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confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
TDS subsidiary Array sells spectrum to AT&T for $1.018B; declares $10.25/shr special dividend
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/
- Array (f/k/a US Cellular) completed sale of select spectrum assets to AT&T on Jan 13, 2026 for $1.018B cash.
- Previously deferred $232M for 700 MHz licenses also closed at closing; no deferred amount remains.
- Array Board declared special dividend of $10.25 per share on Common and Series A Common stock.
- Record date Jan 23, 2026; payable Feb 2, 2026. TDS holds 70.8M combined shares.
- TDS is the majority stockholder of Array and will receive a significant portion of the dividend.
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