FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Wittwer David A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ [TDS] (Last) (First) (Middle) TDS TELECOM, 535 JUNCTION ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President of a subsidiary 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MADISON, WI 53717 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Shares 1,109.6825 D   Special Common Shares 1,110.065 D   Common Shares 231.9225 I By Wife Special Common Shares 232.0966 I By Wife

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to buy)	  (3)	03/10/2010	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	6,570	$ 106	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	04/30/2002	04/30/2011	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	1,441	$ 99.44	D	Â
Option (Right to buy)	04/30/2005	04/30/2014	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	4,219	$ 65.96	D	Â
Option (Right to buy)	12/15/2005	04/21/2015	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	12,682	$ 78.1	D	Â
Option (Right to Buy)	12/15/2006	06/19/2016	Special Common Shares	45,364	$ 38	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	12/15/2007	  (1)	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	2,030	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	12/15/2008	  (2)	Special Common Shares	5,280	$ (2)	D	Â
Option (Right to buy)	  (4)	03/10/2010	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	1,175	$ 106	I	By Wife
Option (Right to Buy)	04/30/2002	04/30/2011	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	249	$ 99.44	I	By wife
Option (Right to buy)	04/30/2005	04/30/2014	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	552	$ 65.96	I	By wife
Option (Right to buy)	12/15/2005	04/21/2015	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	1,257	$ 78.1	I	By wife
Option (Right to buy)	12/15/2006	06/19/2016	Special Common Shares	2,580	$ 38	I	By Wife
Restricted Stock Units	12/15/2007	  (1)	Tandem Common and Special Common Shares	208	$ (1)	I	By wife
Restricted Stock Units	12/15/2008	  (2)	Special Common Shares	308	$ (2)	I	By wife

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wittwer David A TDS TELECOM 535 JUNCTION ROAD MADISON, WI 53717	Â	Â	  President of a subsidiary	Â

Signatures

Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty		01/08/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock unit award pursuant to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Stock units will become vested on December 15, 2007.
(2)	Restricted stock unit award pursuant to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Stock units will become vested on December 15, 2008.
(3)	1314 shares vested on December 15 of the year 2000 through 2004
(4)	235 shares vested on December 15 of the years 2000 though 2004

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