CHICAGO, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE: USM) today announced that it will redeem all of its outstanding 7.5 percent Senior Notes due 2034 (NYSE: UZV). The $330 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding notes will be redeemed June 20, 2011, at a redemption price of 100 percent of the principal amount ($25.00), together with accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The final regularly scheduled interest payment will be made on June 15, 2011. Accrued interest in the aggregate of approximately $344,000 will be paid for the period from June 15, 2011 to June 20, 2011 as part of the redemption on June 20, 2011. As a result, the aggregate redemption amount of principal and accrued interest will be approximately $330.3 million. The redemption agent is The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N. A.
Additional information will be included in a Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A notice of redemption with instructions is being distributed to registered holders of the notes. Beneficial holders with any questions about the redemption should contact their respective brokerage firm or financial institution that holds notes on their behalf.
About U.S. Cellular
United States Cellular Corporation, the nation's sixth-largest wireless carrier, provides a comprehensive range of wireless products and services, excellent customer support, and a high-quality network to approximately six million customers in 26 states. The Chicago-based company employed approximately 9,000 full-time equivalent associates as of March 31, 2011. At the end of the quarter, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. owned 83 percent of U.S. Cellular.
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