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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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 LEROY T JR   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 30 N. LASALLE ST., STE. 4000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2012 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60602 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Special Common Shares 01/03/2012   G(1) V 4,268 D $ 0 72,099.93 (3) D   Special Common Shares 01/11/2012   G(1) V 66,713 D $ 0 5,386.93 (3) D   Special Common Shares 01/11/2012   G(1) V 66,713 A $ 0 73,157.25 I By Wife Common Shares 01/11/2012   G(1) V 4,642 D $ 0 153.45 D   Common Shares 01/11/2012   G(1) V 4,642 A $ 0 5,800.01 I By Wife Special Common Shares 01/11/2012   G(4) V 6,052 D $ 0 67,105.25 I By Wife Common Shares 01/11/2012   G(4) V 1,042 D $ 0 4,758.01 I By Wife Special Common Shares 01/18/2012   G(4) V 66,713 D $ 0 392.25 I By Wife Common Shares 01/18/2012   G(4) V 4,642 D $ 0 116.01 I By Wife

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Series A Common Shares

(2)

01/11/2012

G(1)

V

5,500

(2)

(2)

Common or Special Common shares

5,500

$ 0

7,941.54

D

Series A Common Shares

(2)

01/11/2012

G(1)

V

5,500

(2)

(2)

Common or Special Common Shares

5,500

$ 0

10,783.15

I

By Wife

Series A Common Shares

(2)

01/11/2012

G(4)

V

5,010

(2)

(2)

Common and Special Common Shares

5,010

$ 0

5,773.15

I

By Wife

Series A Common Shares

(2)

01/18/2012

G(4)

V

5,500

(2)

(2)

Common or Special Common Shares

5,500

$ 0

273.15

I

By Wife

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CARLSON LEROY T JR 30 N. LASALLE ST., STE. 4000 CHICAGO, IL 60602	X		President and CEO

Signatures

Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty		01/19/2012
**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)	By gift
(2)	Series A Common Shares are convertible, on a share-for-share basis, into common or special common shares.
(3)	Includes 3768 shares owned by children. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownerhip of shares owned by children.
(4)	Shares gifted to a trust, the trustee of which is a third party and the beneficiaries of which include descendents of the reporting person and his spouse.

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