TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC
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                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                  Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                         FORM 10-Q

                    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                          OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


 x/     QUARTERLY REPORT  PURSUANT TO  SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended                     June 30, 1995
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                                                        OR
        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                          to

                            Commission File Number 1-8251

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                            TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
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                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Iowa                                    36-2669023
   (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)

                30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602
                (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 630-1900

                                  Not Applicable
            (Former address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
                                   Yes x/ No
Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                Class                             Outstanding at July 31, 1995
      Common Shares, $1 par value                       50,913,105 Shares
  Series A Common Shares, $1 par value                   6,879,661 Shares
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                       TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

                        2ND QUARTER REPORT ON FORM 10-Q


                                   INDEX



                                                                     Page No.

Part I.      Financial Information
                Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                   Results of Operations and Financial Condition       2-20

                Consolidated Statements of Income -
                   Three Months and Six Months Ended
                   June 30, 1995 and 1994                               21

                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
                   Six Months Ended June 30, 1995 and 1994              22

                Consolidated Balance Sheets -
                   June 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994                23-24

                Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements            25-27

Part II.     Other Information                                        28-29


Signatures                                                              30



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                         PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
               TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                            AND FINANCIAL CONDITION



RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended 6/30/95 Compared to Six Months Ended 6/30/94

CONSOLIDATED

        Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s ("TDS" or the "Company") consolidated
results of operations for the first half of 1995 reflect:
        o  rapid growth in cellular  customer  units which  resulted in a
           substantial increase in revenues,
        o  steady growth in telephone access lines and revenues,
        o  improvements in economies of scale and cost-containment  measures in
           the cellular  business unit which resulted in improved cash flow and
           operating results,
        o  rapid  growth in pagers  served  but significantly  higher operating
           costs,
        o  gains from sales and trades of non-strategic cellular assets,
        o  increases  in  interest  and income tax  expense  and
        o  an increase in weighted average shares outstanding due to the
           Company's continuing acquisition program.

        Operating  revenues grew 33% to $442.1 million in the first half of 1995
over 1994,  operating  cash flow  increased 27% to $153.1  million and operating
income rose 23% to $63.0 million. Gains on sales of cellular interests and other
investments of $18.7 million (after income taxes and USM's minority  share) were
recognized  in 1995.  Net income before the  cumulative  effect of an accounting
change rose 86% to $45.8  million in the first half of 1995 over 1994.  Earnings
per share before the cumulative  effect of an accounting change grew 75% to $.77
in 1995 from  $.44 in 1994,  reflecting  the  significantly  improved  operating
results and the gains on sales of cellular  interests,  offset somewhat by a 10%
increase in weighted average common shares. Net income and earnings per share in
1994 were reduced by $723,000 and $.01, respectively, due to TDS's adoption of a
new accounting  standard for  postemployment  benefits.  On a comparable  basis,
excluding  nonrecurring  and  unusual  items,  net  income  available  to common
increased 18% to $26.1 million and earnings per share rose 7% to $.45.

          United  States  Cellular   Corporation  (AMEX  symbol  "USM"),   TDS's
80.9%-owned subsidiary, has added a net of 14 markets to consolidated operations
since June 30, 1994,  through  acquisitions,  divestitures and the initiation of
cellular  operations.  USM currently  provides  cellular service through systems
serving  137   majority-owned  and  managed  markets.   TDS   Telecommunications
Corporation ("TDS Telecom"),  TDS's wholly owned subsidiary,  has acquired seven
telephone  companies and one  long-distance  company since June 30, 1994.  These
acquisitions added 32,600 access lines while internal growth added 19,100 lines.
American Paging,  Inc. (AMEX symbol "APP"),  TDS's 82.4%-owned  subsidiary,  has
acquired one paging system since June 30, 1994, which added approximately 35,000
pagers.  APP  provides  service to its  customers  through 36 sales and  service
operating centers.

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     In March 1995, American Portable  Telecommunications,  Inc. ("APT"),  TDS's
wholly owned subsidiary,  was the successful bidder for eight broadband Personal
Communications  Services ("PCS")  licenses.  The eight 30 megahertz PCS licenses
cover   the   Major   Trading   Areas   of   Minneapolis-St.   Paul,   Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Orlando,  Houston,  Pittsburgh,  Kansas  City,  Columbus,  Alaska and
Guam-N. Mariana Islands, and account for 27.9 million population equivalents.

        Operating  revenues  grew 33% ($109.7  million) in 1995  primarily  as a
result of the growth in customers served.  Cellular telephone revenues increased
as a result of the 66% customer growth in  majority-owned  and managed  markets.
This customer growth resulted in increased local retail and access revenue,  and
increased  roaming  revenue,  offset somewhat by a 8% decline in average monthly
service  revenue per customer.  Telephone  revenues  increased  primarily due to
acquisitions  and internal access line growth.  Radio paging revenues  increased
primarily  as a result  of the 38%  growth in the  number of pagers in  service,
offset somewhat by a 14% decline in average monthly service revenue per unit due
to  changes  in  distribution  channel  mix  and  pricing  declines  within  the
distribution channels.

        Operating  expenses rose 35% ($98.0  million) in 1995 as a result of the
continued  rapid  growth  in  USM's  operations  and the  steady  growth  in TDS
Telecom's and APP's operations.  Telephone  operating  expenses increased due to
the effects of  acquisitions  and growth in internal  operations.  APP  expenses
increased due to  significantly  higher selling and  advertising  expenses in an
attempt  to  stimulate   customer   growth   through  its  direct  and  reseller
distribution  channels,  increased  provisions for bad debts,  depreciation  and
additional costs to serve the increased customer base.

        Operating  income  increased  23% to $63.0  million in the first half of
1995 from $51.3  million in 1994.  The  increase in  operating  income  reflects
primarily improved operating results in the cellular telephone business unit, as
shown in the following table.


                                                Six Months Ended June 30,
                                             1995          1994        Change
                                         ----------    ----------    ---------
                                                   (Dollars in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING INCOME
    Cellular Telephone Operations         $ 18,916       $  4,519      $ 14,397
    Telephone Operations                    48,104         45,572         2,532
    Radio Paging Operations                 (4,039)         1,218        (5,257)
                                          --------       --------      --------
                                          $ 62,981       $ 51,309      $ 11,672
                                          ========       ========      ========

Operating Margins:
    Cellular Telephone*                          9%             3%
    Telephone                                   28%            32%
    Radio Paging*                               (9%)            3%

* Computed on Service Revenues

    Management  anticipates  increasing  growth in cellular  and paging units in
service and revenues as USM and APP continue  their  expansion  and  development
programs.  Marketing and system operations  expenses  associated with this rapid
expansion  may reduce the rate of growth in  operating  cash flow and  operating
income over the next several quarters.  Additionally,  management believes there
exits a seasonality at USM in both service revenues, which tend to

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increase more slowly in the first quarter, and operating expenses, which tend to
be higher in the  fourth  quarter  due to  increased  marketing  activities  and
customer  growth,  which may cause  operating  income  to vary from  quarter  to
quarter.

        Investment  and other  income  increased  to $45.8  million in 1995 from
$11.2 million in 1994. Cellular investment income, net increased $7.1 million to
$18.0 million, reflecting improvement in USM'sGain on sale of cellular interests
and  other  investments  was  $36.4  million  in the  first  half of  1995.  USM
recognized $35.4 million in gains on the sale of three 100%-owned markets,  four
minority interests and the sale of marketable equity securities.  TDS recognized
a gain of $1.0 million as a result of the sale of a minority  cellular  interest
held by one of its telephone  subsidiaries.  Minority share of income  increased
$8.6  million  in the first half of 1995 over  1994,  as shown in the  following
table.


        Minority share of (income) loss includes (a) the minority  shareholders'
share of USM's net income, (b) the minority partners' share of income or loss of
the cellular markets majority-owned by USM, (c) the minority shareholders' share
of income of a  telephone  company  majority-owned  by TDS and (d) the  minority
shareholders' share of APP's loss. The minority shareholders' share of USM's net
income  increased  $8.3  million  in the first half of 1995 over 1994 due to the
improvement  in USM's  operating  results  and  gains  on the  sale of  cellular
interests and other investments.


MINORITY SHARE OF (INCOME) LOSS
                                                Six Months Ended June 30,
                                             1995          1994        Change
                                          ---------     ----------   ----------
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)
United States Cellular
    Minority Shareholders' Share           $ (9,066)     $   (743)     $ (8,323)
    Minority Partners' Share                 (3,763)       (2,314)       (1,449)
                                           --------      --------      --------
                                            (12,829)       (3,057)       (9,772)
TDS Telecom                                    (811)         (828)           17
American Paging                               1,185            --         1,185
                                           --------      --------      --------
                                           $(12,455)     $ (3,885)     $ (8,570)
                                           ========      ========      ========

        Interest  expense  increased  45% ($8.4  million)  in 1995.  Interest on
long-term debt increased 30% ($5.4 million) in 1995 compared to 1994.  Long-term
debt  outstanding  increased  to $891.7  million as of June 30, 1995 from $527.4
million as of June 30, 1994 due in part to the  completion of  convertible  debt
financing at USM. The Company's balance of short-term notes payable increased to
$177.3  million in 1995 from $38.8 million in 1994,  resulting in an increase in
short-term  interest  expense of $3.0 million in the first half of 1995 compared
with the first half of 1994.

        Income tax expense  increased 87% ($16.7  million) in 1995 compared with
1994 as pretax income  increased.  The effective  income tax rate was 44% in the
first half of 1995 and 1994.  State income taxes increased $8.3 million in 1995,
due primarily to the increase in pretax income.

        Net  income  before  the  cumulative  effect of a change  in  accounting
principle improved to $45.8 million in 1995 from $24.5 million in 1994. Earnings
per  common  share  before  the  cumulative  effect  of a change  in  accounting
principle  were $.77 in 1995 and $.44 in 1994.  The weighted  average  number of
common shares outstanding increased 10% in 1995. The increase

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is  primarily  due to the issuance of 4.7 million  Common  Shares since June 30,
1994 in connection with acquisitions.

        Cumulative effect of accounting  change:  Effective January 1, 1994, the
Company adopted Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS") No. 112,
"Employers'  Accounting for  Postemployment  Benefits." The cumulative effect of
the new  principle  on years prior to 1994  reduced 1994 net income and earnings
per share by $723,000 and $.01, respectively.

CELLULAR TELEPHONE OPERATIONS
                                                  Six Months Ended June 30,
                                              1995          1994        Change
                                          -----------    ---------     --------
                                (Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Operating Revenues
    Service                                $  209,900   $  140,426   $   69,474
    Equipment Sales                             6,972        6,464          508
                                            ---------    ---------   ----------
                                              216,872      146,890       69,982


Operating Expenses
    System Operations                          30,441       21,804        8,637
    Marketing and Selling                      43,633       30,031       13,602
    Cost of Equipment Sold                     24,037       17,021        7,016
    General and Administrative                 59,140       43,206       15,934
    Depreciation                               25,452       18,142        7,310
    Amortization                               15,253       12,167        3,086
                                             --------    ---------   ----------
                                              197,956      142,371       55,585
                                             --------    ---------   ----------
Operating Income                           $   18,916   $    4,519    $  14,397
                                             ========    =========   ==========
Cellular Telephone Revenues as a
    Percent of Total Revenues                        49%          44%
Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment*  $  104,856       59,777
Identifiable Assets                          $1,806,216   $1,460,030
Majority-Owned, Managed and Consolidated
   Markets:
    Population Equivalents (000s)                19,826       19,118
    Total population (000s)                      22,430       20,344
    Customers                                   550,000      331,000
    Market penetration                             2.45%        1.63%
    Markets in operation                            137          123
    Cell sites in service                           940          610
    Average monthly service revenue per
       customer                              $       73    $      79
    Churn rate per month                            2.0%         2.2%
    Marketing cost per net customer addition   $    589    $     665

* Includes (in thousands) $3,592 and $(9,674),  respectively, of noncash amounts
for current year additions less cash amounts for prior year additions.

        USM owns, operates and invests in cellular markets.  USM owns or has the
right  to  acquire  interests,  both  majority  and  minority,  in 208  cellular
telephone  markets  at June  30,  1995,  representing  24.8  million  population
equivalents.  USM manages the  operations  in 148 markets at June 30, 1995.  USM
expects to divest its controlling  interests in five of these markets and manage
the operations of four additional  markets in the future.  In total, USM expects
to  manage  147  markets  under  agreements  in place as of June 30,  1995.  The
remaining interests in 61

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markets are managed by others.  USM's consolidated results of operations include
100% of the revenues and expenses of the systems serving its  majority-owned and
managed  markets.  The results of operations of 137 markets are included in 1995
consolidated results compared to 123 markets in 1994.

        Operating  revenues  increased 48% ($70.0  million) in 1995. The revenue
increase is primarily the result of 66% customer  growth in the systems  serving
its  majority-owned  and  managed  markets,   growth  in  roaming  revenues  and
acquisitions. Acquisitions and start-ups increased revenues 10% ($14.4 million).
While the number of customers and amount of revenues  earned  continued to grow,
average  revenue per  customer  and monthly  local  minutes of use per  customer
declined.  Average monthly service revenue per customer  declined to $73 in 1995
from $79 in 1994.  Monthly local minutes of use averaged 91 in the first half of
1995  compared  to 96 in the same period in 1994.  The decline in average  local
minutes of use follows an  industry-wide  trend and is believed to be related to
the tendency of the early  customers in a market to be the  heaviest  users.  It
also reflects  USM's and the cellular  industry's  continued  penetration of the
consumer market, which tends to include more lower-usage  customers.  Management
anticipates  that  average  local  minutes of use and  average  monthly  service
revenue per customer will continue to decline as USM adds more customers.

        Service revenues from local customers' usage of USM's systems  increased
51%  ($43.3  million)  in 1995.  Growth  in the  number  of  customers  in USM's
consolidated  markets was the primary  reason for the increase in local revenue,
offset  somewhat by the decrease in average  monthly  local  minutes of use. The
decrease in average  minutes of use  resulted  in a decrease in average  monthly
retail revenue per customer,  to $45 in 1995 from $48 in 1994.  Inbound  roaming
revenues, earned when customers of other systems use USM's cellular systems when
roaming,  increased  44% ($19.9  million).  The increase is  attributable  to an
increase in the number of customers  from other  systems  using USM's systems as
well as an increased  number of USM-managed  systems and cell sites within those
systems offset  somewhat by a reduction in monthly  inbound  roaming revenue per
customer.  Monthly inbound roaming revenue per customer averaged $23 in 1995 and
$25 in 1994.  Long-distance  revenues increased 49% ($4.8 million) as the volume
of long-distance calls billed by USM increased.

        Equipment sales revenue reflects the sale of 121,700 and 63,200 cellular
telephone  units  in  1995  and  1994,   respectively,   plus  installation  and
accessories revenue. The average revenue per telephone unit sold was $57 in 1995
compared to $102 in 1994. The average revenue decline  partially  reflects USM's
decision to reduce sales prices on cellular telephones to increase the number of
customers,  to maintain its market  position and to meet  competitive  prices as
well as to reflect reduced manufacturers' prices.

        Operating  expenses  increased 39% ($55.6 million) in 1995. The increase
in  expenses  was  primarily  the  result  of  increased  customer  activations,
acquisitions  and increased  depreciation  and  amortization  expense related to
increases  in  fixed  assets  and  license  costs.  Acquisitions  and  start-ups
increased operating expenses 9% ($12.2 million) in 1995.

        System  operations  expenses  increased 40% ($8.6  million) in 1995 as a
result of  increases  in  customer  usage  expenses  and costs  associated  with
operating USM's cellular systems. Customer usage expenses represent charges from
other  telecommunications  service  providers for local  interconnection  to the
landline network, toll charges and roaming expenses from USM's customers' use of
systems  other  than  their  local   systems,   offset   somewhat  by  increased
pass-through  roaming  revenue.  Customer  usage  expenses  increased  34% ($3.4
million) in 1995.

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Maintenance,  utility and cell site  expenses  grew 44% ($5.3  million) in 1995,
reflecting growth in the number of cells to 940 in 1995 from 610 in 1994 and the
effects of acquisitions and start-ups.

        Marketing and selling  expenses  increased 45% ($13.6  million) in 1995,
due primarily to the increased number of gross customer  activations in 1995 and
the effects of  acquisitions  and  start-ups.  Marketing  and  selling  expenses
primarily  consist of  salaries,  commissions  and  expenses  of field sales and
retail personnel and offices,  agent commissions,  promotional  expenses,  local
advertising and public relations expenses. Management expects that marketing and
selling  costs will  continue to increase as  additional  customers are added to
USM's systems.

        Cost of equipment  sold reflects the increased unit sales related to the
increase in gross customer activations offset somewhat by falling manufacturers'
prices.  The average cost of a telephone  unit sold was $197 in 1995 compared to
$269 in 1994.

        General and  administrative  expenses  increased 37% ($15.9  million) in
1995. These expenses include the costs of operating USM's local business offices
and its corporate  expenses.  The increase results from the growth in the number
of consolidated markets, the growth in the customer base in existing markets and
an  expansion  of  both  local   administrative   office  and  corporate  staff,
necessitated  by growth in USM's business and the acquisition of and start-up of
additional  operations.  USM is using an ongoing clustering  strategy to combine
local operations wherever feasible in order to gain operational efficiencies and
reduce its administrative expenses.

        Depreciation expense increased 40% ($7.3 million) in 1995,  reflecting a
60% increase in average fixed assets since the second half of 1994. Amortization
expense,  primarily  amortization of license costs, increased 25% ($3.1 million)
in 1995. This additional  amortization reflects a 8% ($80.6 million) increase in
license costs for consolidated operational markets since June 30, 1994.

        Operating  income was $18.9  million in 1995 compared to $4.5 million in
1994.  Operating  margin on service  revenues  improved to 9% in 1995 from 3% in
1994. The increase in operating  income was primarily due to improved results in
the more established  markets and increased revenues from growth in the customer
base,  offset somewhat by costs  associated with the growth of USM's  operations
and increased  losses on equipment sales. USM expects to add a net of one market
to  consolidated  operations  by the end of 1995,  through  the  acquisition  of
majority  interests  in six  operational  markets  and the  divestiture  of five
markets currently  majority-owned and managed by USM. USM expects that the costs
related to acquiring and  operating  new markets may exceed new market  revenues
over the next few quarters.  As a result, the rate of growth in operating income
could be reduced over the next several quarters.

        Cellular  investment  income  includes  USM's and TDS's share of the net
income or loss of cellular  markets in which they have a minority  interest  and
for which they follow the equity method of accounting,  net of  amortization  of
license costs related to these minority  interests.  Cellular  investment income
increased 65% ($7.1 million) in 1995, due to improved results in markets managed
by others.

        Net income from cellular telephone  operations was $38.6 million in 1995
compared to $3.6 million in 1994. The 1995  improvement  resulted from the gains
on sales  of  cellular  interests,  improved  operating  results  and  increased
investment income. Such net income excludes the USM minority shareholders' share
of such income. Net income from cellular  telephone  operations does not include
income  taxes from the  inclusion  of USM in the TDS  consolidated  federal  tax
return.  Under a tax  allocation  agreement  between  TDS and USM,  TDS does not
reimburse USM

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currently  for income tax  benefits  and  credits.  Instead,  such  benefits and
credits are carried forward until they can be used by USM.

        TDS owned an  aggregate of  67,052,931  shares of common stock of USM at
June 30, 1995,  representing  80.9% of the combined  total of USM's  outstanding
Common and  Series A Common  Shares and 95.8% of their  combined  voting  power.
Assuming  USM's Common  Shares are issued in all  instances in which USM has the
choice to issue  its  Common  Shares or other  consideration  and  assuming  all
issuances  of USM's  common  stock to TDS and third  parties for  completed  and
pending  acquisitions  and  redemptions of USM Preferred Stock and TDS Preferred
Shares had been  completed at June 30,  1995,  TDS would have owned 79.9% of the
total  outstanding  common  stock of USM and  controlled  95.6% of the  combined
voting power of both classes of its common stock.

        In  addition,   as  discussed  below  under  "Financial   Resources  and
Liquidity,"  USM has issued debt which may be converted  into USM Common Shares.
The conversion of such debt would also reduce TDS's equity  ownership and voting
control of USM. In the event TDS's ownership of USM falls below 80% of the total
value of all of the  outstanding  shares  of USM's  stock,  TDS and USM would be
deconsolidated  for tax purposes.  If this occurs, TDS would lose the ability to
offset any tax losses  against the taxable  income of USM and its  subsidiaries,
and certain other benefits which the tax consolidation of TDS and USM permits.

        TDS and USM have structured certain acquisition  transactions  involving
the issuance of USM Common Shares to permit delivery of TDS Common Shares and/or
cash in lieu of USM Common  Shares.  In  addition,  at the  election of USM, any
conversion of the convertible  debt issue by USM may be satisfied by the payment
of cash  equal to the value of the USM  Common  Shares  issuable  at the time of
conversion.  These and other  arrangements are designed to permit TDS and USM to
defer a tax deconsolidation.  Nevertheless, the continued issuance of USM Common
Shares to parties  other  than TDS  (e.g.,  under  employee  benefit  plans) may
eventually result in the tax deconsolidation of TDS and USM unless other actions
are taken to defer or prevent such a deconsolidation.

        TDS and USM are parties to a legal proceeding before the FCC involving 
a cellular license in a Wisconsin Rural Service Area.  TDS and USM have entered 
into definitive settlement agreements with all of the private parties  to  that
proceeding. The proposed settlements followed extensive discovery by the FCC and
other parties. On July 31, 1995, TDS, USM and the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau  of the  FCC  jointly  proposed  that  the  judge  presiding  in the  FCC
proceeding  issue a  decision  finding  that TDS and its affiliates, (including 
USM), are fully qualified to be FCC licensees.  The settlements and the proposed
decision are subject to the final action of the presiding judge.  See Note 12 of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Legal Proceedings (La Star and
Wisconsin RSA 8 Applications), in the Company's 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K
for further discussion of the proceeding involving the Wisconsin RSA.


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TELEPHONE OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Six Months Ended June 30,
                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                Change         Change
                                                                                Due To       Excluding
                                        1995         1994      Change         Acquisitions  Acquisitions
                                      --------      ------    -------         ------------  ------------
                                     (Dollars in thousands, except per access line amounts)
<S>                                  <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>           <C>

Operating Revenues
    Local Service                    $  46,391      $ 39,498   $  6,893       $  2,736      $  4,157
    Network Access and
        Long-Distance                  105,301        82,300     23,001         18,048         4,953
    Miscellaneous                       20,719        19,550      1,169            607           562
                                     ---------      --------   --------       --------      --------
                                       172,411       141,348     31,063         21,391         9,672

Operating Expenses
    Network Operations                  32,838        21,700     11,138          9,220         1,918
    Customer Operations                 24,021        20,284      3,737          1,988         1,749
    Corporate and Other                 29,353        22,697      6,656          3,739         2,917
    Depreciation                        35,460        29,296      6,164          2,845         3,319
    Amortization                         2,635         1,799        836            238           598
                                     ---------      --------   --------       --------      --------
                                       124,307        95,776     28,531         18,030        10,501
                                     ---------      --------   --------       --------      --------
Operating Income                     $  48,104      $ 45,572   $  2,532       $  3,361      $   (829)
                                     =========      ========   ========       ========      ========

Telephone Revenues as
    a Percent of Total
     Revenues                                39%          43%
Additions to Property, Plant
   and Equipment*                    $    38,166    $  33,797
Identifiable Assets                  $ 1,041,317    $ 835,421

Companies                                    100           93
Access Lines                             416,000      364,300
Growth in access lines for
    six months:
    Acquisitions                          12,900           --
    Internal growth                       10,600        8,100
Average monthly revenue
  per access line                   $         73     $     66

* Includes  (in  thousands)  $(9,915)  and  $(6,273),  respectively,  of noncash
amounts for current year additions less cash amounts for prior year additions.
</TABLE>

        Operating  revenues  from  telephone  operations  increased  22%  ($31.1
million) in the first half of 1995  compared to 1994.  The  increase in revenues
was primarily due to the effects of  acquisitions,  internal  access line growth
and recovery of increased  costs of providing  network  access to  long-distance
providers.  Acquisitions  increased  telephone  revenues 15% ($21.4  million) in
1995. TDS has acquired seven telephone companies serving 32,600 access lines and
a long-distance  company serving  approximately  30,000 customers since June 30,
1994.  Telephone  results of  operations  include the results of these  acquired
companies since the respective dates of acquisition.

        Local  service  revenues  increased  17%  ($6.9  million)  in 1995  with
acquisitions  increasing such revenues 7% ($2.7  million).  Internal access line
growth and sales of  custom-calling  and other  features  increased  revenues 7%
($2.7 million). Certain extended community calling ("ECC")

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revenues  previously reported as network access revenues increased local service
revenues 1%  ($588,000).  Rate  increases  added 1%  ($409,000) to local service
revenue in 1995.

        Network access and long-distance  revenues increased 28% ($23.0 million)
in 1995 with  acquisitions  increasing such revenues 22% ($18.0 million).  These
revenues  increased  3% ($2.7  million)  due to recovery of  increased  costs of
providing  access to  long-distance  carriers.  Increased  usage of the  network
generated  2% ($1.4  million) of  additional  network  access and  long-distance
revenue.  Settlements received from toll pools relating to prior years' activity
increased these revenues 2% ($1.4 million). Rate increases for certain companies
increased  these  revenues  by  1%  ($674,000).   These  revenues  decreased  1%
($566,000)  in 1995 as certain ECC revenues  are now  reported as local  service
revenues.  Also, network access revenues in 1994 include an additional  $415,000
in settlements relating to prior periods due primarily from retroactively billed
access services.

        Miscellaneous  revenues  increased  6%  ($1.2  million)  in  1995,  with
acquisitions increasing such revenues 3% ($607,000).  Higher sales and leases of
customer premise equipment increased these miscellaneous revenues 2% ($395,000).

        Operating expenses increased 30% ($28.5 million) in 1995. The effects of
acquisitions increased expenses 19% ($18.0 million).

        Network   operations   expenses   increased  51%  ($11.1  million)  with
acquisitions  increasing these expenses 42% ($9.2 million). The remainder of the
increase  was  primarily  due to salary  and work force  changes  along with the
effects of general inflation.  Customer  operations expenses increased 18% ($3.7
million) with  acquisitions  increasing  such expenses 10% ($2.0  million).  The
remaining increase was primarily due to increases in wages,  staffing levels and
general  inflation.  Corporate and other  expenses  increased 29% ($6.7 million)
with  acquisitions  increasing such expenses 16% ($3.7  million).  The remaining
increase was due  primarily to increases in wages,  staffing  levels and general
inflation.  Depreciation  expense increased 21% ($6.2 million) with acquisitions
increasing  such expenses 10% ($2.8  million).  The  remaining  increase was due
primarily to increases in plant facilities.

        Operating income from telephone  operations  increased 6% ($2.5 million)
in 1995,  with  acquisitions  increasing  such  income  7% ($3.4  million).  The
telephone  operating  margin was 28% in 1995  compared to 32% in 1994.  The 1995
operating  margin  was  reduced  to 28% by the  acquisition  of a  long-distance
company which  produces  lower margins than the local  telephone  operations and
earnings  pressures from regulatory  agencies and long-distance  providers.  The
1994 operating margin of 32% was unusually high due to the recognition of access
revenues for services  provided in the previous  year and the  recognition  of a
$780,000 refund of health and life insurance  premiums.  The operating margin in
the  remainder  of 1995  is  anticipated  to be  lower  than in 1994  due to the
long-distance  company  acquired in 1994 mentioned above,  continued  regulatory
pressure on revenues and pressure from long-distance providers to reduce network
access rates.



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RADIO PAGING OPERATIONS
                                                  Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                1995         1994       Change
                                            ----------    ---------   ---------
                                (Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Service Operations
    Revenue                                  $  45,103    $  36,963   $   8,140
                                             ---------    ---------   ---------
    Costs and Expenses
        Cost of Services                        11,425        8,669       2,756
        Selling and Advertising                  8,451        6,098       2,353
        General and Administrative              18,083       13,484       4,599
        Depreciation                             9,388        6,363       3,025
        Amortization                             1,896        1,203         693
                                              --------    ---------    --------
                                                49,243       35,817      13,426
                                              --------    ---------    --------
        Service Operating (Loss) Income         (4,140)       1,146      (5,286)
                                              --------    ---------    --------
Equipment Sales
    Revenue                                      7,680        7,186         494
    Cost of Equipment Sold                       7,579        7,114         465
                                              --------    ---------    --------
        Equipment Sales Income                     101           72          29
                                              --------    ---------    --------
Operating (Loss) Income                      $  (4,039)   $   1,218   $  (5,257)
                                              ========    =========   =========

Radio Paging Revenues as a
    Percent of Total Revenues                       12%          13%
Additions to Property and Equipment*          $ 16,521    $  12,594
Identifiable Assets                           $149,928    $  77,133
Pagers in service                              738,600      535,100
Average monthly service revenue per unit      $     11    $      12
Transmitters in service                            964          856
Disconnect rate per month                          2.4%         2.8%
Marketing cost per net customer unit addition $     98    $      83

* Includes (in thousands) $(420) and $(3,156),  respectively, of noncash amounts
for current year additions less cash amounts for prior year additions.

        Service revenues  increased 22% ($8.1 million) in the first half of 1995
from  1994,  primarily  as a result of the 38% growth in the number of pagers in
service.  A net additional 203,500 pagers have been placed in service since June
30, 1994. However, a continuing decline in average service revenue per pager has
slowed  service  revenue  growth.  Average  monthly  service  revenue  per pager
declined  14% to $11 in the first  half of 1995  from $12 in the same  period of
1994. Of the decline, 9% was due to a change in distribution  channel mix and 5%
was due to pricing declines within the distribution channels.  Declining average
monthly  service  revenue per pager is related to a shift toward  lower  revenue
producing  distribution  channels such as resellers and retail stores as well as
competitive factors.

        Service  operating  expenses  increased 37% ($13.4 million) in 1995 from
1994,  primarily  due to  additional  costs of serving new  customers and system
expansion as well as  significantly  higher  selling and  advertising  expenses,
increased  provisions  for  bad  debts  and  payroll  and  franchise  taxes  and
additional depreciation.  In addition,  service operating expenses for the first
half of 1994  benefitted  from a  $540,000  pre-tax  health  and life  insurance
premium refund. Cost of services increased 32% ($2.8 million) in 1995 reflecting
the additional costs of providing  service to the increased  customer base ($1.4
million) and the costs of upgrading and expanding the systems to improve  system
reliability and coverage ($1.4 million). APP's transmitters in service increased
to 964 at June 30,  1995  from 856 at June 30,  1994.  Selling  and  advertising
expense  increased 39% ($2.4  million) in 1995 over 1994  primarily to stimulate
growth  in  the  direct  and  reseller   distribution   channels.   General  and
administrative expense increased 34% ($4.6 million) due

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primarily to increases in the  customer  base ($1.4  million),  employee-related
expenses such as salary  increases,  relocation costs and severance related to a
10% staff reduction ($1.0 million), bad debt expense ($931,000),  maintenance of
the  customer   billing  system   ($365,000)   and  payroll  taxes   ($300,000).
Depreciation charges increased 48% ($3.0 million) in 1995 reflecting an increase
of  approximately  $1.8  million in  depreciation  expense  due to the change in
depreciable lives of pagers and transmitters that occurred July 1, 1994, as well
as an increase due to the increased investment in pagers and related equipment.

        Equipment  sales revenue  increased 7% ($494,000) due to APP's increased
emphasis on selling pagers to customers,  particularly through retail stores and
resellers.  Cost of  equipment  sold  increased  7%  ($465,000)  also due to the
increased focus on pager sales.

        Operating loss was $4.0 million in 1995 compared to operating  income of
$1.2 million in 1994. The decrease in operating results reflects i) a continuing
decline in average monthly service revenue per unit and ii) increased  operating
expenses due to the growth in  customers,  efforts to expand the customer  base,
increased bad debts from the consumer market and increased depreciation charges.

        Net loss from radio  paging  operations  totalled  $5.6  million in 1995
compared with net income of $222,000 in 1994.  The 1995 decrease  relates to the
increase in operating  loss and the increase in APP's  interest  expense of $1.8
million.


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PARENT AND SERVICE COMPANY OPERATIONS

        Other income, net includes the gross income of TDS's computer,  printing
and other service companies and costs of corporate operations including APT.

                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                        June 30,
                                             ---------------------------
                                                  1995            1994
                                             ------------   ------------
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)
Addition Property and Equipment*             $   3,471      $    3,471
Identifiable Assets**                        $ 348,649      $   83,915

* Includes (in thousands) $513 and $(512), respectively,  of noncash amounts for
current year additions less cash amounts for prior year additions.
** Includes PCS license cost of $289.2 million in 1995.


Three Months Ended 6/30/95 Compared to Three Months Ended 6/30/94

CONSOLIDATED

        Operating  revenues  grew 34% ($58.5  million) in the second  quarter of
1995 primarily as a result of the growth in customers served. Operating expenses
rose 37% ($53.7  million) in 1995 as a result of the  continued  rapid growth in
USM's cellular  telephone  operations and the steady growth in TDS Telecom's and
APP's operations.  Operating income increased 17% to $33.8 million in the second
quarter of 1995 from $29.0  million in 1994.  The increase in  operating  income
principally  reflects  improved  operating  results  in the  cellular  telephone
business unit.

                                                Three Months Ended June 30,
                                          -------------------------------------
                                             1995          1994         Change
                                          ----------   ------------   ---------
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING INCOME
    Cellular Telephone Operations           10,852       $  5,523      $  5,329
    Telephone Operations                    24,983         22,834         2,149
    Radio Paging Operations                 (2,010)           648        (2,658)
                                          --------       --------      --------
                                          $ 33,825       $ 29,005      $  4,820
                                          ========       ========      ========

Operating Margins:
    Cellular Telephone*                         10%             7%
    Telephone                                   28%            32%
    Radio Paging*                               (9)%            3%

* Computed on Service Revenues

        Investment  and other  income  increased  $14.4  million  in the  second
quarter  of 1995 over  1994.  Cellular  investment  income  increased  14% ($1.0
million),  reflecting  improvement  in USM's  equity-method  markets  managed by
others.  Minority  share  of  income  increased  $3.6  million  as  shown in the
following table.

        Minority share of income includes (a) the minority  shareholders'  share
of USM's net income (b) the  minority  partners'  share of income or loss of the
cellular markets majority-owned by USM,

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(c)  the  minority   shareholders'  share  of  income  of  a  telephone  company
majority-owned by TDS and (d) the minority shareholders' share of APP's loss.

MINORITY SHARE OF (INCOME) LOSS
                                        Three Months Ended June 30,
                                  -----------------------------------
                                    1995          1994           Change
                                -----------     -----------     ---------
                                         (Dollars in thousands)
 United States Cellular
  Minority Shareholders' Share  $   (4,594)     $  (1,085)     $ (3,509)
  Minority Partners' Share          (1,875)        (1,196)         (679)
                                -----------     -----------    ---------
                                    (6,469)        (2,281)       (4,188)
 TDS Telecom                          (528)          (407)         (121)
 American Paging                       704             --           704
                                -----------     -----------    ---------
                                $   (6,293)     $   (2,688)    $ (3,605)
                                ===========     ===========    =========

        Interest expense increased 55% ($5.2 million) in 1995, reflecting higher
interest  rates and  increases  in long-term  and  short-term  debt.  Income tax
expense increased 51% ($5.7 million) in 1995 compared with 1994 as pretax income
increased.  The effective  income tax rate was 43% in the second quarter of 1995
and 44% in 1994.

        Net income increased to $22.6 million in the second quarter of 1995 from
$14.3  million in 1994.  Earnings per common share were $.38 in 1995 and $.26 in
1994. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding  increased 10% in
1995.


CELLULAR TELEPHONE OPERATIONS
                                   Three Months Ended June 30,
                                 1995          1994      Change
                                 ------------------------------
                                    (Dollars in thousands)
Operating Revenues
    Service                      $113,500   $ 77,065   $ 36,435
    Equipment Sales                 3,624      3,592         32
                                 --------   --------   --------   
                                  117,124     80,657     36,467
                                 --------   --------   --------

Operating Expenses
    System Operations              17,239     12,074      5,165
    Marketing and Selling          23,711     15,977      7,734
    Cost of Equipment Sold         12,838      9,012      3,826
    General and Administrative     31,473     22,480      8,993
    Depreciation                   13,188      9,520      3,668
    Amortization                    7,823      6,071      1,752
                                 --------   --------   --------
                                  106,272     75,134     31,138
                                 --------   --------   --------
Operating Income                 $ 10,852   $  5,523   $  5,329
                                 ========   ========   ========


        Operating  revenues  increased 47% ($36.4 million) in the second quarter
of 1995. The revenue  increase is primarily the result of 66% customer growth in
the systems serving USM's  majority-owned and managed markets,  growth in roamer
revenues and the effects of acquisitions and start-ups.  Average monthly service
revenue per  customer  declined to $75 in 1995 from $82 in 1994.  Monthly  local
minutes of use  averaged  95 in the second  quarter of 1995  compared  to 103 in
1994. Revenues from local customers' usage of USM's systems increased 51% ($23.3

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million) in 1995  primarily  due to the  increased  number of customers  served.
Inbound roaming revenues  increased 40% ($10.1 million) in 1995. The increase in
inbound  roaming  revenues is  primarily  due to the  increased  number of other
carriers'  customers  using  USM's  systems and the growth in the number of cell
sites within those systems.  Long-distance revenues increased 48% ($2.6 million)
as the volume of long-distance calls billed by USM increased.

        Equipment sales revenue  reflects the sale of 67,300 and 34,500 cellular
telephone  units  in 1995  and  1994,  respectively.  The  average  revenue  per
telephone unit sold was $54 in 1995 compared to $104 in 1994.

        Operating  expenses  increased 41% ($31.1 million) in the second quarter
of 1995 for reasons generally the same as for the first six months.

        Operating  income was $10.9  million in 1995 compared to $5.5 million in
1994.  Operating margin on service  revenues  improved to 10% in 1995 from 7% in
1994.  The  improvement  in  operating  income was  primarily  due to  increased
revenues and cost  efficiencies,  partially  offset by the costs associated with
the growth of USM's operations and the addition of new markets.

        Cellular  investment  income  includes  USM's and TDS's share of the net
incomes or losses of cellular markets in which they have a minority interest and
for which they follow the equity method of accounting,  net of  amortization  of
license cost related to those minority  interests.  Cellular  investment  income
increased  14% ($1.0  million)  in the second  quarter of 1995,  due to improved
results in markets managed by others.

        Net income from cellular telephone  operations was $19.5 million in 1995
compared to $5.1  million in 1994.  Such net income  excludes  the USM  minority
shareholders'   share  of  such  income.  Net  income  from  cellular  telephone
operations does not include income taxes from inclusion in the TDS  consolidated
federal tax return.  Under a tax allocation  agreement  between TDS and USM, TDS
does not reimburse  USM currently for income tax benefits and credits.  Instead,
such benefits and credits are carried forward until they can be used by USM.



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TELEPHONE OPERATIONS
                                       Three Months Ended June 30,
                         ------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Change      Change
                                                         Due To     Excluding
                          1995       1994     Change   Acquisitions Acquisitions
                       ---------   --------   --------  ---------  ------------
                                        (Dollars in thousands)
Operating Revenues
    Local Service       $ 23,753   $ 20,103   $  3,650   $  1,555    $  2,095
    Network Access
      Long-Distance       54,135     40,497     13,638      9,141       4,497
    Miscellaneous         10,214      9,688        526        214         312
                        --------   --------   --------   --------    --------
                          88,102     70,288     17,814     10,910       6,904
                        --------   --------   --------   --------    --------  
Operating Expenses
    Network Operations    16,550     10,631      5,919      4,622       1,297
    Customer Operations   12,223      9,965      2,258      1,194       1,064
    Corporate and Other   15,226     11,206      4,020      2,085       1,935
    Depreciation          17,738     14,743      2,995      1,548       1,447
    Amortization           1,382        909        473       (241)        714
                        --------   --------   --------   --------    --------
                          63,119     47,454     15,665      9,208       6,457
                        --------   --------   --------   --------    --------
Operating Income        $ 24,983   $ 22,834   $  2,149   $  1,702    $    447
                        ========   ========   ========   ========    ========


        Operating  revenues  from  telephone  operations  increased  25%  ($17.8
million)  in the second  quarter  of 1995  compared  to 1994.  The  increase  in
revenues was primarily due to the effects of acquisitions,  internal access line
growth,  recovery of increased  costs of providing  network  access and sales of
custom-calling  and other features.  Local service revenues  increased 18% ($3.7
million) in 1995, network access and long-distance revenues increased 34% ($13.6
million),  and  miscellaneous  revenues  increased  5%  ($526,000)  for  reasons
generally the same as for the first six months. Operating expenses increased 33%
($15.7  million) in 1995,  for reasons  generally  the same as for the first six
months.


RADIO PAGING OPERATIONS
                                              Three Months Ended June 30,
                                            1995       1994       Change
                                          --------    --------   ---------
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)
Service Operations
    Revenues                              $ 22,866    $ 18,824    $  4,042
                                          --------    --------    --------
    Costs and Expenses
        Cost of Services                     5,973       4,462       1,511
        Selling and Advertising              4,309       3,078       1,231
        General and Administrative           9,019       6,708       2,311
        Depreciation                         4,801       3,256       1,545
        Amortization                           923         601         322
                                          --------    --------    --------
                                            25,025      18,105       6,920
                                          --------    --------    --------
        Service Operating (Loss) Income     (2,159)        719      (2,878)
                                          --------    --------    --------
Equipment Sales
    Revenue                                  3,999       3,816         183
    Cost of Equipment Sold                   3,850       3,887         (37)
                                          --------    --------    --------
        Equipment Sales Income (Loss)          149         (71)        220
                                          --------    --------    --------
Operating (Loss) Income                   $ (2,010)   $    648    $ (2,658)
                                          ========    ========    ========


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        Service  revenues  increased 21% ($4.0 million) in the second quarter of
1995 from 1994,  primarily as a result of the 38% growth in the number of pagers
in service. Service operating expenses increased 38% ($6.9 million) in 1995 from
1994, for reasons generally the same as for the first six months. Operating loss
was $2.0 million in 1995 compared to operating  income of $648,000 in 1994.  Net
loss from radio paging operations  totalled $3.3 million in 1995 compared to net
income of $210,000 in 1994.

FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

        Cash flows from operating activities totalled $96.3 million in the first
half of 1995 compared to $104.6  million in 1994.  Consolidated  operating  cash
flow  (operating  income plus  depreciation  and  amortization)  totalled $153.1
million  in 1995  compared  to  $120.3  million  in 1994.  The 27%  increase  in
operating cash flow reflects  primarily improved operating cash flow in cellular
telephone operations.

                                                   Six Months Ended June 30,
                                            -----------------------------------
                                              1995         1994        Change
                                            ---------     --------     --------
                                                    (Dollars in thousands)
OPERATING CASH FLOW
    Cellular Telephone Operations            $ 59,621     $ 34,828     $ 24,793
    Telephone Operations                       86,199       76,667        9,532
    Radio Paging Operations                     7,245        8,784       (1,539)
                                             --------     --------     --------
                                             $153,065     $120,279     $ 32,786
                                             ========     ========     ========

        Cash flows from other operating activities (investment and other income,
interest and income tax expense, and changes in working capital and other assets
and  liabilities)  required  $56.8 million in the first half of 1995 compared to
$15.7 million in the first half of 1994.

        Cash flows from  financing  activities  totalled  $373.7  million in the
first half of 1995  compared  to $60.3  million in 1994.  Long-term  borrowings,
primarily due to the convertible debt financing completed at USM (see discussion
below),  provided most of the Company's external financial  requirements  during
the  first  half of 1995.  Sales  of  common  stock by TDS and APP and  long-and
short-term   borrowings  provided  most  of  the  Company's  external  financing
requirements  during the first  half of 1994.  TDS has used  short-term  debt to
finance its cellular telephone and radio paging operations, for acquisitions and
for general  corporate  purposes.  Proceeds from the sale of long-term  debt and
equity securities from time to time have retired such short-term debt.

        Cash flows from investing  activities required cash of $443.6 million in
the first half of 1995 compared to $174.4  million in 1994. In the first half of
1995,  $312.3 million was paid for broadband and  narrowband  PCS licenses.  The
remaining cash flows requiring the use of cash primarily consist of additions to
property,  plant and equipment,  acquisitions,  and for  investments in cellular
telephone partnerships.

        Additions to cellular  telephone  plant and  equipment  totalled  $104.9
million for the first half of 1995.  Management  expects such cellular telephone
expenditures  during  1995 to total  about  $180  million  for  enhancements  of
existing  majority-owned  systems and for the construction of switching  offices
and cell  sites.  These  additions  will be  financed  by a  combination  of the
Company's  short-term bank financing,  vendor  financing and sales of USM equity
and/or debt securities.


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        Additions to telephone  plant and equipment  totalled  $38.2 million for
the first half of 1995.  Management  expects that plant and equipment  additions
will  total  about  $110  million  in  1995,  exclusive  of  acquisitions.  This
construction  budget  includes  $37  million for new  digital  switches  and $54
million for  outside  plant  upgrades  such as the  installation  of fiber optic
cables.  The  Company  plans to  finance  its  telephone  construction  programs
primarily using internally  generated funds supplemented by long-term  financing
obtained under federal government programs.

        Additions to radio paging property and equipment  totalled $16.5 million
for the first half of 1995.  Management expects that such property and equipment
additions  will total about $35 million in 1995,  primarily  for the purchase of
pagers.  The  Company's  short-term  bank  financing  along  with  radio  paging
operations' internally generated cash will finance these property additions.

        Other fixed asset additions  totalled $6.7 million for the first half of
1995.  Management  expects that these  additions will total about $25 million in
1995 and will be  financed  primarily  using  short-term  bank notes  along with
internally generated cash.

        Cash flows used for acquisitions,  net of cash acquired,  totalled $45.7
million in the first half of 1995 compared to $25.5 million in 1994.  During the
first half of 1995, TDS purchased  controlling  interests in 10 cellular markets
and several  minority  cellular  interests  representing  a total of 1.4 million
population  equivalents  and  four  telephone  companies.  Some of the  entities
acquired during 1995 were subject to acquisition  agreements  prior to 1995. The
aggregate  consideration  for the  acquisitions  completed  in 1995  was  $175.4
million,  consisting of 2.8 million TDS Common Shares  ($121.9  million),  $40.9
million in cash and 415,000 USM Common Shares ($12.6 million).

        TDS's  acquisition  program may require  external  financing  during the
remainder of 1995. TDS and its subsidiaries  had agreements  pending at June 30,
1995, to acquire controlling interests in two telephone companies and one paging
company and a minority  cellular  interest  for an  aggregate  consideration  of
approximately $41.2 million. If all of these pending  acquisitions are completed
as  planned,  TDS will issue  approximately  841,000  TDS Common  Shares  ($36.8
million) and will pay approximately $4.4 million in cash. Any cellular interests
acquired by TDS are  expected to be assigned to USM, and at the time this occurs
USM will reimburse TDS for TDS's  consideration  delivered and costs incurred in
such acquisitions in the form of USM Common Shares, notes payable and cash.

        At June 30, 1995,  USM had  agreements  pending to exchange  controlling
interests  in  three  markets  for  controlling  interests  in six  markets.  In
addition,  USM had agreements pending to divest  controlling  interests in three
other markets and to settle litigation  related to an investment  interest which
was divested earlier in 1995. Pursuant to the divestiture  agreements,  USM will
divest  475,000  population  equivalents  and  receive  $81.5  million  in cash.
Management  believes  the  acquisitions  and  exchanges  currently  pending will
enhance USM's clustering  strategy by divesting markets which are less strategic
for cash or  markets  which  add to its  current  clusters.  All of the  pending
exchange,  divestiture and litigation  settlement agreements discussed above are
expected  to be  completed  during  1995.  Certain of the  divestitures  and the
litigation settlement will generate substantial gains for book and tax purposes.

        TDS and USM plan to continue to acquire additional cellular interests in
markets that strengthen USM's position, and are currently negotiating agreements
for the acquisition of

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additional  cellular  interests.  TDS  and APP are  also  currently  negotiating
agreements  for the  acquisition of additional  telephone and paging  companies,
respectively.

        APP was the successful  bidder in 1994 for five regional  narrowband PCS
licenses,  providing  equivalent  coverage to that of a nationwide  license,  at
auction by the FCC. APP's bids for the licenses  aggregated  $53.6 million which
has been paid. APP is currently  evaluating  several uses for the licenses.  APP
does not intend to begin  deploying PCS services until 1996 and does not believe
that it will incur  significant  additional  capital spending in 1995 related to
these licenses. However,  significant additional funds will be required when APP
begins  expanding  its  infrastructure  to  accommodate  the services that these
licenses will allow.

        APT's  successful bid commitment  totalled  $289.2 million for the eight
broadband PCS licenses, or $10.35 per population  equivalent.  The final payment
on the licenses was made in June of 1995.  Management  anticipates  that initial
construction  will  begin  in  late  1995  or  early  1996  following   detailed
engineering and site  procurement.  Marketing and selling  activities along with
commercial operations are anticipated to commence in late 1996 or early 1997.

        APT anticipates that  construction,  development and introduction of PCS
networks  and  services   will  require   substantial   capital  and   operating
expenditures  over  the  next  several  years.  While  construction   (including
microwave  relocation),  start-up  and  market  development  activities  may  be
impacted by many factors,  APT estimates  that between now and the year 2000, it
will need approximately  $500-550 million for capital  expenditures and $180-200
million for working capital,  start-up costs and market development  activities.
TDS anticipates  that start-up and development of high-quality  networks and the
marketing  of systems in APT's  major  markets  may reduce the rate of growth in
TDS's  operating  and net income from levels  which would  otherwise be achieved
during 1995 and future years.

        TDS  plans  to  finance  APT's  1995  and  1996  capital  and  operating
expenditures using a variety of resources,  including internally generated cash.
As discussed  below,  USM recently  received  approximately  $221 million in net
proceeds from the sale of convertible debt  securities,  of which $208.4 million
was used to repay  its  borrowings  from  TDS.  TDS has also  arranged  sales of
non-strategic  cellular and other assets  involving  estimated total proceeds of
more than $150 million,  of which approximately $85 million have been completed.
In addition,  TDS finalized a $300 million short-term credit facility to provide
the interim  funding  needed until the long-term  funding  activities  mentioned
above are completed.

        USM sold $745  million  principal  amount  at  maturity  of zero  coupon
convertible debt in June of 1995. The net proceeds to USM of approximately  $221
million from the sale of the 20-year  fixed-rate  securities  were used to repay
variable-rate  borrowings from TDS. This  convertible debt in the form of Liquid
Yield  Option(TM)  Notes  ("LYON"(TM))  ((TM)  trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Inc.) is subordinated to all senior indebtedness of USM. The issue price of each
LYON was $306.46 for each $1,000 principal amount at maturity,  which represents
a yield to maturity of 6%. Each LYON is  convertible at the option of the holder
at any time on or prior to  maturity  at a  conversion  rate of 9.475 USM Common
Shares  per LYON.  Upon  conversion,  USM may elect the  delivery  of its Common
Shares or cash equal to the market  value of the  Common  Shares  into which the
LYONs are  convertible.  Beginning five years after the date of issue, the LYONs
may be redeemed at any time for cash at the option of USM at  redemption  prices
equal to the issue price plus accrued  original issue discount  through the date
of  redemption.  On the fifth  anniversary  of the issue date, USM will purchase
LYONs at the option of the holder at the issue price plus accrued original issue
discount through that date. At that time, USM will have the option of

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purchasing  such  LYONs  with  cash,  USM  Common  Shares or TDS  common  equity
securities, or any combination thereof.

        Liquidity.  Management  believes  that  TDS has  adequate  internal  and
external  resources  to  finance  its  business  development,  construction  and
acquisition  programs.  TDS and  its  subsidiaries  had  unrestricted  cash  and
temporary  investments  totalling  $72.5  million  and  longer-term  investments
totalling  $64.7 million at June 30, 1995.  These  investments are primarily the
result  of  telephone  operations'  internally  generated  cash.  While  certain
regulated  telephone  subsidiaries' debt agreements place limits on intercompany
dividend  payments,  these restrictions are not expected to affect the Company's
ability to meet its cash obligations.

        TDS and its  subsidiaries had $468.0 million of bank lines of credit for
general  corporate  purposes  at June 30,  1995,  $443.0  million  of which were
committed.  Unused amounts of such lines totalled $291.8 million, $266.8 million
of which  were  committed.  Such bank lines of credit  include a  one-year  $300
million  revolving credit agreement dated May 19, 1995. The outstanding  balance
on this agreement bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate
plus .32%. As of June 30, 1995, $129 million was unused and available under this
agreement.  The remaining  line of credit  agreements  provide for borrowings at
negotiated rates up to the prime rate.

        TDS and USM  also  have  access  to debt  and  equity  capital  markets,
including  shelf  registration  statements  to issue common stock and  preferred
stock for acquisitions. TDS's shelf registration statement for Common Shares for
acquisitions  had 1.1  million  unissued  shares  at June  30,  1995.  TDS has a
universal  shelf  registration  statement which may be used from time to time to
issue debt  securities  and/or Common Shares for cash. At June 30, 1995,  $238.4
million  remained unused on the universal  shelf.  The unused amount may be used
for debt or equity  security  issuances  including  the sale of debt under TDS's
$150 million  Series C  Medium-Term  Note  Program,  of which $110.8  million is
unused.

        Management  believes that TDS's  internal cash flow and funds  available
from cash and cash investments provide substantial  financial  flexibility.  TDS
also has substantial lines of credit and longer-term  financing  commitments for
use in connection with its short- and  longer-term  financing  needs.  Moreover,
TDS,  USM and APP  have  access  to  public  and  private  capital  markets  and
anticipate  issuing  debt  and  equity  securities  when  capital   requirements
(including acquisitions), financial market conditions and other factors warrant.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                           Unaudited

                                                             Three Months Ended              Six Months Ended
                                                                  June 30,                       June 30,
                                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                         1995               1994          1995          1994
                                                     ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                            (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
<S>                                                  <C>                <C>            <C>           <C>
OPERATING REVENUES
    Cellular telephone                               $ 117,124          $  80,657      $ 216,872     $ 146,890
    Telephone                                           88,102             70,288        172,411       141,348
    Radio paging                                        26,865             22,640         52,783        44,149
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------     ---------
                                                       232,091            173,585        442,066       332,387
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------     ---------
OPERATING EXPENSES
    Cellular telephone                                 106,272             75,134        197,956       142,371
    Telephone                                           63,119             47,454        124,307        95,776
    Radio paging                                        28,875             21,992         56,822        42,931
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------     ---------
                                                       198,266            144,580        379,085       281,078
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------     ---------

OPERATING INCOME                                        33,825             29,005         62,981        51,309
INVESTMENT AND OTHER INCOME                          ---------          ---------      ---------     ---------
    Interest and dividend income                         2,710              2,456          5,805         4,504
    Minority share of income                            (6,293)            (2,688)       (12,455)       (3,885)
    Cellular investment income, net of
        license cost amortization                        8,294              7,301         17,966        10,884
    Gain on sale of cellular interests
        and other investments                           16,886                 --         36,374            --
    Other (expense), net                                (1,197)            (1,060)        (1,863)         (291)
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      --------
                                                        20,400              6,009         45,827        11,212
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      --------
INCOME BEFORE INTEREST
    AND INCOME TAXES                                    54,225             35,014        108,808        62,521
Interest expense                                        14,656              9,444         27,070        18,693
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      --------
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                              39,569             25,570         81,738        43,828
Income tax expense                                      16,989             11,250         35,965        19,284
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      --------
NET INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE
    EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING
    CHANGES                                             22,580             14,320         45,773        24,544
Cumulative effect of accounting
    changes                                                 --                 --             --          (723)
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      --------
NET INCOME                                              22,580             14,320         45,773        23,821
Preferred Dividend Requirement                            (494)              (510)          (973)       (1,137)
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------     ---------
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO
    COMMON                                           $  22,086          $  13,810      $  44,800     $  22,684
                                                     =========          =========      =========     =========
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON
    SHARES (000s)                                       58,508             53,217         57,919        52,758
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
    Before cumulative effect of
        accounting changes                           $     .38          $     .26      $     .77     $     .44
    Cumulative effect of accounting
        changes                                             --                 --             --          (.01)
                                                     ---------          ---------      ---------     ---------
    Net Income                                       $     .38          $     .26      $     .77     $     .43
                                                     =========          =========      =========     =========
DIVIDENDS PER COMMON AND
    SERIES A COMMON SHARE                            $    .095          $     .09      $     .19     $     .18
                                                     =========          =========      =========     =========

     The  accompanying  notes to financial  statements  are an integral  part of
these statements.
</TABLE>
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               TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   Unaudited
                                                          Six Months Ended
                                                               June 30,
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                         1995            1994
                                                   ------------   ------------
                                                        (Dollars in thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    Net income                                       $   45,773     $   23,821
    Add (Deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income
        to net cash provided by operating activities
           Cumulative effect of accounting changes           --            723
           Depreciation and amortization                 96,158         74,211
           Deferred taxes                                 6,672          9,484
           Investment income                            (20,447)       (12,909)
           Minority share of income                      12,455          3,885
           Gain on sale of cellular interests
                and other investments                   (36,374)            --
           Other noncash expense                          8,589          3,022
           Change in accounts receivable                (16,142)       (16,403)
           Change in accounts payable                   (10,228)        12,000
           Change in accrued taxes                        7,184          3,136
           Change in other assets and liabilities         2,617          3,620
                                                     ----------      ---------
                                                         96,257        104,590
                                                     ----------      ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    Long-term debt borrowings                           325,673         10,305
    Repayments of long-term debt                        (14,946)       (20,996)
    Change in notes payable                              74,643         32,416
    Common stock issued                                   5,150          5,983
    Minority partner capital distributions               (5,035)        (1,923)
    Redemption of preferred stock                          (534)          (268)
    Dividends paid                                      (11,946)       (10,219)
    Sale of stock by a subsidiary                           665         45,032
                                                      ---------       --------
                                                        373,670         60,330
                                                      ---------       --------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                 
    Additions to property, plant and equipment         (172,101)      (129,254)
    Investments in and advances to cellular
        minority partnerships                            (9,332)       (12,906)
    Distributions from partnerships                       4,905          8,962
    Investments in PCS Licenses                        (312,312)            --
    Proceeds from investment sales                       86,213             --
    Other investments                                     7,264        (14,187)
    Acquisitions, excluding cash acquired               (45,679)       (25,541)
    Change in temporary investments                      (2,520)        (1,487)
                                                       --------       --------
                                                       (443,526)      (174,413)
                                                       --------       --------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN                            
  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                              26,365         (9,493)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS -
    Beginning of period                                  24,733         55,666
                                                       --------       --------
    End of period                                    $   51,098     $   46,173
                                                     ==========     ==========
             The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part
of these statements.

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               TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                     ASSETS



                                                  (Unaudited)
                                                 June 30, 1995 December 31, 1994
                                                 ------------- -----------------
                                                    (Dollars in thousands)
CURRENT ASSETS
    Cash and cash equivalents                      $    51,098   $    24,733
    Temporary investments                               21,386        19,833
    Accounts receivable from customers
        and others                                     131,358       110,266
    Materials and supplies, at average cost,
        and other current assets                        36,170        31,086
                                                   -----------   -----------
                                                       240,012       185,918
                                                   -----------   -----------


INVESTMENTS
    Cellular limited partnership interests             131,467       111,733
    Cellular license acquisition costs, net             86,373        94,470
    Marketable equity securities                         3,165        25,604
    Marketable non-equity securities                    64,701        71,314
    Other                                               64,655        60,806
                                                  ------------   -----------
                                                       350,361       363,927
                                                  ------------   -----------
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
    Cellular telephone plant and
        license costs, net                           1,475,352     1,289,837
    Telephone plant and franchise costs, net           803,618       760,221
    Radio paging, net                                   74,511        70,817
    Other, net                                          34,474        32,700
                                                  ------------   -----------
                                                     2,387,955     2,153,575
                                                  ------------   -----------
OTHER ASSETS AND DEFERRED CHARGES
    PCS licenses and deposits                          343,916        74,501
    Other                                               23,866        12,206
                                                  ------------   -----------
                                                       367,782        86,707
                                                  ------------   -----------
                                                  $  3,346,110   $ 2,790,127
                                                  ============   ===========
                                               

                 The accompanying notes to financial statements
                   are an integral part of these statements.

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               TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


                                             (Unaudited)
                                            June 30, 1995  December 31, 1994
                                            -------------  -----------------
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
    Current portion of long-term debt
        and preferred shares                 $    36,575   $    37,447
    Notes payable                                177,278        98,608
    Accounts payable                             100,599       112,967
    Due to FCC-PCS licenses                         --          42,897
    Advance billings and customer deposits        22,912        20,898
    Accrued interest                              11,178        10,054
    Accrued taxes                                 11,922         3,894
    Other current liabilities                     27,406        19,419
                                             -----------   -----------
                                                 387,870       346,184
                                             -----------   ------------

DEFERRED LIABILITIES AND CREDITS                 121,854       119,076
                                             -----------   -----------
LONG-TERM DEBT, excluding current portion        869,215       536,509
                                             -----------   -----------
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES,
    excluding current portion                      1,775        13,209
                                             -----------   -----------
MINORITY INTEREST in subsidiaries                311,202       272,292
                                             -----------   -----------
NONREDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES                    29,537        29,819
                                             -----------   -----------

COMMON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Common Shares, par value $1 per share         50,898        47,938
    Series A Common Shares, par value
     $1 per share                                  6,880         6,887
    Common Shares issuable (31,431 and
     41,908 shares, respectively)                  1,496         1,995
    Capital in excess of par value             1,404,012     1,288,453
    Retained earnings                            161,371       127,765
                                             -----------   -----------
                                               1,624,657     1,473,038
                                             -----------   -----------
                                             $ 3,346,110   $ 2,790,127
                                             ===========   ===========
                                                                       
                 The accompanying notes to financial statements
                   are an integral part of these statements.

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               TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.   The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by
     the Company,  without audit,  pursuant to the rules and  regulations of the
     Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  Certain  information  and  footnote
     disclosures   normally  included  in  financial   statements   prepared  in
     accordance  with  generally  accepted   accounting   principles  have  been
     condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and  regulations,  although the
     Company  believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information
     presented not misleading. It is suggested that these consolidated financial
     statements  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the   consolidated   financial
     statements  and the notes thereto  included in the Company's  latest annual
     report on Form 10-K.

      The accompanying  unaudited  consolidated financial statements contain all
      adjustments  (consisting  of only normal  recurring  items)  necessary  to
      present fairly the financial position as of June 30, 1995 and December 31,
      1994,  and the  results  of  operations  and cash flows for the six months
      ended June 30, 1995 and 1994. The results of operations for the six months
      ended  June 30,  1995 and  1994,  are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
      results to be expected for the full year.

2.    Earnings per Common Share were  computed by dividing Net Income  Available
      to Common by the weighted  average number of common and common  equivalent
      shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive common stock equivalents at
      June 30, 1995, consist of dilutive Common Share options.

3.    Assuming that  acquisitions  accounted for as purchases  during the period
      January 1, 1994,  to June 30,  1995,  had taken  place on January 1, 1994,
      unaudited pro forma results of operations from continuing operations would
      have been as follows:

                                                   Six Months Ended
                                                       June 30,
                                                 1995            1994
                                             -----------      ----------
                                           (Dollars in thousands,except
                                                  per share amounts)

     Operating revenues                      $  459,145       $  382,311
     Net income before
       cumulative effect of
       accounting change                         35,012           15,228
     Earnings per share before
       cumulative effect of
       accounting change                     $      .58       $      .24


4.    Supplemental Cash Flow Information
      Cash and cash  equivalents  includes  cash and  those  short-term,  highly
      liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Those
      investments  with  original  maturities  of greater  than three  months to
      twelve months are classified as temporary investments.

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               TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




      TDS acquired certain cellular licenses and operating companies in 1995 and
      1994. TDS also acquired four telephone  companies during the first half of
      1995. In conjunction  with these  acquisitions,  the following assets were
      acquired and liabilities  assumed,  and Common Shares and Preferred Shares
      issued.

                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,
                                                       1995            1994
                                                   -------------------------
                                                       (Dollars in thousands)

     Property, plant and equipment                 $   68,875       $  6,648
     Cellular licenses                                120,909        120,412
     Decrease in equity method
        investment in cellular interests                 (356)        (4,816)
     Long-term debt                                    (8,933)            --
     Deferred credits                                    (214)            --
     Other assets and liabilities,
        excluding cash and cash equivalents             1,340         (1,234)
     Minority interest                                 (1,515)           701
     Common Shares issued and issuable               (121,864)       (94,891)
     USM Stock issued and issuable                    (12,563)        (1,279)
                                                   ----------       --------
     Decreae in cash due to acquisitions           $   45,679       $ 25,541
                                                   ==========       ========

      The following table  summarizes  interest and income taxes paid, and other
noncash transactions.

                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,
                                                       1995            1994
                                                  --------------------------
                                                     (Dollars in thousands)

     Interest paid                                $  25,762         $  19,095
     Income taxes paid                               20,725            10,397
     Common Shares issued by TDS and Subsidiary
       for conversion of TDS Preferred Stock      $  13,534         $     197

5.    Notes Payable
      In May,  1995,  the  Company  signed a one year,  unsecured  $300  million
      revolving  credit  agreement.  The agreement bears interest at the rate of
      the  Eurodollar Rate  plus  .32%.  Among  the
      covenants,  TDS is  required  to  maintain a BB+ or better  debt rating by
      Standard & Poor's and maintain a minimum  consolidated  net worth  greater
      than $800,000,000.


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               TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




6.    Long-Term Debt
      USM  sold  $745  million  principal  amount  at  maturity  of zero  coupon
      convertible debt in June of 1995. The net proceeds to USM from the sale of
      the 20-year fixed-rate  securities were  approximately $221 million.  This
      convertible debt in the form of Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes ("LYON"(TM))
      ((TM)  trademark  of Merrill  Lynch & Co.,  Inc.) is  subordinated  to all
      senior  indebtedness  of USM. The issue price of each LYON was $306.46 for
      each $1,000  principal  amount at  maturity,  which  represents a yield to
      maturity  of 6%. Each LYON is  convertible  at the option of the holder at
      any time on or prior to maturity at a conversion  rate of 9.475 USM Common
      Shares per LYON. Upon conversion, USM may elect the delivery of its Common
      Shares or cash equal to the market  value of the Common  Shares into which
      the LYONs are  convertible.  Beginning five years after the date of issue,
      the LYONs  may be  redeemed  at any time for cash at the  option of USM at
      redemption  prices  equal to the issue price plus accrued  original  issue
      discount through the date of redemption.  On the fifth  anniversary of the
      issue  date,  USM will  purchase  LYONs at the option of the holder at the
      issue price plus accrued  original  issue  discount  through that date. At
      that time,  USM will have the option of  purchasing  such LYONs with cash,
      USM Common  Shares or TDS common  equity  securities,  or any  combination
      thereof.

7.    Contingencies
      The  Company's  material  contingencies  as of June 30, 1995,  include the
      collectibility  of a  $5.4  million  note  receivable  under  a  long-term
      financing  agreement  with  cellular  company and a $9.9  million  standby
      letter of credit in support of a bank loan to an entity  minority-owned by
      the Company. For further discussion of these contingencies, see Note 14 of
      Notes to Consolidated  Financial Statements included in the Company's 1994
      Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.

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                                            PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders

        At the Annual Meeting of  Shareholders of TDS, held on May 19, 1995, the
following numbers of votes were cast for the matters indicated:

1.a.    Election  of one Class II  Director  of the  Company  by the  holders of
        Common Shares and holders of Preferred  Shares issued before October 31,
        1981:

                                                                    Broker
        Nominee                 For           Withhold             Non-Vote
        --------------       ----------      ----------            -------- 
        James Barr III       41,605,374       2,424,498               -0-

1.b.    Election of three Class III  Directors  of the Company by the holders of
        Series A Common Shares and the holders of Preferred  Shares issued after
        October 31, 1981:

                                                                     Broker
        Nominee                      For           Withhold         Non-Vote
        -------                      ---           --------         --------
        LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.    68,183,195         4,491              -0-
        Donald C. Nebergall      68,169,702        17,984              -0-
        Murray L. Swanson        68,169,702        17,984              -0-

2.      Proposal to Approve the 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company:
                                                                   Broker
        For                    Against          Abstain           Non-Vote
        -----------           ---------         -------          ----------
        108,179,651           3,371,648         674,238            1,020

3.      Proposal to Ratify the Selection of Arthur Andersen LLP as Independent
        Public Accountants for 1995:

                                                                    Broker
        For                    Against           Abstain           Non-Vote
        -----------           ---------          -------           --------
        111,861,617            43,694            312,246             -0-

                                                       -28-

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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

      (a)  Exhibit 11 - Computation of earnings per common share.

      (b)  Exhibit 12 - Statement regarding computation of ratios.

      (c)  Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

      (d)  Exhibit 99.1 - Unaudited Consolidated  Statements  of  Income
                          for the Twelve Months Ended June 30, 1995 and 1994.

      (e) Reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended June 30, 1995:

           TDS filed a Current  Report  on Form 8-K  dated  May 19,  1995  which
           included a copy of a $300 million  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  with
           First  National  Bank of  Boston,  as Agent,  that was  signed by the
           Company.


                                                       -29-

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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 thereunto duly authorized.



                        TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
                                  (Registrant)





Date    August 11, 1995                               MURRAY L. SWANSON
        -------------------                    --------------------------------
                                                      Murray L. Swanson,
                                               Executive Vice President-Finance




Date    August 11, 1995                            GREGORY J. WILKINSON
        -------------------                    -------------------------------
                                                   Gregory J. Wilkinson,
                                                 Vice President and Controller
                                                (Principal Accounting Officer)

                                       -30-

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                                                           Exhibit 11
                     Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
                 Computation of Earnings Per Common Share
                 (in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Three Months Ended June 30,                    1995         1994 
    -----------------------------------------------------------------

    Primary Earnings
      Net Income before cumulative effect
        of accounting change                    $ 22,580   $ 14,320
      Dividends on Preferred Shares                 (494)      (510)
                                                --------   --------
      Net Income Available to Common            $ 22,086   $ 13,810
                                                ========   ========
    Primary Shares
      Weighted average number of Common and 
        Series A Common Shares Outstanding        57,712     52,690
      Additional shares assuming issuance of:
        Options and Stock Appreciation Rights        155        176
        Convertible Preferred Shares                 610        309
        Common Shares Issuable                        31         42
                                                --------   --------
      Primary Shares                              58,508     53,217
                                                ========   ========

    Primary Earnings per Common Share           $    .38   $    .26
                                                ========   ========

    Fully Diluted Earnings*
      Net Income before cumulative effect
        of accounting change                    $ 22,580   $ 14,320
      Dividends on Preferred Shares                 (345)      (446)
                                                --------   --------
      Net Income Available to Common            $ 22,235   $ 13,874
                                                ========   ========

    Fully Diluted Shares
      Weighted average number of Common and 
        Series A Common Shares Outstanding        57,712     52,690
      Additional shares assuming issuance of:
        Options and Stock Appreciation Rights        156        180
        Convertible Preferred Shares               1,105        579
        Common Shares Issuable                        31         42
                                                --------   --------
      Fully Diluted Shares                        59,004     53,491
                                                ========   ========

    Fully Diluted Earnings per Common Share     $    .38   $    .26
                                                ========   ========



    * This calculation is submitted in accordance with Securities
      Act of 1934 Release No. 9083 although not required by footnote
      2 to paragraph 14 of APB Opinion No. 15 because it results in
      dilution of less than 3%.

    <PAGE>
                                                           Exhibit 11

                     Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
                 Computation of Earnings Per Common Share
                 (in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Six Months Ended June 30,                   1995           1994  
    -----------------------------------------------------------------

    Primary Earnings
      Net Income before cumulative effect
        of accounting change                 $  45,773    $  24,544
      Dividends on Preferred Shares               (973)      (1,137)
                                             ---------    ---------
      Net income before cumulative effect
        of accounting change applicable
        to Common                               44,800       23,407
      Cumulative effect of accounting 
        change                                       -         (723)
                                             ---------    ---------
      Net Income Available to Common         $  44,800    $  22,684
                                             =========    =========

    Primary Shares
      Weighted average number of Common and 
        Series A Common Shares Outstanding      57,031       52,490
      Additional shares assuming issuance of:
        Options and Stock Appreciation Rights      162          189
        Convertible Preferred Shares               691           40
        Common Shares Issuable                      35           39
                                             ---------    ---------
      Primary Shares                            57,919       52,758
                                             =========    =========

    Primary Earnings per Common Share
      Net Income before cumulative effect
        of accounting change                 $     .77    $     .44
      Cumulative effect of accounting change         -         (.01)
                                             ---------    ---------
      Net Income                             $     .77    $     .43
                                             =========    =========

    Fully Diluted Earnings*
      Net Income before cumulative effect
        of accounting change                 $  45,773    $  24,544
      Dividends on Preferred Shares               (761)      (1,094)
                                             ---------    ---------
      Net income before cumulative effect
        of accounting change applicable
        to Common                               45,012       23,450
      Cumulative effect of accounting change         -         (723)
                                             ---------    ---------
      Net Income Available to Common         $  45,012    $  22,727
                                             =========    =========

    Fully Diluted Shares
      Weighted average number of Common and 
        Series A Common Shares Outstanding      57,031       52,490
      Additional shares assuming issuance of:
        Options and Stock Appreciation Rights      154          184
        Convertible Preferred Shares             1,016          140
        Common Shares Issuable                      35           39
                                             ---------    ---------
      Fully Diluted Shares                      58,236       52,853
                                             =========    =========

    Fully Diluted Earnings per Common Share
      Net Income before cumulative effect
        of accounting change                 $     .77    $     .44
      Cumulative effect of accounting change         -         (.01)

                                             ---------    ---------
      Net Income                             $     .77    $     .43
                                             =========    =========

    * This calculation is submitted in accordance with Securities
      Act of 1934 Release No. 9083 although not required by footnote
      2 to paragraph 14 of APB Opinion No. 15 because it results in
      dilution of less than 3%.
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                                                           Exhibit 12

                     TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
                   RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                     For the Six Months June 30, 1995
                          (Dollars In Thousands)


    EARNINGS:
       Income from Continuing Operations before 
         income taxes                                    $    81,738
          Add (Deduct):
            Minority Share of Losses                          (1,251)
            Earnings on Equity Method                        (20,447)
            Distributions from Minority Subsidiaries           4,905
            Amortization of Non-Telephone Capitalized
              Interest                                            14
            Minority interest in majority-owned subsidiaries
              that have fixed charges                         10,056
                                                         ------------
                                                              75,015
          Add fixed charges:
            Consolidated interest expense                     26,981
            Interest Portion (1/3) of Consolidated 
               Rent Expense                                    2,551
            Amortization of debt expense and discount on 
              indebtedness                                        90
                                                         -----------
                                                         $   104,637
                                                         ===========
    FIXED CHARGES:
       Consolidated interest expense                     $    26,981
       Interest Portion (1/3) of Consolidated Rent 
         Expense                                               2,551
       Amortization of debt expense and discount 
         on indebtedness                                          90
                                                         -----------
                                                         $    29,622
                                                         ===========
    RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                          3.53
                                                         ===========

       Tax-Effected Redeemable Preferred Dividends       $       968
       Fixed Charges                                          29,622
                                                         -----------
          Fixed Charges and Redeemable Preferred 
             Dividends                                   $    30,590
                                                         ===========
    RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
      AND REDEEMABLE PREFERRED DIVIDENDS                        3.42
                                                         ===========
       Tax-Effected Preferred Dividends                  $     2,252
       Fixed Charges                                          29,622
                                                         -----------
          Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends          $    31,874
                                                         ===========
    RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 
      AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS                                   3.28
                                                         ===========
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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated financial statemetns of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. as of June
30, 1995, and for the six months then ended, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
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<RECEIVABLES>                                  101,108
<ALLOWANCES>                                     3,319
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<BONDS>                                        869,215
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                            1,775
                                     29,537
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 3,346,110
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               442,066
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  379,085
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<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              27,070
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 81,738
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                                                         Exhibit 99.1
            TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            -------------------------------------------------
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                    ---------------------------------
                                Unaudited
                                ---------
                                              Twelve Months Ended 
                                          --------------------------
                                                   June 30,          
                                          --------------------------
                                              1995            1994  
                                          ------------    ----------
                            (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    OPERATING REVENUES
      Cellular telephone                  $    402,386    $ 269,180
      Telephone                                337,404      279,264
      Radio paging                             100,699       84,033
                                          ------------    ----------
         Total operating revenues              840,489      632,477
                                          ------------    ----------
    OPERATING EXPENSES
      Cellular telephone                       370,604      270,497
      Telephone                                243,266      195,324
      Radio paging                             106,125       81,765
                                          ------------    ----------
         Total operating expenses              719,995      547,586
                                          ------------    ----------
    OPERATING INCOME                           120,494       84,891
                                          ------------    ----------
    INVESTMENT AND OTHER INCOME
      Interest and dividend income              11,913        9,040
      Minority share of income                 (17,602)      (4,082)
      Cellular investment income, 
         net of license cost amortization       33,100       20,456
      Gain on sale of cellular interests 
         and other investments                  43,831        4,851
      Other income, net                         (2,941)      (1,042)
                                          ------------    ----------
                                                68,301       29,223
                                          ------------    ----------
    INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND 
      INCOME TAXES                             188,795      114,114
    Interest expense                            49,628       38,076
                                          ------------    ----------
    INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                 139,167       76,038
    Income tax expense                          57,394       33,368
                                          ------------    ----------
    NET INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT 
      OF ACCOUNTING CHANGES                     81,773       42,670
    Cumulative effect of accounting changes                    (723)
                                          ------------    ----------
    NET INCOME                                  81,773       41,947
    Preferred Dividend Requirement              (1,797)      (2,307)
                                          ------------    ----------
    NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON        $     79,976    $  39,640
                                          ============    ==========

    WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES (000s)       56,588       50,988
    EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
      Before cumulative effect of 
         accounting changes               $       1.41    $     .79
      Cumulative effect of 
         accounting changes                                    (.01)
                                          ------------    ----------
      Net Income                          $       1.41    $     .78
                                          ============    ==========

    DIVIDENDS PER COMMON AND SERIES A
      COMMON SHARE                        $        .37    $     .35
                                          ============    ==========
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