· | A significant portion of TDS’ wireless revenues is derived from customers who buy services through independent agents and dealers who market TDS’ services on a commission basis. If TDS’ relationships with these agents and dealers are seriously harmed, its wireless revenues could be adversely affected. |
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· | TDS’ investments in technologies which are unproven or for which success has not yet been demonstrated may not produce the benefits that TDS expects. |
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· | A failure by TDS to complete significant network construction and system implementation as part of its plans to improve the quality, coverage, capabilities and capacity of its network could have an adverse effect on its operations. |
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· | Financial difficulties of TDS’ key suppliers or vendors, or termination or impairment of TDS’ relationship with such suppliers or vendors could result in a delay or termination of TDS’ receipt of equipment, content or services which could adversely affect TDS’ business and results of operations. |
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· | TDS has significant investments in entities that it does not control. Losses in the value of such investments could have an adverse effect on TDS’ results of operations or financial condition. |
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· | War, conflicts, hostilities and/or terrorist attacks or equipment failure, power outages, natural disasters or breaches of network or information technology security could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations. |
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· | The market prices of TDS’ Common Shares and Special Common Shares are subject to fluctuations due to a variety of factors such as general economic conditions; wireless and telecommunications industry conditions; fluctuations in TDS’ quarterly customer activations, churn rate, revenues, results of operations or cash flows; variations between TDS’ actual financial and operating results and those expected by analysts and investors; and announcements by TDS’ competitors |
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· | Changes in guidance or interpretations of accounting requirements, changes in industry practice, or identification of errors could require amendments to or restatements of financial information or disclosures included in this or prior filings with the SEC. |
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· | Restatements of financial statements by TDS and related matters, including resulting delays in filing periodic reports with the SEC, could have an adverse effect on TDS’ credit rating, liquidity, financing arrangements, capital resources and ability to access the capital markets, including pursuant to shelf registration statements; could adversely affect TDS’ listing arrangements on the American Stock Exchange and/or New York Stock Exchange; and/or could have other negative consequences, any of which could have an adverse effect on the trading prices of TDS’ publicly traded equity and/or debt and/or on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations. |
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· | The pending SEC investigation regarding the restatement of TDS’ financial statements could result in substantial expenses, and could result in monetary or other penalties. |
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· | Changes in facts or circumstances, including new or additional information that affects the calculation of potential liabilities for contingent obligations under guarantees, indemnities or otherwise, could require TDS to record charges in excess of amounts accrued in the financial statements, if any, which could have an adverse effect on TDS’ financial condition or results of operations. |
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· | A failure to successfully remediate the existing material weakness in internal control over financial reporting in a timely manner or the identification of additional material weaknesses in the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting could result in inaccurate financial statements or other disclosures or fail to prevent fraud, which could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations. |
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· | Early redemptions of debt or repurchases of debt, issuances of debt, changes in prepaid forward contracts, changes in operating leases, changes in purchase obligations or other factors or developments could cause the amounts reported under Contractual Obligations in TDS’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, to be different from the amounts actually incurred. |
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· | An increase of TDS’ debt in the future could subject TDS to various restrictions and higher interest costs and decrease its cash flows and earnings. |
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· | Uncertainty of access to capital for telecommunications companies, deterioration in the capital markets, other changes in market conditions, changes in TDS’ credit ratings or other factors could limit or restrict the availability of financing on terms and prices acceptable to TDS, which could require TDS to reduce its construction, development and acquisition programs. |
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· | Changes in the regulatory environment or a failure by TDS to timely or fully comply with any regulatory requirements could adversely affect TDS’ financial condition, results of operations or ability to do business. |
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· | Changes in income tax rates, laws, regulations or rulings, or federal or state tax assessments could have an adverse effect on TDS’ financial condition or results of operations. |
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· | Settlements, judgments, restraints on its current or future manner of doing business and/or legal costs resulting from pending and future litigation could have an adverse effect on TDS’ financial condition, results of operations or ability to do business. |