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2019 Estimated Results

U.S. Cellular

TDS Telecom

TDS ⁽¹⁾

Previous

Current

Previous

Current

Previous

Current

(Dollars in millions)

Total operating revenues

$4,100-$4,300

$4,000-$4,200*

$900-$950

Unchanged

$5,225-$5,475

$5,125-$5,375

Adjusted OIBDA ⁽²⁾

$725-$875

Unchanged

$280-$310

Unchanged

$1,000-$1,180

Unchanged

Adjusted EBITDA ⁽²⁾

$900-$1,050

Unchanged

$290-$320

Unchanged

$1,185-$1,365

Unchanged

Capital expenditures

$625-$725

Unchanged

$300-$350

Unchanged

$940-$1,090

Unchanged

*Change represents lower equipment sales revenues.

2019 Estimated Results

U.S. Cellular

TDS Telecom

TDS ⁽¹⁾

(Dollars in millions)

Net income (GAAP)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Add back:

Income tax expense (benefit)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Income before income taxes (GAAP)

$70-$220

$85-$115

$60-$240

Add back:

Interest expense

115

—

175

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

700

205

935

EBITDA (Non-GAAP) ⁽²⁾

$885-$1,035

$290-$320

$1,170-$1,350

Add back or deduct:

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net

15

—

15

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) ⁽²⁾

$900-$1,050

$290-$320

$1,185-$1,365

Deduct:

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

155

—

155

Interest and dividend income

20

10

30

Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP) ⁽²⁾

$725-$875

$280-$310

$1,000-$1,180

Actual Results

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019

Year Ended
December 31, 2018

U.S.

Cellular

TDS

Telecom

TDS ⁽¹⁾

U.S.

Cellular

TDS

Telecom

TDS ⁽¹⁾

(Dollars in millions)

Net income (GAAP)

$

58

$

31

$

70

$

164

$

89

$

175

Add back or deduct:

Income tax expense

27

10

34

51

16

46

Income before income taxes (GAAP)

$

85

$

40

$

104

$

215

$

105

$

221

Add back:

Interest expense

29

—

43

116

(2)

172

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

169

50

227

640

212

883

EBITDA (Non-GAAP) ⁽²⁾

$

283

$

90

$

374

$

971

$

315

$

1,276

Add back or deduct:

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net

2

(7)

(5)

10

(2)

9

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net

(2)

—

(2)

—

—

—

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net

(2)

—

(2)

(18)

—

(18)

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) ⁽²⁾

$

281

$

83

$

365

$

963

$

313

$

1,267

Deduct:

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

44

—

44

159

—

160

Interest and dividend income

6

3

9

15

8

26

Other, net

—

—

—

(1)

2

2

Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP) ⁽²⁾

$

231

$

80

$

312

$

790

$

303

$

1,079

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

(1)

The TDS column includes U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom and also the impacts of consolidating eliminations, corporate operations and non-reportable segments.

(2)

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are defined as net income adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above.  EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are not measures of financial performance under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (GAAP) and should not be considered as alternatives to Net income or Cash flows from operating activities, as indicators of cash flows or as measures of liquidity.  TDS does not intend to imply that any such items set forth in the reconciliation above are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual; such items may occur in the future.  Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA as measurements of profitability, and therefore reconciliations to Net income are deemed appropriate.  Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are useful measures of TDS' operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, gains and losses, and other items as presented above as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other users of TDS' financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of business performance.  Adjusted EBITDA shows adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion, and gains and losses, while Adjusted OIBDA reduces this measure further to exclude Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities and Interest and dividend income in order to more effectively show the performance of operating activities excluding investment activities.  The table above reconciles EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA to the corresponding GAAP measure, Net income or Income (loss) before income taxes. Additional information and reconciliations related to Non-GAAP financial measures for March 31, 2019, can be found on TDS' website at investors.tdsinc.com.

United States Cellular Corporation

Summary Operating Data (Unaudited)

As of or for the Quarter Ended

3/31/2019

12/31/2018

9/30/2018

6/30/2018

3/31/2018

Retail Connections

Postpaid

Total at end of period

4,440,000

4,472,000

4,466,000

4,468,000

4,481,000

Gross additions

137,000

179,000

172,000

146,000

129,000

Feature phones

4,000

4,000

3,000

5,000

5,000

Smartphones

98,000

132,000

130,000

106,000

91,000

Connected devices

35,000

43,000

39,000

35,000

33,000

Net additions (losses)

(32,000)

6,000

(1,000)

(13,000)

(37,000)

Feature phones

(13,000)

(11,000)

(14,000)

(12,000)

(15,000)

Smartphones

(1,000)

31,000

29,000

17,000

(1,000)

Connected devices

(18,000)

(14,000)

(16,000)

(18,000)

(21,000)

ARPU ⁽¹⁾

$

45.44

$

45.58

$

45.31

$

44.74

$

44.34

ARPA ⁽²⁾

$

118.84

$

119.60

$

119.42

$

118.57

$

118.22

Churn rate ⁽³⁾

1.26

%

1.29

%

1.29

%

1.19

%

1.23

%

Handsets

0.99

%

1.00

%

1.02

%

0.92

%

0.97

%

Connected devices

3.08

%

3.20

%

3.04

%

2.85

%

2.79

%

Prepaid

Total at end of period

503,000

516,000

528,000

527,000

525,000

Gross additions

61,000

66,000

80,000

78,000

88,000

Net additions (losses)

(13,000)

(12,000)

1,000

2,000

6,000

ARPU ⁽¹⁾

$

33.44

$

32.80

$

32.09

$

32.32

$

31.78

Churn rate ⁽³⁾

4.92

%

4.98

%

4.98

%

4.83

%

5.27

%

Total connections at end of period ⁽⁴⁾

4,995,000

5,041,000

5,050,000

5,051,000

5,063,000

Market penetration at end of period

Consolidated operating population

31,310,000

31,469,000

31,469,000

31,469,000

31,469,000

Consolidated operating penetration ⁽⁵⁾

16

%

16

%

16

%

16

%

16

%

Capital expenditures (millions)

$

102

$

242

$

118

$

86

$

70

Total cell sites in service

6,537

6,531

6,506

6,478

6,473

Owned towers

4,106

4,129

4,119

4,105

4,099

(1)

Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) - metric is calculated by dividing a revenue base by an average number of connections and by the number of months in the period.  These revenue bases and connection populations are shown below:

•

Postpaid ARPU consists of total postpaid service revenues and postpaid connections.

•

Prepaid ARPU consists of total prepaid service revenues and prepaid connections.

(2)

Average Revenue Per Account (ARPA) - metric is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues by the average number of postpaid accounts and by the number of months in the period.

(3)

Churn rate represents the percentage of the connections that disconnect service each month.  These rates represent the average monthly churn rate for each respective period.

(4)

Includes reseller and other connections.

(5)

Market penetration is calculated by dividing the number of wireless connections at the end of the period by the total population of consolidated operating markets as estimated by Nielsen.

Summary Operating Data (Unaudited)

As of or for the Quarter Ended

3/31/2019

12/31/2018

9/30/2018

6/30/2018

3/31/2018

TDS Telecom

Wireline

Residential connections

Voice ⁽¹⁾

271,100

274,100

278,400

282,200

286,000

Broadband ⁽²⁾

236,100

235,400

237,100

234,300

230,500

Video ⁽³⁾

54,300

54,000

53,100

51,500

50,300

Wireline residential connections

561,500

563,500

568,600

568,000

566,900

Total residential revenue per connection ⁽⁴⁾

$

48.16

$

47.39

$

47.30

$

47.22

$

47.04

Commercial connections

Voice ⁽¹⁾

127,300

130,500

134,000

137,300

140,100

Broadband ⁽²⁾

20,400

20,600

20,700

20,600

20,600

managedIP ⁽⁵⁾

132,000

134,000

138,000

141,400

143,000

Video ⁽³⁾

400

400

400

400

400

Wireline commercial connections

280,100

285,400

293,100

299,600

304,000

Total Wireline connections

841,500

848,900

861,700

867,700

870,900

Cable

Cable Connections

Broadband ⁽⁶⁾

171,100

167,400

163,600

159,400

156,800

Video ⁽⁷⁾

101,400

102,900

102,100

101,600

100,700

Voice ⁽⁸⁾

65,400

65,200

63,600

62,000

60,600

managedIP ⁽⁵⁾

1,100

1,000

700

700

600

Cable connections

339,000

336,500

330,100

323,700

318,700

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

(1)

The individual circuits connecting a customer to Wireline's central office facilities.

(2)

The number of Wireline customers provided high-capacity data circuits via various technologies, including DSL and dedicated internet circuit technologies.

(3)

The number of Wireline customers provided video services.

(4)

Total residential revenue per connection is calculated by dividing total Wireline residential revenue by the average number of Wireline residential connections and by the number of months in the period.

(5)

The number of telephone handsets, data lines and IP trunks providing communications using IP networking technology.

(6)

Billable number of lines into a building for high-speed data services.

(7)

Generally, a home or business receiving video programming counts as one video connection. In counting bulk residential or commercial connections, such as an apartment building or hotel, connections are counted based on the number of units/rooms within the building receiving service.

(8)

Billable number of lines into a building for voice services.

TDS Telecom

Capital Expenditures (Unaudited)

3/31/2019

12/31/2018

9/30/2018

6/30/2018

3/31/2018

(Dollars in millions)

Wireline

$

29

$

73

$

41

$

33

$

29

Cable

13

19

13

13

11

Total TDS Telecom

$

42

$

91

$

54

$

46

$

40

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Operations Highlights

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2019

2018

2019
vs. 2018

(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)

Operating revenues

U.S. Cellular

$

966

$

942

3

%

TDS Telecom

230

231

–

All Other ⁽¹⁾

61

52

16

%

1,257

1,225

3

%

Operating expenses

U.S. Cellular

Expenses excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion

735

724

2

%

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

169

159

6

%

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net

2

1

55

%

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net

(2)

—

N/M

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net

(2)

(7)

69

%

902

877

3

%

TDS Telecom

Expenses excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion

150

151

(1)

%

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

50

54

(7)

%

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net

(7)

—

N/M

193

205

(6)

%

All Other ⁽¹⁾

Expenses excluding depreciation and amortization

60

55

10

%

Depreciation and amortization

8

8

(3)

%

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net

—

1

N/M

68

63

8

%

Total operating expenses

1,163

1,145

2

%

Operating income (loss)

U.S. Cellular

64

65

(1)

%

TDS Telecom

37

25

47

%

All Other ⁽¹⁾

(7)

(10)

29

%

94

80

18

%

Investment and other income (expense)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

44

38

16

%

Interest and dividend income

9

5

60

%

Interest expense

(43)

(43)

–

Other, net

—

1

(55)

%

Total investment and other income

10

1

N/M

Income before income taxes

104

81

29

%

Income tax expense

34

24

41

%

Net income

70

57

24

%

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax

11

18

(40)

%

Net income attributable to TDS shareholders

$

59

$

39

53

%

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

114

111

2

%

Basic earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders

$

0.52

$

0.35

49

%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

116

113

3

%

Diluted earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders

$

0.50

$

0.34

47

%

N/M - Percentage change not meaningful.

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

(1)

Consists of TDS corporate, intercompany eliminations and all other business operations not included in the U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom segments.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2019

2018

(Dollars in millions)

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income

$

70

$

57

Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

227

221

Bad debts expense

25

20

Stock-based compensation expense

13

10

Deferred income taxes, net

25

26

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

(44)

(38)

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

19

17

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net

(5)

2

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net

(2)

—

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net

(2)

(7)

Noncash interest

1

1

Changes in assets and liabilities from operations

Accounts receivable

28

77

Equipment installment plans receivable

(10)

(17)

Inventory

(15)

(8)

Accounts payable

46

(32)

Customer deposits and deferred revenues

5

(28)

Accrued taxes

9

(24)

Accrued interest

11

11

Other assets and liabilities

(74)

(74)

Net cash provided by operating activities

327

214

Cash flows from investing activities

Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment

(155)

(131)

Cash paid for acquisitions and licenses

(1)

(9)

Cash received from investments

2

100

Cash paid for investments

(1)

—

Cash received from divestitures and exchanges

31

4

Advance payments for license acquisitions

(135)

—

Net cash used in investing activities

(259)

(36)

Cash flows from financing activities

Repayment of long-term debt

(5)

(5)

TDS Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments

(3)

9

U.S. Cellular Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments

(1)

2

Dividends paid to TDS shareholders

(19)

(18)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

(1)

—

Other financing activities

—

(5)

Net cash used in financing activities

(29)

(17)

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

39

161

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

Beginning of period

927

622

End of period

$

966

$

783

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

March 31, 2019 ⁽¹⁾

December 31, 2018

(Dollars in millions)

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

959

$

921

Short-term investments

17

17

Accounts receivable

1,067

1,099

Inventory, net

165

150

Prepaid expenses

91

103

Income taxes receivable

8

12

Other current assets

28

28

Total current assets

2,335

2,330

Assets held for sale

—

54

Licenses

2,222

2,195

Goodwill

509

509

Other intangible assets, net

247

253

Investments in unconsolidated entities

507

480

Property, plant and equipment, net

3,282

3,346

Operating lease right-of-use assets

965

—

Other assets and deferred charges

720

616

Total assets

$

10,787

$

9,783

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights

(Unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

March 31, 2019 ⁽¹⁾

December 31, 2018

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Current liabilities

Current portion of long-term debt

$

21

$

21

Accounts payable

400

365

Customer deposits and deferred revenues

203

197

Accrued interest

22

11

Accrued taxes

44

44

Accrued compensation

73

127

Short-term operating lease liabilities

110

—

Other current liabilities

92

114

Total current liabilities

965

879

Liabilities held for sale

—

1

Deferred liabilities and credits

Deferred income tax liability, net

665

640

Long-term operating lease liabilities

929

—

Other deferred liabilities and credits

446

541

Long-term debt, net

2,414

2,418

Noncontrolling interests with redemption features

11

11

Equity

TDS shareholders' equity

Series A Common and Common Shares, par value $.01 per share

1

1

Capital in excess of par value

2,442

2,432

Treasury shares, at cost

(505)

(519)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(10)

(10)

Retained earnings

2,683

2,656

Total TDS shareholders' equity

4,611

4,560

Noncontrolling interests

746

733

Total equity

5,357

5,293

Total liabilities and equity

$

10,787

$

9,783

(1)

As of January 1, 2019, TDS adopted the new lease accounting standard, ASC 842. Under this method, the new accounting standard is applied only to the most recent period presented. As a result, 2019 amounts include the impacts of ASC 842, but 2018 amounts remain as previously reported.

Balance Sheet Highlights

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2019

U.S.

TDS

TDS
Corporate

Intercompany

TDS

Cellular

Telecom

& Other

Eliminations

Consolidated

(Dollars in millions)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

648

$

23

$

288

$

—

$

959

Affiliated cash investments

—

476

—

(476)

—

$

648

$

499

$

288

$

(476)

$

959

Licenses, goodwill and other intangible assets

$

2,213

$

749

$

16

$

—

$

2,978

Investment in unconsolidated entities

468

4

45

(10)

507

$

2,681

$

753

$

61

$

(10)

$

3,485

Property, plant and equipment, net

$

2,137

$

1,021

$

124

$

—

$

3,282

Long-term debt, net:

Current portion

$

19

$

1

$

1

$

—

$

21

Non-current portion

1,601

2

811

—

2,414

$

1,620

$

3

$

812

$

—

$

2,435

TDS Telecom Highlights

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2019

2018

2019 vs.
2018