UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP
8-K, 2000-11-21
RADIOTELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS
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                                    FORM 8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 20, 2000
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                       UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Delaware                       1-9712                 62-1147325
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         (State or other                (Commission            (IRS Employer
         jurisdiction of                File Number)           Identification
         incorporation)                                        No.)



   8410 West Bryn Mawr, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois               60631
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (773) 399-8900


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item 5.  Other Events.
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         On November 20, 2000,  United States  Cellular  Corporation,  announced
that its wholly owned subsidiary,  USCC Wireless Investment,  Inc., is a limited
partner in Black Crow Wireless, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. Black Crow
Wireless  L.P.  has been  accepted  for  filing  in the  upcoming  C and F block
broadband  PCS  spectrum  auction (No.  35),  scheduled to begin on December 12,
2000.

         This  Current  Report  on Form 8-K is being  filed for the  purpose  of
filing the news release issued by U.S. Cellular relating to such announcement as
an exhibit.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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         Exhibits
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         The exhibits  accompanying  this report are listed in the  accompanying
Exhibit Index.

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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.




United States Cellular Corporation
(Registrant)

Date:    November 21, 2000


By: /s/  John T. Quille
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   John T. Quille
   Vice President and Controller
   (Principal Accounting Officer)

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number                              Description of Exhibit
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    99.1                                    News Release  announcing Black Crow
                                            Wireless  acceptance for filing in
                                            upcoming C and F block broadband
                                            PCS spectrum  auction, dated
                                            November 20, 2000.


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