UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>EXECUTIVE DEFERRED
COMPENSATION AGREEMENT<BR>PHANTOM STOCK ACCOUNT </B> </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>THIS
AGREEMENT</B>, entered into this <B><U>17th</U></B><U></U> day of <B><U>December, 2004</U></B><U></U>,
by and between&nbsp;<B><U>John E. Rooney</U></B><U></U> (hereinafter referred to as the
&#147;Executive&#148;) and U.S. Cellular Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Company&#148;),
a Delaware corporation, located at 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL
60631-3486.  </FONT></P>



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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>W I T N E S S E T H: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>WHEREAS</B>,
the Executive is now and will in the future be rendering valuable services to the
Company, and the Company desires to ensure the continued loyalty, service and counsel of
the Executive; and  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>WHEREAS</B>,
&nbsp;the Executive desires to defer a portion of his or her annual bonus for calendar
year 2004 (the &#147;Bonus Year&#148;) until retirement, resignation, disability or
death, or to a specific date greater than three years from the end of the Bonus Year.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>NOW,
THEREFORE</B>, in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein set forth,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:  </FONT></P></TD>
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<B><U>Deferred
Compensation Agreement</U></B><U>.</U> The Company agrees to
                    establish and maintain a book reserve (the &#147;Deferred
Compensation                     Account&#148;) for the purpose of measuring the amount
of deferred compensation                     payable to the Executive under this
Agreement. Credits shall be made to the                     Deferred Compensation Account
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<B><U>Annual Bonus Deferral</U></B><U>.</U> On each issuance of a check in full
                    or partial payment of the Executive&#146;s annual bonus for the Bonus
Year,                     there shall be deducted an amount equivalent to <B><U>&nbsp;100%&nbsp;</U></B><U></U>                    percent
of the gross bonus payment which will be credited as of the date on
                    which the check is issued to the Deferred Compensation Account.
Amounts credited                     to the Deferred Compensation Account pursuant to
this paragraph 1(a) (as                     adjusted for deemed investment returns
hereunder) shall be 100% vested at all                     times.  </FONT></TD>
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<B><U>Company Match</U></B><U></U>. As of each date on which amounts are
                    credited to the Deferred Compensation Account pursuant to paragraph
1(a), there                     shall also be credited to the Deferred Compensation
Account a Company Match                     amount equal to the sum of (i) 25% of the
amount credited to the Deferred                     Compensation Account as of such date
pursuant to paragraph 1(a) which is not in                     excess of one-half of the
Executive&#146;s total gross bonus for the Bonus Year                     and (ii) 33
1/3% of the amount credited to the Deferred Compensation Account as
                    of such date pursuant to paragraph 1(a) which is in excess of
one-half of the                     Executive&#146;s total gross bonus for the Bonus
Year. One-third of the amount                     credited to the Executive&#146;s
Deferred Compensation Account pursuant to this                     paragraph 1(b) (as
adjusted for deemed investment returns hereunder) shall                     become vested
on each of the first three anniversaries of the end of the Bonus
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the
Company (or a parent or                     subsidiary of the Company) on such date and
the amount credited to the Deferred                     Compensation Account pursuant to
paragraph 1(a) has not been withdrawn or                     distributed before such
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                    <B><U>Deemed Investment of Deferred Compensation Account</U></B><U>.</U> An
                    amount credited to the Deferred Compensation Account pursuant to paragraph 1(a)
                    or 1(b) shall be deemed to be invested in whole and fractional shares of common
                    stock of the Company at the closing sale price on the principal national stock
                    exchange on which such stock is traded on the date as of which the amount is
                    credited to the Deferred Compensation Account or, if there is no reported sale
                    for such date, on the next preceding date for which a sale was reported (the
                    &#147;Fair Market Value&#148;). </FONT></P></TD>
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                    The bonus deferral percentage selected in paragraph 1(a) shall be in effect for
                    the entire bonus for the Bonus Year. </FONT></P></TD>
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<B><U>Payment
of Deferred Compensation</U></B><U>.</U> </FONT></TD>
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                    On the earlier of the date specified by the Executive in paragraph 2(h) or the
                    date the Executive terminates his/her employment for whatever reason, the
                    Company shall compute the &#147;Distributable Balance&#148; in the Deferred
                    Compensation Account on such date. This Distributable Balance shall include (i)
                    all bonus deferrals made through the current month and (ii) if the
                    Executive&#146;s employment has terminated for retirement, disability or death,
                    all Company Match amounts credited to the Deferred Compensation Account, or, if
                    the Executive&#146;s employment has not terminated or has terminated for any
                    other reason, the vested Company Match amounts credited to the Deferred
                    Compensation Account. In the event that the Executive becomes disabled, his/her
                    employment shall for these purposes be deemed to terminate on the first day of
                    the month in which he/she begins to receive long term disability payments
                    provided by the Company&#146;s insurance carrier (thus, the Distributable
                    Balance shall be computed as of the preceding month). Payment of deferred
                    compensation under these events will be in accordance with the Executive&#146;s
                    payment method and distribution date elections in paragraphs 2(f) and 2(h). For
                    purposes of this paragraph 2(a), &#147;disability&#148; shall mean a total
                    physical disability which, in the Company&#146;s judgment, prevents the
                    Executive from performing substantially his/her employment duties and
                    responsibilities for a continuous period of at least six months, and
                    &#147;retirement&#148; shall mean retirement as defined in the Wireless Pension
                    Plan. </FONT></P></TD>
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                    The Executive must elect in paragraph 2(f) the payment method for receiving the
                    Distributable Balance. Any amendment changing the method of payment must be made
                    in a calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the selected distribution
                    date occurs and at least six months prior to the selected distribution date to
                    be considered effective. </FONT></P></TD>
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                    In the event the Executive chooses the installment option, the Executive must
                    inform the Company of the number of installments he or she wishes to receive.
                    The installments will be paid quarterly (not to exceed forty (40) quarters)
                    commencing with the fifteenth day of the quarter following the quarter in which
                    the distribution date specified in paragraph 2(h) occurs. Installments will then
                    be paid on the fifteenth day of each succeeding calendar quarter until the
                    entire Distributable Balance has been paid. The amount of each installment will
                    be based on the undistributed remainder of the Distributable Balance as of the
                    end of the quarter next preceding the payment date. If the Executive chooses the
                    lump sum option, the entire Distributable Balance must be paid within forty-five
                    (45) days after </FONT></P></TD>
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                    All payments of deferred compensation hereunder will be made in whole shares of
                    common stock of the Company and cash equal to the Fair Market Value of any
                    fractional share. </FONT></P></TD>
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                    If the Executive dies before the entire Distributable Balance has been paid, the
                    Company shall pay an amount equal to the then undistributed remainder of the
                    Distributable Balance in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days following the
                    Executive&#146;s death to the Executive&#146;s Designated Beneficiary (as
                    hereinafter defined). However, if the Executive is married at the time of death,
                    the Executive may designate in paragraph 2(f) (at the time of entering into this
                    Agreement or upon a subsequent marriage) that the payments specified in
                    paragraph 2(c) shall continue to the spouse. If such spouse dies before all
                    payments are made, the procedures in paragraph 3(a) and paragraph 3(b) shall
                    apply. </FONT></P></TD>
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                    Payment of Distributable Balance (choose one option): </FONT></P></TD>
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<B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B></FONT></TD>
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<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Installment method: The amount of each installment shall be equal to
                    one-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (cannot be less than one-fortieth) of the Distributable Balance as
                    of the end of the preceding calendar quarter.</FONT></TD>
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Installment
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<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> shall</FONT></TD>
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                    The Executive must elect in paragraph 2(h) the distribution date for receiving
                    or beginning to receive the Distributable Balance. This date is to be either
                    retirement, or a specific date greater than three years from the end of the
                    Bonus Year. Any amendment changing the distribution date must be made in a
                    calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the selected distribution date
                    occurs and at least six months prior to the selected distribution date to be
                    considered effective. </FONT></P></TD>
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Election
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<B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B><U></U>  </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Retirement;
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<B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B><U></U>  </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Specific Date: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
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(must
be greater than three years from                the end of the Bonus Year).  </FONT></TD>
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In
the event of an unforeseeable emergency, the Executive may make withdrawals
                    from the vested amounts in the Deferred Compensation Account in an
amount equal                     to that which is reasonably necessary to satisfy the
emergency. An unforeseeable                     emergency means a severe financial
hardship to the Executive resulting from a                     sudden and unexpected
illness or accident of the Executive or of a dependent (as                     defined in
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Executive,
loss of the                     Executive&#146;s property due to casualty, or other
similar extraordinary and                     unforeseeable circumstances arising as a
result of events beyond the control of                     the Executive. The
circumstances that will constitute an emergency will depend                     upon the
facts of each case, but, in any case, payment may not be made to the
                    extent that such hardship is or may be relieved (i) through
reimbursement or                     compensation by insurance or otherwise; (ii) by
liquidation of the                     Executive&#146;s assets, to the extent the
liquidation of such assets would not                     itself cause severe financial
hardship; or (iii) by cessation of deferrals under                     this Agreement.
Examples of what are not considered to be unforeseeable                     emergencies
include the need to send the Executive&#146;s child to college or                     the
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In
the event the Company approves the payment of a withdrawal due to an unforeseeable
emergency, such payment shall be made by the Company to the Executive in a lump sum
within forty-five (45) days after approval of such request.  </FONT></TD>
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<B><U>Designation
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The
Executive may designate a beneficiary to receive any amount payable pursuant
                    to paragraph 2(e) (the &#147;Designated Beneficiary&#148;) by
executing or                     filing with the Company during his/her lifetime, a
Beneficiary Designation in                     the form attached hereto. The Executive
may change or revoke any such                     designation by executing and filing
with the Company during his/her lifetime a                     new Beneficiary
Designation. If the Executive is married and names someone other                     than
his/her spouse (e.g., child) as beneficiary, the spouse must consent by
                    signing the designated area of the Beneficiary Designation form in
the presence                     of a Notary Public.  </FONT></TD>
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                   If
any Designated Beneficiary predeceases the Executive, or if any corporation,
                    partnership, trust or other entity which is a Designated Beneficiary
is                     terminated, dissolved, becomes insolvent, is adjudicated bankrupt
prior to the                     date of the Executive&#146;s death, or if the Executive
fails to designate a                     beneficiary, then the following persons in the
order set forth below shall                     receive the entire amount specified in
paragraph 2(e) above, which the previous                     Designated Beneficiary would
have been entitled to receive:  </FONT></TD>
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Executive&#146;s
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Executive&#146;s
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Executive&#146;s
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The
right of the Executive or any other person to any payment of benefits under
                    this Agreement may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or
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If
the Company finds that any person to whom any amount is payable under this
                    Agreement is unable to care for his/her affairs because of illness or
accident,                     or is under any legal disability which prevents such person
from caring for his                     or her affairs, any payment due (unless a prior
claim therefor shall have been                     made by a duly appointed guardian,
committee or other legal representative) may                     be made to the spouse, a
child, a parent, or a brother or sister of such person,                     or to any
party deemed by the Company to have incurred expenses for such person
                    otherwise entitled to payment, in such manner and proportions as the
Company may                     determine. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge
of the liability of                     the Company under this Agreement for such
payment.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
                    the State of Illinois.  </FONT></TD>
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The
Executive is considered to be a general unsecured creditor of the Company
                    with regard to the deferred compensation amounts to which this
Agreement                     pertains.  </FONT></TD>
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The
deferred amounts under this Agreement are unfunded for tax and ERISA
                    purposes.  </FONT></TD>
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The
Company must deduct from all payments made hereunder all applicable federal
                    or state taxes required to be withheld from such payments.  </FONT></TD>
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This
Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Company and the
                    Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof.  </FONT></TD>
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In
the event any provision of this Agreement is held illegal or invalid for any
               reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts
of the                Agreement, and the Agreement
must be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been
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This
Agreement is intended to provide for a deferral of the payment of a 2004
                    bonus amount which will be earned and vested before January 1, 2005,
and                     accordingly, such deferral and any increases in the value of such
deferral due                     to the deemed investment under paragraph 1(c) are not
intended to be subject to                     the provisions of Section 409A of the Code,
as enacted by the American Jobs                     Creation Act of 2004. This Agreement
shall be interpreted and construed to                     comply with such intention. The
Executive and the Company agree that the Company                     shall have sole
discretion and authority to amend or terminate this Agreement,
                    unilaterally, at any time in the future to (i) insure that the
deferral of the                     2004 annual bonus and increases in value of such
deferral due to the deemed                     investment under paragraph l (c) of the
Agreement will not be subject to Section                     409A of the Code or will
satisfy any requirements of guidance provided by the                     Treasury and
(ii) satisfy any requirements of Section 409A of the Code or                     guidance
provided by the Treasury to the extent applicable to Company Match
                    amounts credited under paragraph l (b) of the Agreement.  </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,</B> the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written. </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=60%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>U.S. CELLULAR CORPORATION</B><BR><BR>
By: &nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Jeff Emans
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>EXECUTIVE</B><BR><BR>
By: &nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ John E. Rooney
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