EXHIBIT 25

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM T-1


                            Statement of Eligibility
                      Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
                      of a Corporation Designated to Act as
                                     Trustee


                      Check if an Application to Determine
                  Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section
                            305(b)(2) _______________


                          HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
                                (Name of Trustee)

                Illinois                               36-1194448
        (State of Incorporation)          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois  60603
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                Frank A. Pierson, Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
                111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60603
                                  312-461-2533
           (Name, address and telephone number for agent for service)


                       UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
                                (Name of obligor)

                Delaware                               62-1147325
        (State of Incorporation)          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                                    Suite 700
                               8410 West Bryn Mawr
                            Chicago, Illinois  60631
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                (Debt Securities)
                         (Title of indenture securities)


1.   GENERAL INFORMATION.  Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
          it is subject.

          Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies, State of Illinois,
          Springfield, Illinois; Chicago Clearing House Association, 164 West
          Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois; Federal Deposit Insurance
          Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal
          Reserve System, Washington, D.C.

     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          Harris Trust and Savings Bank is authorized to exercise corporate
          trust powers.


2.   AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.  If the Obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee,
     describe each such affiliation.

          The Obligor is not an affiliate of the Trustee.

3. thru 15.

          NO RESPONSE NECESSARY

16.  LIST OF EXHIBITS.

     1.   A copy of the articles of association of the Trustee is now in effect
          which includes the authority of the trustee to commence business and
          to exercise corporate trust powers.

          A copy of the Certificate of Merger dated April 1, 1972 between Harris
          Trust and Savings Bank, HTS Bank and Harris Bankcorp, Inc. which
          constitutes the articles of association of the Trustee as now in
          effect and includes the authority of the Trustee to commence business
          and to exercise corporate trust powers was filed in connection with
          the Registration Statement of Louisville Gas and Electric Company,
          File No. 2-44295, and is incorporated herein by reference.

     2.   A copy of the existing by-laws of the Trustee.

          A copy of the existing by-laws of the Trustee was filed in connection
          with the Registration Statement of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc., File
          No. 33-44086, and is incorporated herein by reference.

     3.   The consents of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

          (included as Exhibit A on page 2 of this statement)

     4.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
          pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
          authority.

          (included as Exhibit B on page 3 of this statement)


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee,
HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Illinois, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 24th day of April, 1995.

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK


By:  Frank A. Pierson
     -------------------------
     Frank A. Pierson
     Vice President


EXHIBIT A

The consents of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as the Trustee herein named, hereby consents that
reports of examinations of said trustee by Federal and State authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK


By:  Frank A. Pierson
     -------------------------
     Frank A. Pierson
     Vice President


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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

Attached is a true and correct copy of the statement of condition of Harris
Trust and Savings Bank as of December 31, 1994, as published in accordance with
a call made by the State Banking Authority and by the Federal Reserve Bank of
the Seventh Reserve District.

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                          Harris Trust and Savings Bank
                             111 West Monroe Street
                            Chicago, Illinois  60603

of Chicago, Illinois, And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, at the close of
business on December 31, 1994, a state banking institution organized and
operating under the banking laws of this State and a member of the Federal
Reserve System. Published in accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of
Banks and Trust Companies of the State of Illinois and by the Federal Reserve
Bank of this District.

                         Bank's Transit Number 71000288




                                                                                                THOUSANDS
                                       ASSETS                                                   OF DOLLARS
                                                                                                
CASH AND BALANCES DUE FROM DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS:
          NON-INTEREST BEARING BALANCES AND CURRENCY AND COIN........................                    $1,226,753
          INTEREST BEARING BALANCES..................................................                      $732,083
SECURITIES:..........................................................................
A.  HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES                                                                            $718,072
B.  AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES                                                                        $1,795,896
FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD AND SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENTS TO RESELL IN
     DOMESTIC OFFICES OF THE BANK AND OF ITS EDGE AND AGREEMENT
     SUBSIDIARIES, AND IN IBF'S:
          FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD.........................................................                      $374,200
          SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENTS TO RESELL............................                        $9,831
LOANS AND LEASE FINANCING RECEIVABLES:
          LOANS AND LEASES, NET OF UNEARNED INCOME...................................     $6,371,039
          LESS:  ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES.................................        $90,492
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          LOANS AND LEASES, NET OF UNEARNED INCOME, ALLOWANCE, AND RESERVE
          (ITEM 4.A MINUS 4.B).......................................................                    $6,280,547
ASSETS HELD IN TRADING ACCOUNTS......................................................                      $169,830
PREMISES AND FIXED ASSETS (INCLUDING CAPITALIZED LEASES).............................                      $136,703
OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED..............................................................                        $1,780
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES..................                           $37
CUSTOMER'S LIABILITY TO THIS BANK ON ACCEPTANCES OUTSTANDING.........................                       $69,447
INTANGIBLE ASSETS....................................................................                       $24,851
OTHER ASSETS.........................................................................                      $403,300
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TOTAL ASSETS                                                                                            $11,944,330
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                                    LIABILITIES
DEPOSITS:
     IN DOMESTIC OFFICES.............................................................                    $4,529,148
          NON-INTEREST BEARING.......................................................     $2,659,945
          INTEREST BEARING...........................................................     $1,869,203
     IN FOREIGN OFFICES, EDGE AND AGREEMENT SUBSIDIARIES, AND IBF'S..................                    $2,486,418
          NON-INTEREST BEARING.......................................................        $31,903
          INTEREST BEARING...........................................................     $2,454,515


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FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED AND SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE IN
DOMESTIC OFFICES OF THE BANK AND OF ITS EDGE AND AGREEMENT SUBSIDIARIES, AND IN IBF'S:
     FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED.........................................................                    $1,179,441
     SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE..................................                    $1,643,381
TRADING LIABILITIES                                                                                        $149,363
OTHER BORROWED MONEY:................................................................
A.  WITH ORIGINAL MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS                                                             $667,231
B.  WITH ORIGINAL MATURITY OF MORE THAN ONE YEAR                                                            $14,268
BANK'S LIABILITY ON ACCEPTANCES EXECUTED AND OUTSTANDING                                                    $69,447
SUBORDINATED NOTES AND DEBENTURES....................................................                      $235,000
OTHER LIABILITIES....................................................................                      $240,902
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TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                                       $11,214,599
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                                      EQUITY CAPITAL
COMMON STOCK.........................................................................                      $100,000
SURPLUS..............................................................................                      $275,000
A.  UNDIVIDED PROFITS AND CAPITAL RESERVES...........................................                      $375,032
B.  NET UNREALIZED HOLDING GAINS (LOSSES) ON AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES...........                      ($20,301)
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TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                                       $729,731
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK, AND EQUITY CAPITAL..................                   $11,944,330
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     I, Paul Skubic, Controller of the above-named bank, do hereby declare that
this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                   PAUL SKUBIC
                                     1/27/95

     We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and, to the best of our
knowledge and belief, has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the
Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies of the State of Illinois and is true
and correct.

               DONALD S. HUNT,
               RICHARD E. TERRY,
               JAMES J. GLASSER,
                                                                      Directors.


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