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Exhibit

Exhibit 4.1

THIRD AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 14, 2019, by and among UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), COBANK, ACB, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and each of the financial institutions executing this Agreement and identified as a Lender on the signature pages hereto (the “Lenders”).  

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2016 (as the same has been and may be further amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and Lenders have agreed to certain modifications to the Credit Agreement as more fully described herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements set forth in this Agreement, each of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto hereby agrees as follows:

SECTION 1.    Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2.    Amendments. In reliance on the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement and in connection with the Borrower’s request therefor, and subject to the effectiveness of this Agreement as described in Section 6 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in the following particulars:
(A)    Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “Applicable Rate” to read as follows:
“Applicable Rate” means, from time to time, (i) with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, 1.75% and (ii) with respect to Base Rate Loans, 0.75%.
(B)    Schedule 10.06 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated by replacing it in its entirety with Schedule 10.06 attached hereto as Annex A.
SECTION 3.    No Novation.  This Agreement shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Agreement does not and will not amend, modify or supplement any provision of, or constitute a consent to or a waiver of any noncompliance with the provisions of, the Loan Documents, and the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4.    Representations and Warranties  The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows: 
(A)    The Borrower has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other applicable laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(B)    The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof (except to the extent (i) such representation and/or warranty expressly refers to an earlier date, in which case such representation and/or warranty is true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date or (ii) such representation and/or warranty is qualified by materiality qualifiers, in which case such representation and/or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as written), except that the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement.
(C)    No Event of Default under the Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing as of this date. 

SECTION 5.    Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of, and shall bind all parties only upon, the satisfaction by the Borrower or the waiver by the Administrative Agent of each of the following:
(A)    Receipt by the Administrative Agent of an execution counterpart of this Agreement, duly executed by the Borrower, each Guarantor and each Lender; and
(B)    Receipt by the Administrative Agent of an amendment fee in an aggregate amount equal to $191,250.00 (the “Amendment Fee”), which Amendment Fee shall be payable for the account of each Lender ratably based on the outstanding amount of such Lender’s Committed Loans as of the date of this Agreement.
SECTION 6.    Fees and Costs.  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, (i) the amendment fee described in Section 5(B) hereof and (ii) in accordance with the terms of, and subject to the limitations set forth in, Section 10.04(a) of the Credit Agreement, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel retained by the Administrative Agent, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other instruments and documents contemplated hereby.  
SECTION 7.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original and shall be binding upon all parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Any such counterpart may be delivered by facsimile, email or similar electronic transmission and shall be deemed the equivalent of an originally signed counterpart and shall be fully admissible in any enforcement proceedings regarding this Agreement.
SECTION 8.    Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with all provisions of the Credit Agreement, including the governing law provisions thereof.

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Witness the due execution hereof by the respective duly authorized officers of the undersigned as of the date first written above.

	
		
	UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION,

	as the Borrower

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Steven T. Campbell

	 
	Steven T. Campbell

	 
	Executive Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

	 
	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Peter L. Sereda

	 
	Peter L. Sereda

	 
	Authorized Representative, and Senior Vice President - Finance of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., Parent Company of Borrower

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	COBANK, ACB, as Administrative Agent and a Lender

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Andy Smith

	 
	Andy Smith

	 
	Managing Director

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	AGCHOICE FARM CREDIT, ACA, on behalf of itself and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, AgChoice Farm Credit, FLCA, and AgChoice Farm Credit, PCA, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Joshua L. Larock

	 
	Name: Joshua L. Larock

	 
	Title: Vice President

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	AGFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Steven J. O'Shea

	 
	Name: Steven J. O'Shea

	 
	Title: Vice President

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	AMERICAN AGCREDIT, FLCA, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Daniel K. Hansen

	 
	Name: Daniel K. Hansen

	 
	Title: Vice President

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	COMPEER FINANCIAL, FLCA, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Jeremy Voigts

	 
	Name: Jeremy Voigts

	 
	Title: Director-Capital Markets

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Ria Estrada

	 
	Name: Ria Estrada

	 
	Title: Vice President

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA, FLCA, f/k/a Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, FLCA, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Tabatha Hamilton

	 
	Name: Tabatha Hamilton

	 
	Title: Vice President Capital Markets

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	FARM CREDIT WEST, FLCA, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Nathan Garcin

	 
	Name: Nathan Garcin

	 
	Title: VP

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, FLCA, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Curt A. Brown

	 
	Name: Curt A. Brown

	 
	Title: Vice President

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	AGCOUNTRY FARM CREDIT SERVICES, FLCA (f/k/a Commercial Finance Group, for Ag Country Farm Credit Services, FLCA), as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Pam Beatty

	 
	Name: Pam Beatty

	 
	Title: Vice President

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES, FLCA, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Shane Prichard

	 
	Name: Shane Prichard

	 
	Title: VP of Capital Markets

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	MIDATLANTIC FARM CREDIT, FLCA, as a Voting Participant pursuant to Subsection 8.1(D) of the Credit Agreement

	 

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ James F. Jones, Jr.

	 
	Name: James F. Jones, Jr.

	 
	Title: Vice-President

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

ANNEX A

SCHEDULE 10.06

VOTING PARTICIPANTS

		
	1.
	AgChoice Farm Credit, ACA, on behalf of itself and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, AgChoice Farm Credit, FLCA, and AgChoice Farm Credit, PCA 

		
	2.
	AgFirst Farm Credit Bank 

		
	3.
	American AgCredit, FLCA 

		
	4.
	Compeer Financial, FLCA 

		
	5.
	Farm Credit Bank of Texas 

		
	6.
	Farm Credit Mid-America, FLCA, f/k/a Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, FLCA 

		
	7.
	Farm Credit West, FLCA 

		
	8.
	Farm Credit Services of America, FLCA 

		
	9.
	AgCountry Farm Credit Services, FLCA 
(f/k/a FCS Commercial Finance Group, for AgCountry Farm Credit Services, FLCA) 

		
	10.
	GreenStone Farm Credit Services, FLCA 

		
	11.
	MidAtlantic Farm Credit, FLCAExhibit 10.1

 

Shanghai Blue Investment Management Consulting
Co., Ltd

With

Ningbo Free Trade Zone cross-border supply chain
management and settlement Technology Co., Ltd

Memorandum of Cooperation

 

This memorandum of understanding was signed by Shanghai Blue Investment
Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shanghai Blue”) and Ningbo Free Trade Zone Cross-Border
Supply Chain Management and Settlement Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “FTZ Clearing Company”) in
Jan 10, 2019:

 

		1.	Intent to cooperate

 

Given that Shanghai Blue is a leading provider of financial
technology and digital asset management services for the financial, manufacturing and consumer industries.

 

Given that FTZ Clearing Company is a company that services
small and micro enterprises, and provides 3 key digital financial solutions for its clients: "easy enterprise financing platform"
for SMEs, cross-border RMB channel settlement technology, and cross-border "digital union pay". FTZ Clearing Company
has signed a cross-border settlement channel cooperation agreement with China UnionPay which waives limits for its platform- each
merchant can enjoy 10 million RMB per day cross-border settlement quota.

 

Therefore, this memorandum of cooperation was reached
on the basis of the principle of “equality, voluntarism, honesty and trustworthiness, mutual benefit and long-term cooperation”
between the two sides.

 

		2.	Content of cooperation

 

In accordance with the needs, the two sides will conduct
in-depth cooperation in cross-border supply chain management and payment and settlement business in compliance with national laws
and regulations, national policies and their internal rules and regulations in areas such as:

 

		a.	Cross-border RMB pricing settlement business (provided traffic is not higher than 500 million per day);

 

		b.	Insurance Technology Innovation Products Value-Added Services;

 

		c.	Platform financing services;

 

		d.	Digital asset trading services under the supply chain fund;

 

		e.	Import and export tax rebate facilitation services;

 

		f.	Introduce artificial intelligence, based on the block chain supply chain management, finance and other big data management
technology platforms; work with platform customers to either customize technology or create a common services platform;

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

		3.	Cooperation Terms

 

		a.	Shanghai Blue can provide (but not limited to) the following contents:

 

		i.	Recommend and introduce cross-border payment customers to the FTZ Clearing Company platform, including but not limited to the
Asia-Pacific electronic port (APMEN) cooperation projects, food industry service providers, etc;

 

		ii.	Provide FinTech service support for FTZ Clearing Company’s platform, including but not limited to risk management technology
through artificial intelligence, blockchain-based supply chain management and finance, and other big data management technology
platforms. This would include blockchain finance and management platforms that cooperate with Bubi and Jingtong, and supply chain
finance platform that is being created by Heying Fund Management and Yuen Hai Fund Management.

 

Shanghai Blue may transfer its rights and obligations
under this memorandum to a third party designated by, but under the control of Shanghai Blue.

 

		b.	The FTZ Clearing Company may provide including but not limited to the following contents:

 

		i.	Open its business platform, including but not limited to “easy enterprise financing platform", and cooperate with
Shanghai Blue and its referral customers;

 

		ii.	Recommend its platform for customers to Shanghai Blue, help Shanghai Blue customize financial services to its clients;

 

		iii.	Help Shanghai Blue’s participation in the Ningbo Free Trade Zone to build a common technical service platform for cooperation.

 

		c.	The parties shall assume the relevant duty of upholding confidentiality in accordance with this memorandum.

 

		d.	Shanghai Blue designated [Zhu Yun] (telephone [], e-mail []) for the business with the FTZ Clearing Company, FTZ Clearing Company
designated [] (telephone [], e-mail []) as business counterpart to help coordinate with Shanghai Blue, responsible for the implementation
of the cooperation between the two sides in the project.

 

		4.	Revenue Sharing

 

The two sides agreed, such as the referral of customers
from Shanghai Blue to the FTZ Clearing Company platform, that revenue derived from such businesses be divided with 40% to Shanghai
Blue, 60% to FTZ Clearing Company. If, in the course of specific implementation, the parties have agreed otherwise on the revenue
sharing, they may sign a separate written agreement.

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

		5.	Confidentiality

 

		a.	During the performance of this MoU, a party to this MoU (hereinafter referred to as the “disclosing party”) may
provide information, records, documents and materials on business, finance, technology, personnel, management, investment, etc.
to the other party in the MoU (hereinafter referred to as the “recipient”), as well as comments, suggestions, analysis,
research reports, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “confidential information”). The receiving party shall keep confidential
any information of the disclosing party and ensure that the confidential information is used only for the purpose related to the
specific project. The recipient shall not disclose, in whole or in part, any content of the confidential information to any other
person or institution not involved in the specific project, unless the disclosure is made with the prior written consent of the
disclosing party or at the request of the legal and regulatory authorities.

 

		b.	Non-confidential information. This confidential information does not include: (a) information obtained by the recipient from
a third party and, as the recipient knows, that the third party does not have any memorandum, legal or agency obligations with
the disclosing party to prohibit it from providing that information to the recipient; (b) information that has been made public,
but is not caused by the recipient's breach of the disclosure of this memorandum; (c) information that has been authorized in writing
by the disclosing party; (d) information that has been independently developed by the recipient without the direct or indirect
use of the confidential information provided by the disclosing party; (e) information that the recipient has previously provided
by the disclosing party. information obtained from legitimate sources.

 

		c.	Term. The confidentiality obligations of the receiving party shall remain in force for a period of [two] years after the termination
of the cooperation in this memorandum.

 

		6.	Other conditions

 

		a.	Matters not covered by this memorandum shall be determined by mutual agreement between the parties. Any supplement or amendment
to this MoU shall be effective in writing and signed by both parties. The change or termination of this memorandum shall not affect
the validity of the special or specific business cooperation agreement signed by the parties during the performance of this memorandum.

 

		b.	this memorandum shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the people's Republic of China. The parties
agree that any dispute arising out of or in connection with this memorandum shall be settled by friendly consultation between the
parties. If the dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, the parties agree that, at the request of any party, the dispute
will be submitted to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration in accordance with its rules
and procedures. The place of arbitration is in Beijing. The parties agreed to apply the ordinary procedure of Arbitration, which
consists of three persons. The decision of the arbitration shall be final and binding on both parties.

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

		c.	This memorandum is in duplicate, each side holds one copy; it is effective upon authorized representatives’ signature
and stamp with the official seal and dated.

 

		d.	the parties agree and confirm that Article 5 (duty of confidentiality) and Article 6 (other conditions) of this MoU are legally
binding and that the other provisions of this MoU only express the intention of the parties to cooperate and do not constitute
any legal rights or obligations of any party. The specific cooperation matters involved in this agreement, should be in line with
laws and regulations, national policies and their respective rules and regulations of the premise, by the relevant parties to sign
a specific business or special contract to determine the relationship between rights and obligations.

 

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(This page is the signing of the memorandum of cooperation between
Ningbo free trade zone cross-border supply chain management and settlement Technology Co., Ltd)

 

Shanghai Blue Investment Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (seal)

 

Authorized representative (signature):

 

Position:

 

Ningbo free trade zone cross-border supply chain management and
settlement Technology Co., Ltd. (stamp)

 

Authorized representative (signature):

 

Position:

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