EXHIBIT 23.1





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 Registration
Statement of United States Cellular Corporation of our reports
dated February 7, 1994 (except with respect to the matters
discussed in the fifth, seventh and eighth paragraphs of Note 3,
as to which the date is October 17, 1994), on the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedules of United
States Cellular Corporation and Subsidiaries, and to the
incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 Registration
Statement of our compilation report dated February 11, 1994
(except with respect to the matters discussed in the third, fifth
and sixth paragraphs of Note 7, as to which the date is October
17, 1994), on the combined financial statements of the Los
Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership, the Nashville/Clarksville MSA
Limited Partnership and the Baton Rouge MSA Limited Partnership,
included or incorporated by reference in the United States
Cellular Corporation Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1993.  We also consent to all references to our Firm included in
this Form S-8 Registration Statement.



                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP





Chicago, Illinois
January 6, 1995