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PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The nominees for election as Class I directors are identified in the table below. Each of the
nominees has consented to be named in the proxy statement and consented to serve if elected. In the
event any such nominee fails to stand for election, the persons named in the proxy presently intend to
vote for a substitute nominee if one is designated by the board of directors.
Nominees
The following persons, if elected at the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, will serve as Class I
directors until the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and
qualified:
Class I Directors—Terms Scheduled to Expire in 2009
The following persons are current Class I directors whose terms expire at the 2009 annual meeting
of shareholders:
Elected by Holders of Common Shares
Position with U.S. Cellular Served as
Name Age and Principal Occupation Director since
Harry J. Harczak, Jr. ........... 52 Director of U.S. Cellular and Private 2003
Investor
Elected by Holder of Series A Common Shares
Position with U.S. Cellular Served as
Name Age and Principal Occupation Director since
LeRoy T. Carlson .............. 92 Director of U.S. Cellular and 1987
Chairman Emeritus of TDS
John E. Rooney ............... 66 Director and President and Chief 2000
Executive Officer of U.S. Cellular
Background of Class I Directors
Harry J. Harczak, Jr. Mr. Harczak is a private investor. Mr. Harczak was an officer of CDW
Corporation between 1994 and 2007, where he was successively the chief financial officer, executive vice
president of sales and executive vice president. Prior to CDW, Mr. Harczak was a partner at
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. CDW is a provider of technology products and services and was a public
company until it was acquired and became privately held in 2007. Mr. Harczak is a director of Tech Data
Corporation (NASDAQ GS: TECD), a distributor of technology products from IT hardware and software
producers. Mr. Harczak is a current Class I director who was previously elected by holders of Common
Shares.
LeRoy T. Carlson. LeRoy T. Carlson was appointed Chairman Emeritus (an executive officer) of
TDS in February 2002. Prior to that time, he was the Chairman of TDS for more than five years.
Mr. Carlson’s term as a member of the TDS board of directors expired at the TDS 2008 annual meeting
on May 22, 2008, and Mr. Carlson did not stand for re-election as a TDS director. He became a director
emeritus of TDS following the TDS 2008 annual meeting. Mr. Carlson is the father of LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
and Walter C.D. Carlson. LeRoy T. Carlson is a current Class I director who was previously elected by
TDS as the sole holder of Series A Common Shares.
John E. Rooney. John E. Rooney has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S.
Cellular (an executive officer of U.S. Cellular and deemed to be an executive officer of TDS under SEC
rules) for more than five years. Mr. Rooney is currently a director of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc., a
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