Telephone and Data Systems
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NYSE: TDS S&P 400 Component | |
| Industry | Communications Services |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | 30 North LaSalle Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Key people | LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., President & CEO |
| Products | Local wireline and wireless telecommunication services, Internet services |
| Revenue |  $5.104 billion USD (2016)[1] |
Number of employees | 10,300 (2016)[2] |
| Website | www |
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a Chicago-based telecommunications service company providing wireless, local- and long-distance telephone, broadband and video services to approximately 7 million customers in 36 states[3] through its business units TDS Telecom and U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM).
The company began as a rural phone company in Wisconsin in 1969. In 1983 it founded U.S. Cellular as a subsidiary.[4]
LeRoy T. Carlson, the founder of TDS, died in May 2016 at the age of 100.[5]
References
- ^ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TDS/financials?p=TDS
- ^ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TDS/profile?p=TDS
- ^ "TDS Reports Fourth Quarter Results" (Press release). Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 24 August 2012.
- ^ TDS corporate history
- ^ http://www.fiercetelecom.com/press-releases/founder-and-longtime-chairman-tds-leroy-t-carlson-passes-away-100
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