TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC
SC 13G/A, 1996-02-13
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
              (Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Schedule 13G)*


                        Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Shares, $1.00 par value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    87943310
        _______________________________________________________________
                                 (CUSIP Number)



Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement ___. (A fee is
not required  only if the filing  person:  (1) has a previous  statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).


* The  remainder of this cover page shall be filed out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.


The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).











SEC 1745 (2/92)
                                   Page 1 of 5


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                                       13G

CUSIP NO.     87943310                                Page   2   of   5   Pages
          ---------------------                            -----    -----      




 1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            The Voting Trust under Agreement dated June 30, 1989
            36-2669023

 2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*            (a) _X_
                                                                       (b) ___

 3        SEC USE ONLY


 4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           United States

                         5       SOLE VOTING POWER -  6,269,174.2  - This amount
                                 consists of Series A Common  Shares  which have
                                 ten  votes  per  share on all  matters  and are
         NUMBER OF               convertible  on a  share-for-share
          SHARES                 basis into Common  Shares,  and are held by the
        BENEFICIALLY             reporting  persons  as  trustees  of  a
         OWNED BY                Voting   Trust   (see   Item   2  for   further
           EACH                  explanation).   
         REPORTING
          PERSON         6       SHARED VOTING POWER
           WITH
                                  Same as 5.

                         7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   Same as 5.

                         8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   Same as 5.

9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           Same as 5.

10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) - Reporting persons
          beneficially own approximately  90.9% of the Series A Common Shares of
          the  Issuer,   representing   approximately   10.7%  of  the  Issuer's
          outstanding  classes of Common Shares and 69.2% of the Issuer's voting
          power.1 

12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           OO


                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                                Page 2 of 5 pages

1 Based on 51,621,438  TDS Common  Shares and  6,893,102  Series A Common Shares
issued and outstanding on December 31, 1995.


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Schedule 13G
Issuer: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Page 3 of 5


Item 1.      (a)     Name of Issuer:

                     Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

             (b)     Address of Issuers's Principal Executive Offices:

                     30 North LaSalle Street
                     Suite 4000
                     Chicago, Illinois 60602


Item 2.      (a)     Name of Person Filing:

                     The Voting Trust under Agreement dated June 30, 1989

             (b)     Address of Principal Business Office:

                     c/o Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
                     30 North LaSalle Street
                     Suite 4000
                     Chicago, Illinois 60602

             (c)     Citizenship:

                     United States

             (d)     Title of Class of Securities:

                     Common Shares, $1.00 par value.

             (e)     CUSIP Number:

                     87943310


Item 3.      (a) - (h)

             Not Applicable.


Item 4.      Ownership

             (a)     Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 1995:

                     See cover page, row 5.



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Schedule 13G
Issuer: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Page 4 of 5


             (b)     Percent of Class:

                     See cover page, row 11.

             (c)     Number of shares as to which such person has:

                     (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                            See cover page, row 5.

                     (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                            See cover page, row 5.

                     (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition 
                            of:

                            See cover page, row 5.

                     (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                            of:

                            See cover page, row 5.


Item 5.      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

             Not Applicable.


Item 6.      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
             Another Person.

             Not Applicable.


Item 7.      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
             which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
             Parent Holding Company.

             Not Applicable.


Item 8.      Identification and Classification of Members of the
             Group.

             Not Applicable.


Item 9.      Notice of Dissolution of Group.

             Not Applicable.




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Schedule 13G
Issuer: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Page 5 of 5
                                    SIGNATURE


             After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the  best  of my  knowledge  and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.




Date: February 9, 1996                  The Voting Trust under Agreement
                                        dated June 30, 1989


                                        By: /s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
                                           _____________________________________
                                            LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
                                            Title:  A Trustee














                    Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to the
                        Amended and Restated Schedule 13G
                        relating to the direct beneficial
                        ownership in the Common Shares of
              Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. by the Voting Trust.








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