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Debt
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Note 9 Debt
Revolving Credit Agreements
The following table summarizes the revolving credit agreements as of June 30, 2022:
TDSUScellular
(Dollars in millions)
Maximum borrowing capacity$400 $300 
Letters of credit outstanding$1 $— 
Amount borrowed$— $— 
Amount available for use$399 $300 
Borrowings under the TDS revolving credit agreement bear interest at a rate of London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 1.50%.
Borrowings under the UScellular revolving credit agreement bear interest at a rate of Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 1.60%.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, UScellular borrowed and repaid $75 million under its revolving credit agreement.
TDS and UScellular believe that they were in compliance with all of the financial and other covenants and requirements set forth in their revolving credit agreements as of June 30, 2022.
Term Loan Agreements
The following table summarizes the term loan credit agreements as of June 30, 2022:
TDSUScellular
(Dollars in millions)
Maximum borrowing capacity$500 $800 
Amount borrowed and outstanding$349 $698 
Amount borrowed and repaid$1 $2 
Amount available for use$150 $100 
Borrowings under the TDS term loan agreements bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% or LIBOR plus 2.50%. The maturity dates of the TDS term loan agreements are July 2028 and July 2031. In July 2022, TDS borrowed the remaining $150 million under the term loan agreement.
Borrowings under the UScellular term loan agreements bear interest at a rate of SOFR plus 1.60%, SOFR plus 2.10% or SOFR plus 2.60%. The maturity dates of the UScellular term loan agreements are July 2026, July 2028 and July 2031. In July 2022, UScellular borrowed the remaining $100 million under the term loan agreement.
TDS and UScellular believe that they were in compliance with all of the financial and other covenants and requirements set forth in their term loan credit agreements as of June 30, 2022.
Export Credit Financing Agreement
In December 2021, UScellular entered into a $150 million term loan credit facility with Export Development Canada to finance (or refinance) equipment imported from Canada, including equipment purchased prior to entering the term loan credit facility agreement. Borrowings bear interest at a rate of SOFR plus 1.60% and are due and payable on the five-year anniversary of the first borrowing, which is in January 2027. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, UScellular borrowed $150 million, which is the full amount available under the agreement.
TDS believes that UScellular was in compliance with all of the financial and other covenants and requirements set forth in their export credit financing agreement as of June 30, 2022.
Receivables Securitization Agreement
UScellular, through its subsidiaries, has a receivables securitization agreement for securitized borrowings using its equipment installment receivables. In March 2022, UScellular amended the agreement to extend the maturity date to March 2024. There were no significant changes to other terms of the receivable securitization agreement. Amounts under the receivables securitization agreement may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed from time to time until the maturity date, which may be extended from time to time as specified therein. The outstanding borrowings bear interest at a rate that approximates SOFR plus 0.90%. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, UScellular repaid $150 million under the agreement. As of June 30, 2022, the outstanding borrowings under the agreement were $300 million and the unused borrowing capacity under the agreement was $150 million, subject to sufficient collateral to satisfy the asset borrowing base provisions of the agreement. As of June 30, 2022, the USCC Master Note Trust held $426 million of assets available to be pledged as collateral for the receivables securitization agreement. In July 2022, UScellular repaid $50 million under its receivables securitization agreement.
TDS believes that UScellular was in compliance with all of the financial and other covenants and requirements set forth in their receivables securitization agreement as of June 30, 2022.
Repurchase Agreement
In January 2022, UScellular, through a subsidiary (the repo subsidiary), entered into a repurchase agreement to borrow up to $200 million, subject to the availability of eligible equipment installment plan receivables and the agreement of the lender. The transaction form involves the sale of receivables by the repo subsidiary and the commitment to repurchase at the end of the applicable repurchase term, which may extend up to one month. The transaction is accounted for as a one-month secured borrowing. The outstanding borrowings bear interest at a rate of SOFR plus 1.25%. Although the lender holds a security interest in the receivables, the repo subsidiary retains effective control and collection risk of the receivables, and therefore, any activity associated with the repurchase agreement will be treated as a secured borrowing. UScellular will continue to report equipment installment plan receivables and any related balances on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The expiration date of the repurchase agreement is in January 2023. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the repo subsidiary borrowed $60 million under the repurchase agreement. As of June 30, 2022, the outstanding borrowings under the agreement were $60 million and the unused borrowing capacity was $140 million. The outstanding borrowings are included in Other current liabilities in the June 30, 2022 Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of June 30, 2022, UScellular held $638 million of assets available for inclusion in the repurchase facility; these assets are distinct from the assets held by the USCC Master Note Trust for UScellular's receivables securitization agreement. In July 2022, UScellular repaid $50 million under its repurchase agreement.