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LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., has been the Chairman of U.S. Cellular, and the President and Chief Executive Officer of TDS, for more than five years. Mr. Carlson also serves on the board of directors of TDS. He is also a director and Chairman of TDS Telecom. He is the son of LeRoy T. Carlson and the brother of Walter C.D. Carlson.

John E. Rooney
John E. Rooney has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Cellular since April 10, 2000. Mr. Rooney was previously employed by Ameritech Corporation for more than five years, most recently as president of Ameritech Consumer Services and, prior to that, as president of Ameritech Cellular Services. Mr. Rooney was elected to the board of directors pursuant to the letter agreement described below. He is a current Class I director who was previously elected by the holder of Series A Common Shares.

Kenneth R. Meyers
Kenneth R. Meyers has been the Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of U.S. Cellular for more than five years. He is a current Class II director who was previously elected by the holder of Series A Common Shares.

LeRoy T. Carlson
LeRoy T. Carlson was appointed Chairman Emeritus of TDS in February 2002. Prior to that time, he was the Chairman of TDS for more than five years. He is a member of the TDS board of directors and is also a director of TDS Telecom. He is the father of LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. and Walter C.D. Carlson. Mr. Carlson is a current Class I director who was previously elected by the holder of Series A Common Shares.

Walter C.D. Carlson
Walter C.D. Carlson has been a partner of the law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP for more than five years and is a member of its executive committee. The law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP provides legal services to U.S. Cellular and TDS on a regular basis. Mr. Carlson does not provide legal services to U.S. Cellular, TDS or their subsidiaries. Mr. Carlson serves on the board of directors of TDS and was elected non-executive Chairman of the Board of TDS in February 2002. He is the son of LeRoy T. Carlson and the brother of LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.

J. Samuel Crowley
J. Samuel Crowley was Senior Vice President-New Ventures at Michaels Stores, Inc., a publicly held national specialty retail company, from August 2002 until December 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Crowley was a business strategy consultant with Insider Marketing, a high tech marketing consulting firm, from April 2000 until July 2002. He was previously employed by CompUSA, Inc., a national retailer and reseller of personal computers and related products and services, for more than five years, most recently as executive vice president of operations between 1995 and 2000.

Ronald E. Daly
Mr. Daly is a private investor. Mr. Daly was the president and chief executive officer of Océ-USA Holding, Inc. between November 2002 and September 2004. Océ -USA Holding, Inc. is the North American operations of Netherlands based Océ -N.V., a publicly held company that is a global supplier of high-technology digital document management and delivery solutions. Prior to joining Océ -USA Holding, Inc., Mr. Daly worked 38 years for R.R. Donnelley, most recently as president of R.R. Donnelley Printing Solutions. Mr. Daly was appointed to the U.S. Cellular Board of Directors in August 2004 to fill a vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Barrett A. Toan in February 2004.

Paul-Henri Denuit
Prior to retiring from S.A. Coditel at the end of May 2001, Paul-Henri Denuit served as managing director of S.A. Coditel for more than five years. He was also the chairman of its board of directors. Mr. Denuit is a current Class II director who was previously elected by holders of Common Shares.

Harry Harczak, Jr.
Mr. Harczak is the executive vice president-Sales for CDW, a publicly held provider of technology products and services. He joined CDW in 1994 as chief financial officer after serving as partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He was promoted from chief financial officer to executive vice president of sales in 2002. Mr. Harczak is a current Class II director.

Sandra L. Helton
Sandra L. Helton was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TDS in October 2000. Ms. Helton joined TDS as Executive Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of TDS on August 10, 1998. Ms. Helton is also a member of the board of directors of TDS and TDS Telecommunications Corporation ("TDS Telecom"), a subsidiary of TDS which operates local telephone companies. Ms. Helton is a director of The Principal Financial Group, a global financial institution, and Covance, Inc., a drug development services company. Ms. Helton is a current Class II director who was previously elected by the holder of Series A Common Shares.

     
 
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