U.S. Cellular to discuss upcoming iPhone 6 offerings, subscriber trends, spectrum and tower sales during CTIA convention

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Sep 10, 2014, 10:06 ET

CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE: USM) plans to discuss certain performance results during meetings with investors, analysts, and media Sept. 9-11 in Las Vegas, NV, in conjunction with the CTIA Super Mobility Week convention.

U.S. Cellular President and CEO Kenneth R. Meyers and other members of the company's senior leadership team will discuss the following developments:

U.S. Cellular has announced it will offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history, beginning Sept. 19.
In August, the company achieved its third consecutive month of postpaid customer growth. As discussed during the second quarter 2014 earnings conference call on Aug. 1, U.S. Cellular achieved positive net postpaid additions in June and July, through strong growth in gross customer additions and improved churn rates.
U.S. Cellular continues to make progress on monetizing non-strategic assets. The company is actively optimizing its spectrum portfolio through transactions with other carriers. U.S. Cellular has launched the sale of 595 non-strategic cell towers in areas outside of its core market focus. Wells Fargo Securities and TD Securities are managing the transaction.

About U.S. Cellular
United States Cellular Corporation provides a comprehensive range of wireless products and services, excellent customer support, and a high-quality network to 4.7 million customers in 23 states. The Chicago-based company had 6,400 full- and part-time associates as of June 30, 2014. At the end of the second quarter of 2014, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. owned 84 percent of U.S. Cellular. For more information about U.S. Cellular, visit uscellular.com.

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