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 WALTER CD
 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)
12/31/2011
(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             6,198.7 D  
Special Common Shares             14,886 D  
Special Common Shares 09/08/2011   J 63,286 D $ (4) 1,907,276.33 (2) I By Voting Trust
Special Common Shares 09/08/2011   J 63,286 A $ (4) 1,907,276.33 (2) I By Voting Trust
Special Common Shares 01/04/2011   J 35,599 D $ (5) 1,907,276.33 (2) I By Voting Trust
Special Common Shares 01/04/2011   J 35,599 A $ (5) 1,907,276.33 (2) 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               (1)   (1) Common or Special Common Shares
934.68
  934.68
D
 
Series A Common Shares   12/20/2011   G   3,102   (1)   (1) Common or Special Common Shares
1,968,388.39
(1) 1,968,388.39 (3)
I
By Voting Trust

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty 01/17/2012
**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 or special common shares.
(2) Reporting person is one of four trustees which is record owner of these shares and while files its holdings on forms 4. Of these shares, 114,606.68 (13,351.68 including shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) are held as custodian for child, 7770 are held by wife and 685,962.47 (including 15,965.47 acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) are held by family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownerhip of the shares owned by wife and the shares held as custodian for children. The remaining shares include 282,420 owned by two GRAT's, 77,761.84 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan and 738,755.33 in the individual reporting person's name.
(3) Reporting person is one of four trustees which is record owner of these shares and while files its holdings on forms 4. Of these shares, 113859.94 (including 12604.95 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) are held as custodian for children, 5030.72 held by children, 7770 are held by wife and 687,337.39 (including 17340.39 acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) are held by family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownerhip of the shares owned by wife, children and the shares held as custodian for children. The remaining shares include 524,296.5 owned by two GRAT's (including 24,296.5 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) and 630,093.82 (108,918.48 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan) in the individuals reporting person's name.
(4) On Sept. 8, 2011, the reporting person transferred voting trust certificates representing 63,286 special common shares from reporting person's GRAT to reporting person individually. The reporting person previously reported all securities held in his name and through a GRAT. Accordingly, the transfer of voting trust certificates did not result in any change in the number of securities reported as beneficially owned by the reporting person.
(5) On Jan. 4, 2011, the reporting person transferred voting trust certificates representing 35,599 special common shares from reporting person's GRAT to reporting person individually. The reporting person previously reported all securities held in his name and through a GRAT. Accordingly, the transfer of voting trust certificates did not result in any change in the number of securities reported as beneficially owned by the reporting person.

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