Sec Form 5 Filing - KLEESPIES J TIMOTHY @ TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ - 2005-12-31

FORM 5 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KLEESPIES J TIMOTHY 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ [ TDS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP & Asst. Corp. Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) 8401 GREENWAY BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/31/2005 (Street) MIDDLETON, WI53562 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 12/31/2005 J( 1 ) V 0.67 A 86.4 I By 401K plan Special Common Shares ( 5 ) 12/31/2005 J( 1 )( 5 ) V 86.76 A 86.76 I By 401K Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Option (Right to buy) ( 3 ) ( 5 ) < /span> $ 114.44 05/13/2005 J( 3 )( 5 ) V 4,800 ( 6 ) 09/16/2010 Tandem Common and Special Common Shares ( 3 ) 4,800 ( 3 ) 4,800 D Option (Right to buy) ( 3 ) ( 5 ) $ 99.44 05/13/2005 J( 3 )( 5 ) V 1,570 12/15/2001 04/30/2011 Tandem Common and Special Common Shares ( 3 ) 1,570 ( 3 ) 1,570 D Option (Right to buy) ( 3 ) ( 5 ) $ 66 05/13/2005 J( 3 )( 5 ) V 4,130 12/15/2004 05/08/2014 Tandem Common and Special Common Shares ( 3 ) 4,130 ( 3 ) 4,130 D Option (Right to Buy) ( 3 ) ( 5 ) $ 77.36 05/13/2005 J( 3 )( 5 ) V 5,340 12/15/2005 04/20/2015 Tandem Common and Special Common Shares ( 3 ) 5,340 ( 3 ) 5,340 D Restricted Stock Units ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 2 ) 05/13/2005 J( 4 )( 5 ) V 877 12/15/2007 ( 2 ) Tandem Common and Special Common Shares ( 4 ) 877 ( 4 ) 877 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KLEESPIES J TIMOTHY 8401 GREENWAY BLVD MIDDLETON, WI53562 VP & Asst. Corp. Controller Signatures Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty 01/18/2006 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Voluntary reporting of shares acquired in 2005 in the TDS 401K. The information is based on a plan statement dated 12/31/05. The number of shares fluctuates and is attributable to the price of the shares on 12/31/05. ( 2 )Restricted stock unit award pursuant to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Stock units will become vested on December 15, 2007. ( 3 )Common shares were granted without consideration under the long-term incentive plan. As a result of the special common dividend, all options to purchase common shares as of May 13 under the long term incentive plan, whether vested or unvested, were adjusted into tandem options. The tandem option provides that upon exercise, the optionee purchases the number of common shares originally subject to the option plus an equal number of special common shares. ( 4 )Restricted stock units for common shares were granted without consideration under the long term incentive plan. As a result of the special common stock dividend,all restricted stock units as of May 13 that are be settled in common shares, whether vested or unvested, were adjusted to provide shat such award will be settled in the number of common shares originally subject to the award plus an equal number of special common shares. ( 5 )On May 13 TDS authorized a special common dividend to holders of common shares in which one special common share was distributed to all shareholders making this acquisition exempt from Section 16a-9(a). ( 6 )Granted under the TDS 1998 Long Term Incentive Plan. The option became exercisable with respect to 1200 common shares on 12/15/01, 12/15/02, 12/15/03 and with respect to an additional 1200 on 12/15/04 for a total of 4800 common shares.

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