Type: Public
On the web: http://www.uscellular.com
Employees: 9,000
Employee growth: (2.2%)

United States Cellular takes calls from sea to shining sea. Doing business as U.S. Cellular, the company provides wireless phone service to about 6 million customers in more than two dozen states in the US, largely in the Midwest and the South, where it more than 6 million customers. Its products and services -- marketed directly, through the Internet, and from about 400 retail stores -- include mobile messaging, prepaid calling, international long distance, mobile Internet, and directory assistance. U.S. Cellular service is also sold through contracts with resellers. The company offers phones from HTC, LG Electronics, Research In Motion, and Samsung Electronics, among other vendors.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $4,177.7M
One year growth: (0.9%)
Net income: $132.3M
Income growth: (38.7%)

Officers:
Chairman: LeRoy T. (Ted) Carlson Jr.
EVP Operations: Alan D. Ferber
EVP Finance, CFO, and Treasurer: Steven T. Campbell

Competitors:
AT&T Mobility
Cellco
Sprint Nextel

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