Telephone & Data Systems Inc

Child Organizations: TDS Telecommunications US Cellular

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a Chicago-based telecommunications service company providing wireless, telephone and broadband services to more than 7 million customers in 36 states through its business units TDS Telecom and U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM), the sixth-largest wireless service provider in the U.S. It also has ownership in Suttle-Straus, a printing company.

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Campaign Finance

Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through committee's October 17, 2012 filing.
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  • Summary

    overview of the committee's finances
    Total Raised:
    $256,972
    Total Spent:
    $211,000
    Cash on Hand:
    $243,370
    Debts:
    $0

Standardized Donation Information

covers through June 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Recipients

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  • Top PAC Recipients

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View all campaign finance data for Telephone & Data Systems Inc Sources: OpenSecrets.org

Lobbying

$1,402,270 Spent
Information

Figures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.

For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.

covers through Q2, 2012

Lobbying On Behalf of Telephone & Data Systems Inc

View all lobbying data for Telephone & Data Systems Inc Sources: OpenSecrets.org