Exhibit 99.1
Contact: Kenneth R. Meyers, Executive Vice President - Finance, U.S. Cellular
(773) 399-8900 email: [email protected]
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Mark A. Steinkrauss, Vice President, Corporate Relations, Telephone
and Data Systems, Inc. (312) 592-5348 [email protected]
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BLACK CROW WIRELESS IS ACCEPTED FOR FILING IN UPCOMING C AND F
BLOCK BROADBAND PCS SPECTRUM AUCTION; U.S. CELLULAR IS A LIMITED
PARTNER IN BLACK CROW WIRELESS
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
November 20, 2000, Chicago, Illinois - United States Cellular Corporation
[AMEX:USM] announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, USCC Wireless Investment,
Inc., is a limited partner in Black Crow Wireless, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
The FCC confirmed in a public notice released on November 17, 2000, that Black
Crow Wireless L.P. has been accepted for filing in the upcoming C and F block
broadband PCS spectrum auction (No. 35). Black Crow Wireless had filed a
short-form application (FCC Form 175) to indicate its intention to bid in the C
and F block auction scheduled to begin on December 12, 2000. The auction filing
deadline was November 6. A total of 422 licenses covering 195 markets will be
offered. Licenses will be issued for a ten-year term from the initial license
date.
Applications accepted for filing will become qualified bidders upon receipt of
the required advance payment due November 27, 2000.
Based in Chicago, U.S. Cellular manages and invests in cellular systems
throughout the United States. At September 30, USM managed operational systems
serving 144 markets.
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