Revision of Prior Period Amounts (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

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Revision of prior period amounts

Consolidated Statement of Operations -- Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
			As previously
	(Dollars in thousands)		reported (1)			Adjustment			Revised
	Depreciation, amortization and accretion	$	192,518		$	(1,705	)	$	190,813
	Total operating expenses		1,171,513			(1,705	)		1,169,808
	Operating income		87,168			1,705			88,873
	Interest expense		(28,099	)		1,590			(26,509	)
	Total investment and other income (expense)		(6,007	)		1,590			(4,417	)
	Income before income taxes		81,161			3,295			84,456
	Income tax expense		28,917			1,242			30,159
	Net income		52,244			2,053			54,297
	Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax		(10,622	)		(171	)		(10,793	)
	Net income attributable to TDS shareholders		41,622			1,882			43,504
	Net income available to common shareholders		41,610			1,882			43,492
	Basic earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders		0.40			—			0.40
	Diluted earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders		0.40			(0.01	)		0.39
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows -- Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
			As previously
	(Dollars in thousands)		reported (1)			Adjustment			Revised
	Net income	$	52,244		$	2,053		$	54,297
	Depreciation, amortization and accretion		192,518			(1,705	)		190,813
	Change in Accounts payable		(15,134	)		71,323			56,189
	Change in Accrued taxes		17,590			1,242			18,832
	Change in Accrued interest		16,662			(1,590	)		15,072
	Change in Other assets and liabilities		(87,661	)		(71	)		(87,732	)
	Cash flows from operating activities		261,790			71,252			333,042
	Cash used for additions to property, plant and equipment		(127,463	)		(30,434	)		(157,897	)
	Cash flows from investing activities		(288,681	)		(30,434	)		(319,115	)
	Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		223,876			40,818			264,694

• In Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2011, filed on May 6, 2011.