Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Carlson Prudence E
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/22/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ [TDS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
30 N. LASALLE ST. STE. 4000
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60602
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 10.615
D
 
Special Common Shares 54,263.8457
D
 
Special Common Shares 1,716,413.124 (1)
I
By Voting Trust

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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
Series A Common Shares   (3)   (3) Common or Special Common share 179,256.4772 $ (3) D  
Series A Common   (3)   (3) Common or Special Common Shares 1,717,776.378 (2) $ (3) I By Voting Trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Carlson Prudence E
30 N. LASALLE ST. STE. 4000
CHICAGO, IL 60602
  X      

Signatures

Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty 05/23/2008
**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) Beneficial ownership is disclaimed with respect to 31,854.723 special common shares held for the benefit of spouse and children. Includes 999,227.34 held for the benefit of the reporting person and 685,331.061 held by family partnerships of which reporting person is a general partner.
(2) Beneficial ownership is disclaimed with respect to 26,791.237 Series A common shares held for the benefit of spouse and children. Includes 1,690,985.141 shares which are held by family partnerships of which reporting person is a general partner.
(3) Series A Common shares are convertible, on a share for share basis, into Common or Special Common Shares.

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