Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
Form 4 Transactions Reported
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
CARLSON LETITIA G C
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ [TDS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

30 N. LASALLE ST., STE. 4000
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2014
(Street)


CHICAGO, IL 60602
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares             22,253 D  
Common Shares             1,841,415 (3) I By Voting Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Common Shares   02/28/2014   G   3,786   (1)   (1) Common Shares
2,011,348
$ 0 (4) 2,011,348 (2)
I
By Voting Trust
Series A Common Shares               (1)   (1) Common Shares
1,166
  1,166
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CARLSON LETITIA G C
30 N. LASALLE ST., STE. 4000
CHICAGO, IL 60602
  X      

Signatures

Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty 01/16/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Series A Common shares are convertible, on a share-for-share basis, into common shares.
(2) Reporting person is one of four trustees of a voting trust which is record owner of these Series A Common shares and which files its holdings on a form 4. Of these shares, 5984 are owned by husband, 131,572 are held for the benefit of children and 748,439 are held by a family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held for the benefit of persons other than the reporting person. Includes 1,125,353 shares in reporting person's name.
(3) Reporting person is one of four trustees of a voting trust which is record owner of these Common shares and which files its holdings on a form 4. Of these shares, 5499 are owned by husband, 92,190 are held for the benefit of children, 530,567 are held in generation skipping trust, and 687,066 are held by a family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held for the benefit of persons other than the reporting person. Includes 526,093 shares in reporting persons name.
(4) By gift

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