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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2003 </FONT></P>




<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Registration No.
333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>Registration No. 333-57063</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION <BR>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO<BR>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
AND<BR>
FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933</FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>UNITED STATES CELLULAR
CORPORATION <BR>(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>



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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER>Delaware</TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=48% ALIGN=CENTER>62-1147325</TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER>(State or other jurisdiction of</TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER>incorporation or organization)</TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite
700<BR> Chicago, Illinois 60631<BR>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) </FONT></P>

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     <TD> <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"> United States Cellular Corporation <BR>
2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan<BR> (Full
title of the plan)</FONT></P>


<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"> LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Chairman<BR>
United States Cellular Corporation.<BR>
c/o Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.<BR>
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60602<BR>(Name
and address of agent for service) <BR>(312)
630-1900 <BR>(Telephone number, including <BR> area code, of agent for service)  </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>CALCULATION OF
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Amount to be<BR>
Registered (1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Amount of<BR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Common Shares, <BR>$1.00 par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>5,350,000 Shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><U>$&nbsp;24.50</U>(2) </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><U>$&nbsp;131,075,000</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><U>$&nbsp;10,604</U>(3)</FONT></TD></TR>
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          In addition, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
          additional securities which may be issued under the above-reference Plan
          pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of such Plan and, if interest in the
          above-referenced Plan are deemed to constitute separate securities, pursuant to
          Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement shall
          also cover an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant
          to the above-referenced Plan. </FONT></P></TD>
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          Estimated for the Common Shares solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the
     average of the high and low prices of the Common Shares of the Registrant on the American Stock Exchange on May 28, 2003, pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933.
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          A filing fee of $16,100 was previously paid by the Registrant in connection with
                    Registration No. 333-98921, initially filed August 29, 2002 and subsequently
                    withdrawn on January 22, 2003 prior to any offering or sale of securities
                    thereunder. Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act of 1933, the
                    Registrant hereby offsets $10,604 of such previously paid filing fee against
                    the total amount of the filing fee due for this Registration Statement. After
                    such offset, a balance of $5,496 remains available from the filing fee paid
                    with respect to Registration Statement No. 333-98921.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>The Registrant has previously filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 033-57255), relating to 750,000 Common Shares,
which first became effective on January 15, 1995, for issuance under the registrant&#146;s
1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which was redesignated as the 1998 Long-Term Incentive
Program, and the registrant has previously filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No.
333-57063) relating to 950,000 Common Shares (of which 50,000 of such shares are being
deregistered by this Registration Statement), which first became effective on June 17, 1998, for issuance under the
registrant&#146;s 1998 Long-Term Incentive Program, which has been redesignated as the
2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Prospectus related to the Plan includes the 750,000 and 900,000 Common Shares
covered by Registration Statement No. 333-57255 and No. 333-57063, respectively, that
remain unissued, as well as the securities registered by this Registration Statement. </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
filing constitutes (i) a Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-57063
to deregister 50,000 Common Shares that were previously registered for issuance under the
Registrant&#146;s 1998 Long-Term Incentive Program, and (ii) a Registration Statement to
register 5,350,000 additional Common Shares for issuance under the Registrant&#146;s 2003
Long-Term Incentive Plan. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>PART I </FONT></H1>

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IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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Information.</U>* </FONT> </H1>

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Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;) and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. </FONT></TD>
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IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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by Reference</U>. </FONT> </H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents which have heretofore been filed by United States Cellular Corporation
(the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;), with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the 1933 Act and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference
herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof: </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
               <TD WIDTH=85%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>
               The description of the Company&#146;s Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share
               (&#147;Common Shares&#148;), contained in Amendment No. 2 on Form 8 dated
               December 28, 1992 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A. </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
               <TD WIDTH=85%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>
               The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
               2002. </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
               <TD WIDTH=85%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>
               The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
               2003. </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
               <TD WIDTH=85%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>
               The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 5, March 10,
               March 20, and May 5, 2003. </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=12%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>5. </FONT></TD>
               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) and 15(d) of
               the 1934 Act since December 31, 2002. </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents, subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and made a part hereof from their
respective dates of filing (such documents, and the documents enumerated above, being
hereinafter referred to as &#147;Incorporated Documents&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See
&#147;Notice Regarding Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP&#148; included in Exhibit 23.2
hereto which is incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>Description of
Securities</U>. </FONT> </H1>

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herein by reference.  See Item 3.</FONT></P><BR>

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Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </FONT> </H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain
legal matters relating to the securities registered hereby will be addressed by Sidley
Austin Brown &amp; Wood, 10 S. Dearborn Street, Bank One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60603.
The Company is controlled by Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (&#147;TDS&#148;) and the
following persons are members of Sidley Austin Brown &amp; Wood: Walter C.D. Carlson, a
trustee and beneficiary of a voting trust that controls TDS, the chairman of the board of
directors of TDS and a director of the Company; William S. DeCarlo, the Acting General
Counsel of TDS and an Assistant Secretary of TDS and certain subsidiaries of TDS; and
Stephen P. Fitzell, the General Counsel and/or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and
certain other subsidiaries of TDS. Walter C.D. Carlson does not provide legal services to
TDS, the Company or their subsidiaries. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers</U>. </FONT> </H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
XI of the Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, contains a
provision providing that no director or officer of the Company shall be personally liable
to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director or officer except for breach of the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s duty of
loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, unlawful payment of
dividends, unlawful stock redemptions or repurchases and transactions from which the
director or officer derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
XI of the Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, also provides
that the Company shall indemnify directors and officers of the Company, its consolidated
subsidiaries and certain other related entities to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;). Under the DGCL, directors and
officers, as well as other employees or persons, may be indemnified against judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an
action by or in the right of the corporation &#151; a &#147;derivative action&#148;), and
against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees) in any action (including a derivative
action), if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.
However, in the case of a derivative action, a person cannot be indemnified for expenses
in respect of any matter as to which the person is adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and to the extent a court determines that such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
DGCL also provides that, to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent of a
corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action or
matter, the corporation must indemnify such party against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such party in connection
therewith. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
DGCL provides that expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending any action may
be paid by a Delaware corporation in advance of the final disposition of the action upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount
if it is ultimately determined that such party is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, states that the right to
indemnification conferred in Article XI thereof is a contract right and includes the right
to be paid by the Company for expenses incurred in defending proceedings covered by
Article XI in advance of their final disposition; <U>provided, however</U>, that, if the
DGCL requires, the payment of such expenses in advance of the final disposition of a
proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on
behalf of an indemnified director or officer, to </FONT></P>
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repay all amounts so advanced if it shall
ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified
under the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or otherwise. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
DGCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided thereby are
not exclusive of any other rights granted by bylaws, agreements or otherwise, and provides
that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any person, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person
under Delaware law. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance which provides, subject
to certain policy limits, deductible amounts and exclusions, coverage for all persons who
have been, are or may in the future be, directors or officers of the Company, against
amounts which such persons must pay resulting from claims against them by reason of their
being such directors or officers during the policy period for certain breaches of duty,
omissions or other acts done or wrongfully attempted or alleged. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>Exemption from
Registration Claimed</U>. </FONT> </H1>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
         Not Applicable.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
exhibits accompanying this Registration Statement are listed on the accompanying Exhibit
Index. The Plan is not intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>Undertakings</U>. </FONT> </H1>
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               <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=12%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>(a) </FONT></TD>
               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               The Company hereby undertakes: </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=12%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>(1)</FONT></TD>
               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
               <TD WIDTH=85%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>
               to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
               post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=16%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>(i) </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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          to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act; </FONT></td></tr></table>
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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=16%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>(ii) </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=81%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>
           to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
          date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
          in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
          total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
          registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum
          offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
          Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
          and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
          offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
          table in the effective registration statement; </FONT></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=16%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>(iii) </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=81%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>
           to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
          not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in the Registration Statement; </FONT></TD>
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<U>provided</U>,
<U>however</U>, that paragraphs 1.(a) and 1.(b) do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that
are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </FONT></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such
               post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
               relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
               at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <u>bona fide</U> offering
               thereof. </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=12%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>(3) </FONT></TD>
               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
               Common Shares being registered hereby which remain unsold at the termination of
               the offering. </FONT></P></TD>
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         &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of
               determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s
               Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and,
               where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
               pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated by reference in
               the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
               relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
               at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <U>bona</U> <U>fide</U> offering
               thereof. </FONT></P></TD>
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          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be
               permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant
               to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in
               the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
               expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
               claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
               the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
               person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or
               proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
               connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the
               opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
               submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
               indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
               will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>


<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on the
30th day of May, 2003. </FONT></P>
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     <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=LEFT COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>By:</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><HR SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Chairman<BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR>

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     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>By:</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ John E. Rooney</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><HR SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>John E. Rooney</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>(Principal Executive Officer)<BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR>

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     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>By:</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ Kenneth R. Meyers</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><HR SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Kenneth R. Meyers</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=Bottom>
     <TD> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Executive Vice President-Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>POWER OF ATTORNEY AND
SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned officers and directors of United States Cellular Corporation hereby severally
constitute and appoint LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., John E. Rooney, Kenneth R. Meyers, and each
of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any registration statement under Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), and to take such
actions under the Securities Act, and file with the Commission all such applications,
statements, consents and other documents as may be necessary or expedient to register
securities of the Company for sale, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent
full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all the said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any one of them, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the 30th day of
May, 2003. </FONT></P></td></tr></table>
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<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Chairman and Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</FONT><BR><BR> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ John E. Rooney</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
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<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>John E. Rooney</FONT> <BR><BR></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ Kenneth R. Meyers</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH=30%> <HR SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Kenneth R. Meyers</FONT> <BR><BR></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
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<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>LeRoy T. Carlson</FONT> <BR><BR></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ Walter C.D. Carlson</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
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<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Walter C.D. Carlson</FONT> <BR><BR></TD>
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TO FORM S-8<BR>
REGARDING AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION <BR>
COMMON SHARES FOR 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN </FONT></P></TD>
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    <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ Sandra L. Helton</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Sandra L. Helton</FONT> <BR><BR></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ Paul-Henri Denuit</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Paul-Henri Denuit</FONT> <BR><BR></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ J. Samuel Crowley</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>J. Samuel Crowley</FONT> <BR><BR></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ Harry J. Harczak, Jr.</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Harry J. Harczak, Jr.</FONT> <BR><BR></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>/s/ Barrett A. Toan</FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Barrett A. Toan</FONT> <BR><BR></TD>
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, is hereby incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 2 on Form 8 dated
December 28, 1992 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>United States Cellular Corporation 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, is hereby
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2003
Registration No.
333-
Registration No. 333-57063
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
AND
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
UNITED STATES CELLULAR
CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
62-1147325
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite
700
Chicago, Illinois 60631
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
United States Cellular Corporation
2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full
title of the plan)
LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Chairman
United States Cellular Corporation.
c/o Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(Name
and address of agent for service)
(312)
630-1900
(Telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Shares,
$1.00 par value
5,350,000 Shares
$ 24.50
(2)
$ 131,075,000
$ 10,604
(3)
(1)
In addition, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
          additional securities which may be issued under the above-reference Plan
          pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of such Plan and, if interest in the
          above-referenced Plan are deemed to constitute separate securities, pursuant to
          Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement shall
          also cover an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant
          to the above-referenced Plan.
(2)
Estimated for the Common Shares solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the
     average of the high and low prices of the Common Shares of the Registrant on the American Stock Exchange on May 28, 2003, pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933.
(3)
A filing fee of $16,100 was previously paid by the Registrant in connection with
                    Registration No. 333-98921, initially filed August 29, 2002 and subsequently
                    withdrawn on January 22, 2003 prior to any offering or sale of securities
                    thereunder. Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act of 1933, the
                    Registrant hereby offsets $10,604 of such previously paid filing fee against
                    the total amount of the filing fee due for this Registration Statement. After
                    such offset, a balance of $5,496 remains available from the filing fee paid
                    with respect to Registration Statement No. 333-98921.
The Registrant has previously filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 033-57255), relating to 750,000 Common Shares,
which first became effective on January 15, 1995, for issuance under the registrant's
1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which was redesignated as the 1998 Long-Term Incentive
Program, and the registrant has previously filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No.
333-57063) relating to 950,000 Common Shares (of which 50,000 of such shares are being
deregistered by this Registration Statement), which first became effective on June 17, 1998, for issuance under the
registrant's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Program, which has been redesignated as the
2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Prospectus related to the Plan includes the 750,000 and 900,000 Common Shares
covered by Registration Statement No. 333-57255 and No. 333-57063, respectively, that
remain unissued, as well as the securities registered by this Registration Statement.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This
filing constitutes (i) a Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-57063
to deregister 50,000 Common Shares that were previously registered for issuance under the
Registrant's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Program, and (ii) a Registration Statement to
register 5,350,000 additional Common Shares for issuance under the Registrant's 2003
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan
Information.
*
Item 2.
Registration
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
.*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents
by Reference
.
The
following documents which have heretofore been filed by United States Cellular Corporation
(the "Company" or the "Registrant"), with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the 1933 Act and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), are incorporated by reference
herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
1.
The description of the Company's Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share
               ("Common Shares"), contained in Amendment No. 2 on Form 8 dated
               December 28, 1992 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A.
2.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
               2002.
3.
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
               2003.
4.
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 5, March 10,
               March 20, and May 5, 2003.
5.
All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) and 15(d) of
               the 1934 Act since December 31, 2002.
All
documents, subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and made a part hereof from their
respective dates of filing (such documents, and the documents enumerated above, being
hereinafter referred to as "Incorporated Documents").
Any
statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
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See
"Notice Regarding Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP" included in Exhibit 23.2
hereto which is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 4.
Description of
Securities
.
Incorporated
herein by reference.  See Item 3.
Item 5.
Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
.
Certain
legal matters relating to the securities registered hereby will be addressed by Sidley
Austin Brown & Wood, 10 S. Dearborn Street, Bank One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60603.
The Company is controlled by Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. ("TDS") and the
following persons are members of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood: Walter C.D. Carlson, a
trustee and beneficiary of a voting trust that controls TDS, the chairman of the board of
directors of TDS and a director of the Company; William S. DeCarlo, the Acting General
Counsel of TDS and an Assistant Secretary of TDS and certain subsidiaries of TDS; and
Stephen P. Fitzell, the General Counsel and/or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and
certain other subsidiaries of TDS. Walter C.D. Carlson does not provide legal services to
TDS, the Company or their subsidiaries.
Item 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
.
Article
XI of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, contains a
provision providing that no director or officer of the Company shall be personally liable
to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director or officer except for breach of the director's or officer's duty of
loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, unlawful payment of
dividends, unlawful stock redemptions or repurchases and transactions from which the
director or officer derived an improper personal benefit.
Article
XI of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, also provides
that the Company shall indemnify directors and officers of the Company, its consolidated
subsidiaries and certain other related entities to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"). Under the DGCL, directors and
officers, as well as other employees or persons, may be indemnified against judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an
action by or in the right of the corporation — a "derivative action"), and
against expenses (including attorney's fees) in any action (including a derivative
action), if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.
However, in the case of a derivative action, a person cannot be indemnified for expenses
in respect of any matter as to which the person is adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and to the extent a court determines that such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses.
The
DGCL also provides that, to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent of a
corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action or
matter, the corporation must indemnify such party against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such party in connection
therewith.
The
DGCL provides that expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending any action may
be paid by a Delaware corporation in advance of the final disposition of the action upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount
if it is ultimately determined that such party is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation.
The
Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, states that the right to
indemnification conferred in Article XI thereof is a contract right and includes the right
to be paid by the Company for expenses incurred in defending proceedings covered by
Article XI in advance of their final disposition;
provided, however
, that, if the
DGCL requires, the payment of such expenses in advance of the final disposition of a
proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on
behalf of an indemnified director or officer, to
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repay all amounts so advanced if it shall
ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified
under the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or otherwise.
The
DGCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided thereby are
not exclusive of any other rights granted by bylaws, agreements or otherwise, and provides
that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any person, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person
under Delaware law.
The
Company has directors' and officers' liability insurance which provides, subject
to certain policy limits, deductible amounts and exclusions, coverage for all persons who
have been, are or may in the future be, directors or officers of the Company, against
amounts which such persons must pay resulting from claims against them by reason of their
being such directors or officers during the policy period for certain breaches of duty,
omissions or other acts done or wrongfully attempted or alleged.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
Item 7.
Exemption from
Registration Claimed
.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The
exhibits accompanying this Registration Statement are listed on the accompanying Exhibit
Index. The Plan is not intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a)
The Company hereby undertakes:
(1)
to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
               post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act;
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
          date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
          in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
          total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
          registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum
          offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
          Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
          and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
          offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
          table in the effective registration statement;
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(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
          not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in the Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs 1.(a) and 1.(b) do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that
are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such
               post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
               relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
               at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
               thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
               Common Shares being registered hereby which remain unsold at the termination of
               the offering.
(b)    
               The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of
               determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Company's
               Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and,
               where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
               pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated by reference in
               the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
               relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
               at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering
               thereof.
(c)     
               Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be
               permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant
               to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in
               the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
               expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
               claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
               the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
               person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or
               proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
               connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the
               opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
               submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
               indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
               will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on the
30th day of May, 2003.
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
By:
/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
Chairman
By:
/s/ John E. Rooney
John E. Rooney
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/ Kenneth R. Meyers
Kenneth R. Meyers
Executive Vice President-Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND
SIGNATURES
The
undersigned officers and directors of United States Cellular Corporation hereby severally
constitute and appoint LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., John E. Rooney, Kenneth R. Meyers, and each
of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any registration statement under Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), and to take such
actions under the Securities Act, and file with the Commission all such applications,
statements, consents and other documents as may be necessary or expedient to register
securities of the Company for sale, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent
full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all the said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any one of them, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the 30th day of
May, 2003.
/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
Chairman and Director
LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
/s/ John E. Rooney
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
John E. Rooney
/s/ Kenneth R. Meyers
Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director
Kenneth R. Meyers
/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson
Director
LeRoy T. Carlson
/s/ Walter C.D. Carlson
Director
Walter C.D. Carlson
SIGNATURE PAGE 1 of 2
TO FORM S-8
REGARDING AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
COMMON SHARES FOR 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
/s/ Sandra L. Helton
Director
Sandra L. Helton
/s/ Paul-Henri Denuit
Director
Paul-Henri Denuit
/s/ J. Samuel Crowley
Director
J. Samuel Crowley
/s/ Harry J. Harczak, Jr.
Director
Harry J. Harczak, Jr.
/s/ Barrett A. Toan
Director
Barrett A. Toan
/s/ Thomas S. Weber
Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
Thomas S. Weber
SIGNATURE PAGE 2 of 2
TO FORM S-8
REGARDING AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
COMMON SHARES FOR 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
EXHIBIT INDEX
The
following documents are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, is hereby incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Amendment No. 2 on Form 8 dated
December 28, 1992 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A.
4.2
Bylaws of the Company are hereby
incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999.
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Opinion of Counsel
23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants
23.2
Notice Regarding Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.3
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5)
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Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)
99.1
United States Cellular Corporation 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, is hereby
incorporated by reference to Exhibit B of the Company's Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2003.