Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Operations  
        Revenues   $ 60,510   $ 59,781   $ 729    1.2%



                 
        Expenses excluding depreciation and amortization    56,223    54,314    1,909    3.5%
        Depreciation and amortization    7,522    9,737    (2,215 )  (22.7% )



     63,745    64,051    (306 )  (0.5% )



                 
        Operating (Loss)   $ (3,235 ) $ (4,270 ) $ 1,035    24.2%



                 
Intercompany revenues   $ (1,477 ) $ (935 ) $ (542 )  N/M  
Intercompany expenses    (1,477 )  (935 )  (542 )  N/M  



                 N/M  






                 
Total TDS Telecom Operating Income   $ 40,788   $ 44,601   $ (3,813 )  (8.5% )




N/M - Percentage change not meaningful.

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TDS Telecom Highlights
Six Months Ended June 30,

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)


Increase (Decrease)

2005 2004 Amount Percent




Local Telephone Operations                    
        Operating Revenues  
            Local service   $ 99,881   $ 101,646   $ (1,765 )  (1.7% )
            Network access and long-distance    181,313    177,683    3,630    2.0%
            Miscellaneous    45,186    43,307    1,879    4.3%



     326,380    322,636    3,744    1.2%



        Operating Expenses  
            Network operations    86,501    73,701    12,800    17.4%
            Customer operations    46,589    45,954    635    1.4%
            Corporate expenses    40,776    40,494    282    0.7%
            Depreciation and amortization    67,846    64,972    2,874    4.4%



     241,712    225,121    16,591    7.4%



                   
        Operating Income   $ 84,668   $ 97,515   $ (12,847 )  (13.2% )



Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Operations  
        Revenues   $ 119,725   $ 114,517   $ 5,208    4.5%



                   
        Expenses excluding depreciation and amortization    109,577    103,798    5,779    5.6%
        Depreciation and amortization    14,825    18,748    (3,923 )  (20.9% )



     124,402    122,546    1,856    1.5%



                   
        Operating (Loss)   $ (4,677 ) $ (8,029 ) $ 3,352    41.7%



                   
Intercompany revenues   $ (2,738 ) $ (1,928 ) $ (810 )  N/M  
Intercompany expenses    (2,738 )  (1,928 )  (810 )  N/M  



                 N/M  






                   
Total TDS Telecom Operating Income   $ 79,991   $ 89,486   $ (9,495 )  (10.6% )




N/M - Percentage change not meaningful.

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