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TDS™ praises President Obama's re-appointment of McDowell to FCC

June 4, 2009

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Telecommunications Corp. (TDS™) praises President Obama’s decision to re-appoint Robert M. McDowell for a second term as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.

The following statement can be attributed to Drew Petersen, director of legislative affairs and corporate communications for TDS.

“We applaud President Obama’s decision to re-appoint Rob McDowell to a second term as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Mr. McDowell has demonstrated expert policy leadership over the course of his first term as Commissioner and is certainly deserving of a second term in this critical communications leadership position at the FCC.

“Commissioner McDowell believes strongly in independent critical thinking and has approached communications policy and regulatory oversight as a critical check-and-balance to ensure our country is headed on the right public policy path as we move forward. 

“Mr. McDowell believes advances in communications technology can stimulate economic development and commerce, can put people back to work, and can improve efficiency in our professional and personal lives.  TDS agrees with this philosophy and looks forward to working with FCC Commissioner McDowell upon his confirmation.”

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TDS Telecommunications Corp. markets communication services to business and residential customers in 30 states through its brands TDS Telecom® and TDS Metrocom®. With nearly 1.2 million access line equivalents in service, TDS Telecommunications Corp. connects customers to phone, broadband, and digital television service in hundreds of rural, suburban, and metropolitan communities. TDS Telecommunications Corp. is the eighth-largest wire line company in the nation; employing approximately 2,730 people. The company is headquartered in Madison, Wis. Visit www.tdstelecom.com and www.tdsbusiness.com for more information.

TDS Telecommunications Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Telephone and Data Systems™ is a Fortune 500® company that provides wireless, local and long-distance telephone, and broadband services to nearly 7.4 million customers in 36 states, through TDS Telecommunications Corp. and U.S. Cellular®, its 81-percent owned wireless subsidiary. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, Telephone and Data Systems employed 12,500 full-time equivalent employees as of Dec. 31, 2008. Telephone and Data Systems is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TDS, TDS.S). For more information, visit www.teldta.com.

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