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UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE 19 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The following persons are partners of Sidley Austin LLP, the principal law firm of U.S. Cellular and its
subsidiaries: Walter C.D. Carlson, a director of U.S. Cellular, a director and non-executive Chairman of
the Board of Directors of TDS and a trustee and beneficiary of a voting trust that controls TDS; William S.
DeCarlo, the General Counsel of TDS and an Assistant Secretary of TDS and certain subsidiaries of TDS;
and Stephen P. Fitzell, the General Counsel of U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecommunications Corporation
and an Assistant Secretary of U.S. Cellular and certain other subsidiaries of TDS. Walter C.D. Carlson
does not provide legal services to TDS, U.S. Cellular or their subsidiaries. U.S. Cellular and its
subsidiaries incurred legal costs from Sidley Austin LLP of $8.6 million in 2009, $6.9 million in 2008 and
$6.6 million in 2007.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for the review and evaluation of all related
party transactions, as such term is defined by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
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