Exhibit 10.2

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
2005 BONUS DEFERRAL FORM

NAME LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.   SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER    

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  DATE OF BIRTH 27 September 1946

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Deferral election with respect to my 2005 Bonus:

[ballot.jpg] I hereby elect to defer, under the terms and conditions of the TDS
Bonus Deferral and Stock Unit Match Program and the Telephone and Data Systems,
Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the following whole percentage of my 2005
Bonus that would otherwise be paid to me in 2006.

   20%   

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DEFERRAL DATE ELECTION: I request that my deferral of my 2005 Bonus and any
stock unit matches thereon be paid as follows:

        I elect to receive my deferred 2005 Bonus and any stock unit matches
thereon in a single lump sum payment after my separation from service.

- OR -

I elect to receive my deferred 2005 Bonus and any stock unit matches thereon in
a single lump sum payment in the following year (which may not be earlier than
two years after the date this election is made). If such date is earlier than
January 1st of the fourth year following the performance year, I recognize that
a portion of the company match will be lost.

Month and Year: January 2019

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• I understand that my deferred 2005 Bonus and any stock unit matches thereon
will be recorded in accounts established in my name on TDS's books and records
and that these accounts will be governed by the terms of the TDS Bonus Deferral
and Stock Unit Match Program and the Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 2004
Long-Term Incentive Plan.

• I acknowledge that my account under the Bonus Deferral and Stock Unit Match
Program will rise or decline in value equal to the earnings or losses that would
have been realized if assets in an amount equal to the balances in my accounts
were actually invested in TDS Common Stock.

• I acknowledge that the TDS Bonus Deferral and Stock Unit Match Program, as
offered in connection with my 2005 Bonus, is intended to comply with provisions
of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and shall be interpreted and
construed accordingly. I agree that TDS shall have sole discretion and authority
to amend or terminate such program or this 2005 Bonus Deferral Form,
unilaterally, at any time in the future to satisfy any requirements of Section
409A of the Internal Revenue Code or applicable guidance provided by the
Treasury.

/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. 17 December 2004

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Signature Date

Note: This election must be made on or before December 30th of the year
preceding the year for which the bonus is earned (the performance year).