# TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 19 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 2 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ - Display name: TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-20T16:24:26.410034+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.318 | | Record Quality | 0.844 | | Directors | 13 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 13 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | leadership | NOT_REVIEWED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - American Paging: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1996-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:5 - Christopher D. O'Leary: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2006-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:6 - Dirk S. Woessner: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:7 - George W. Off: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1997-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:8 - Kenneth S. Dixon: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:9 - Kimberly D. Dixon: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:10 - LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1968-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:11 - Letitia G. Carlson: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1996-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:12 - Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:13 - Private Investor: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:14 - Prudence E. Carlson: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2008-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:15 - Vicki L. Villacrez: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:16 - Wade Oosterman: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:17 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kenneth S. Dixon seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:v0rodz1njn9l - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1p69w9b1322h5j - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Vicki L. Villacrez seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1kbbc6p1g23yul - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Dirk S. Woessner seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:zqych2jwch4g - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Wade Oosterman seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1lul3i5dw6vit - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kimberly D. Dixon seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:14xqqs86hvr58 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Private Investor seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1cap6lucckv1w - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Prudence E. Carlson seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 2008-01-01. Effective: 2008-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:41b7lna0tbmv - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Christopher D. O'Leary seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 2006-01-01. Effective: 2006-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:glp6jb4ayyjn - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: George W. Off seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 1997-01-01. Effective: 1997-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:v4d7fl1x5dbz7 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: American Paging seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 1996-01-01. Effective: 1996-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1vnr0p1igmav - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Letitia G. Carlson seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 1996-01-01. Effective: 1996-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:3ll1kdkj2zzh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr seat on TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC, effective 1968-01-01. Effective: 1968-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:48:29.152271+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1d3fgw71edos67 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/telephone-data-systems-inc-de/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - American Paging: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 1996-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Christopher D. O'Leary: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2006-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Dirk S. Woessner: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - George W. Off: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 1997-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Kenneth S. Dixon: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Kimberly D. Dixon: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 1968-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Letitia G. Carlson: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 1996-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Private Investor: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Prudence E. Carlson: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2008-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Vicki L. Villacrez: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. - Wade Oosterman: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ed9e7a47d23a67f2bc227d5bc9941278b76fb28a48d8c497f25a0347ecb25108. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ed9e7a47d23a67f2bc227d5bc9941278b76fb28a48d8c497f25a0347ecb25108. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ed9e7a47d23a67f2bc227d5bc9941278b76fb28a48d8c497f25a0347ecb25108. ## Security Listing - TDS (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ed9e7a47d23a67f2bc227d5bc9941278b76fb28a48d8c497f25a0347ecb25108. - TDS-PU (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ed9e7a47d23a67f2bc227d5bc9941278b76fb28a48d8c497f25a0347ecb25108. - TDS-PV (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:6489523a-0363-4004-861e-79663e231c23:security_listing:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ed9e7a47d23a67f2bc227d5bc9941278b76fb28a48d8c497f25a0347ecb25108. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:ed9e7a47d23a67f2bc227d5bc9941278b76fb28a48d8c497f25a0347ecb25108: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:9edaef373386cd8ea6beb667d174249334af127d89f2991f7b4d077c609eb213: [DEF 14A tds-20260402.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151226000024/tds-20260402.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/telephone-data-systems-inc-de` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-20T16:24:26.207925+00:00; recorded 2026-10-20T16:24:26.207925+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.