May 28, 2024

Sale of Wireless Operations and Select Spectrum Assets

Forward-Looking Statements

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All information set forth in this presentation, except historical and factual information, represents forward-looking statements. This includes all statements about the company's plans, beliefs, estimates, and expectations about the consummation and benefits of the proposed transactions, including anticipated synergies, and T-Mobile's and UScellular's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction. These statements are based on current plans, estimates, projections, and assumptions, and the anticipated timing of completion of the proposed transactions, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may affect these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, required regulatory approvals and the risk that such approvals may be conditioned upon or result in the imposition of terms or conditions that could adversely affect the expected benefits of the proposed transaction; the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions to the proposed transaction on a timely basis, or at all; the occurrence of events that may allow one or more parties to terminate the definitive agreement; the adverse effects on UScellular's or T-Mobile's common stock and on UScellular's or T-Mobile's operating results because of a failure to complete the proposed transactions in the anticipated timeframe or at all; adverse changes in the ratings of UScellular's or T-Mobile's debt securities or adverse conditions or disruptions in the financial or credit markets; negative effects of the announcement, pendency or consummation of the transaction on UScellular's operating results, including as a result of changes in key customer, supplier, employee or other business relationships; significant transaction costs and unknown liabilities; failure to realize the expected benefits and synergies of the proposed transaction in the expected timeframes or at all; costs or difficulties related to the integration of UScellular's network and operations into T-Mobile's; the risk of litigation or regulatory actions, including antitrust litigation; the risk that certain contractual restrictions contained in the definitive agreement during the pendency of the proposed transaction could adversely affect UScellular's ability to pursue business opportunities or strategic transactions; effects of changes in the state or federal regulatory environment in which UScellular and T-Mobile operate; intense competition; the ability of UScellular and T-Mobile to retain and attract people of outstanding talent throughout all levels of the organization; the ability of UScellular to obtain or maintain leases for its towers; advances in technology; the ability of the company to successfully construct and manage its towers; difficulties involving third parties with which

UScellular does business; uncertainties in UScellular's future cash flows and liquidity and access to the capital markets; the ability to make payments on UScellular indebtedness or

comply with the terms of debt covenants; changes in tax rules or pronouncements; the possibility that the Board of Directors of UScellular will not declare dividends; conditions in the U.S. telecommunications industry; the value of assets and investments; pending and future litigation; cyber-attacks or other breaches of network or information technology security; potential conflicts of interests between TDS and UScellular; deterioration of U.S. or global economic conditions; unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including but not limited to acts of terrorism, war or hostilities, as well as management's response to any of the aforementioned factors; and the impact, duration and severity of public health emergencies. Investors are encouraged to consider these and other risks and uncertainties that are more fully described under "Risk Factors" in the most recent filing of UScellular's Form 10-K.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

UScellular will prepare an information statement on Schedule 14C for its shareholders with respect to the approval of the transaction described herein. When completed, the

information statement will be mailed to UScellular's shareholders. You may obtain copies of all documents filed by UScellular with the SEC regarding this transaction, free of charge, at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov or from UScellular's website at https://investors.uscellular.com.

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Call Participants

Laurent "LT" Therivel

President and Chief Executive Officer, UScellular

Doug Chambers

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, UScellular

Vicki Villacrez

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer, TDS

Transaction Overview

Wireless Operations

Tower

MLA

Spectrum

  • Sale of wireless operations and select spectrum assets to T-Mobile for $4.4 billion purchase price
    - Payable in a combination of cash and up to $2 billion in assumed debt
  • Wireless operations include: subscribers, network assets and operations (excluding owned towers), sales and distribution, and customer care
  • Up to $100 million of the purchase price is contingent on certain financial and operational metrics between signing and closing and is subject to other adjustments as specified in the purchase agreement
  • Transaction expected to close in mid-2025, subject to regulatory approval and satisfaction of customary closing conditions
  • T-Mobileto enter into a new, 15-year Master License Agreement (MLA) with UScellular on a minimum of 2,015 incremental UScellular towers following the transaction
  • T-Mobileto extend the term of its tenancy on the ~600 sites where T-Mobile is already a tenant for 15 years post-transaction
  • T-Mobilewill acquire approximately 30% of UScellular's spectrum portfolio, including all of the company's 600 MHz(1), 2.5 GHz and 24 GHz, as well as the majority of its 700 MHz A Block, AWS and PCS holdings

(1) ~39% subject to a put/call agreement. To the extent the put/call is exercised, an incremental $106 million of purchase price will be due.

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Transaction Delivers Significant Benefits to Customers

Lower Prices

UScellular customers will have the opportunity to change to T-Mobile'slower-pricedcomparable plans with no switching costs

Better Network

Experience

Customers will get a

superior performance and speed experience on the integrated

network

Increased Rural

Coverage

Significantly expands coverage across rural America for the customers of both companies

More Choices

Access to T-Mobile's"Un-carrier" benefits including content offers, additional savings for seniors, and more robust customer service options

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Unlocking Value for All Stakeholders - "What's Staying"

Retained Spectrum

UScellular retains a

majority of existing

wireless spectrum portfolio

  • including Cellular, C-Band, and 3.45 GHz

Transformed Tower

Business

Long-term MLA with T-Mobile

  • Existing third-party colocations solidify the 5th largest tower portfolio in the US

Equity Method

Investment Interests

Retained equity method

investment interests generate meaningful income and distributions

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UScellular is Retaining ~70% of its Spectrum Portfolio

Spectrum

  • T-Mobileto acquire bands of
    UScellular's spectrum that most seamlessly integrate into their existing network
  • UScellular will seek to opportunistically monetize retained spectrum

Low & Mid-Band MHz POPs (1)

1,969mm MHz POPs(3)

Band

MHz POPs

600 MHz(2)

594

700 MHz (A Block) (70%)

319

AWS (96%)

563

PCS (93%)

443

2.5 GHz

50

24 GHz(3)

8,973

4,161mm MHz POPs(3)

Band

MHz POPs

700 MHz (A Block) (30%)

133

700 MHz (B/C Block)

333

Cellular

663

AWS (4%)

25

PCS (7%)

33

3.45 GHz

1,252

CBRS

78

C-Band

1,644

28 GHz(3)

7,492

37/39 GHz(3)

9,967

Acquired

Retained

  1. King Street and Advantage MHz POPs are included in the graph.
  2. ~39% subject to a put/call agreement. To the extent the put/call is exercised, an incremental $106 million of purchase price will be due.
  3. Quantification of mmWave MHz POPs not included in the graph.

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A Transformed UScellular Tower Business

Current Tower Revenue

Distribution(1)

(as of 4Q'23)

13%

34%

26%

27%

AT&T Verizon T-Mobile Other

(1) Excluding the impact of new MLA.

Post-Transaction Tower Details

  • T-Mobileto become a long-term tenant on a minimum of 2,015(2) incremental towers with expected minimum incremental cash rentals of $56 million in the first full year post-close
  • MLA term is subject to annual escalators at customary market rates
  • T-Mobileto extend its tenancy on the ~600 sites where T-Mobile is a tenant today for 15 years following the close of the transaction
  • 15-yearcommitted term for new and existing T-Mobile tower leases provides substantial contracted revenue for UScellular
  • T-Mobileto have an interim lease on remaining towers to ensure a smooth network integration for T-Mobile and a seamless transition experience for UScellular's wireless customers
  • Additional financial details on the tower business will be provided at a future date
  • Transaction solidifies position as the 5th largest tower company in the U.S.
  1. Total commitment of 2,100 incremental towers; 2,015 towers in UScellular's consolidated group, and 85 towers in entities where UScellular owns a noncontrolling interest

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UScellular Shareholders to Continue to Benefit from Cash Flows from Equity Method Investment Interests

  • UScellular to retain its non-operating equity method investment interests that generated $158 million of equity method income and $150 million in distributions in 2023
  • Equity method investments expected to continue to deliver steady source of cash flows to UScellular

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Exchange Offer for UScellular Debt Holders

T-Mobile to conduct exchange offer at par under which debt holders of the following UScellular debt will have the choice to exchange their UScellular debt for T-Mobile debt with the same coupon, maturity, and principal value

Exchangeable Notes

Maturity

Principal Value

($ in millions)

Unsecured 6.7% Senior Notes Due 2033

Dec '33

$544

Unsecured 6.3% Senior Notes Due 2069

Sep '69

$500

Unsecured 5.5% Senior Notes Due 2070

Mar '70

$500

Unsecured 5.5% Senior Notes Due 2070

Jun '70

$500

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