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Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Friday, 2/16/24, at 7:54am ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1051512-24-10   ·   File #:  1-14157

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 2/16/24  Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.    10-K       12/31/23  127:20M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

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 3: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     31K 
 8: EX-97       Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     46K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
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15: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     36K 
16: R3          Consolidated Statement Of Operations                HTML    146K 
17: R4          Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive Income      HTML     77K 
18: R5          Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows                HTML    147K 
19: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    191K 
20: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     99K 
21: R8          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    102K 
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23: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     74K 
24: R11         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML    147K 
25: R12         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     49K 
26: R13         Equipment Installment Plans                         HTML    105K 
27: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML    140K 
28: R15         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     58K 
29: R16         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     62K 
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34: R21         Debt                                                HTML    149K 
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36: R23         Commitments And Contingencies                       HTML     39K 
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39: R26         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     47K 
40: R27         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    134K 
41: R28         Business Segment Information                        HTML    250K 
42: R29         Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures                  HTML     62K 
43: R30         Certain Relationships And Related Transactions      HTML     37K 
44: R31         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     43K 
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52: R39         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     56K 
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62: R49         Business Segment Information (Tables)               HTML    247K 
63: R50         Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures (Tables)         HTML     62K 
64: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     81K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
65: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash,  HTML     41K 
                Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details)                   
66: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     38K 
                Cloud-Hosted Arrangements (Details)                              
67: R54         Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details)           HTML     37K 
68: R55         Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation Of Revenue     HTML    103K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R56         Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and Contract  HTML     36K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
70: R57         Revenue Recognition - Performance Obligations       HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R58         Revenue Recognition - Contract Cost Assets          HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R59         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     58K 
73: R60         Equipment Installment Plans - Narrative (Details)   HTML     33K 
74: R61         Equipment Installment Plans - EIP Receivables       HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R62         Equipment Installment Plans - Gross Receivables by  HTML     76K 
                Credit Category (Details)                                        
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                Losses (Details)                                                 
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                (Details)                                                        
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89: R76         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     94K 
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91: R78         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
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93: R80         Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details)  HTML     52K 
94: R81         Leases - Components of Lease Income (Details)       HTML     38K 
95: R82         Leases - Maturities of Expected Lease Revenues      HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
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97: R84         Debt - Revolving Credit Agreements (Details)        HTML     54K 
98: R85         Debt - Term Loan Agreements (Details)               HTML     81K 
99: R86         Debt - Secured Term Loan Agreement (Details)        HTML     43K 
100: R87         Debt - Export Credit Financing Agreements           HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R88         Debt - Receivables Securitization Agreement         HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
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                UScellular, Restricted Stock Units (Details)                     
112: R99         Stock-Based Compensation - TDS excluding            HTML    101K  
                UScellular, Performance Share Units (Details)                    
113: R100        Stock-Based Compensation - TDS excluding            HTML    105K  
                UScellular, Stock options (Details)                              
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                UScellular, Deferred Stock Compensation Units                    
                (Details)                                                        
115: R102        Stock-Based Compensation - UScellular, Overview     HTML     41K  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R103        Stock-Based Compensation - UScellular, Restricted   HTML     67K  
                Stock Units (Details)                                            
117: R104        Stock-Based Compensation - UScellular, Performance  HTML    104K  
                Stock Units (Details)                                            
118: R105        Stock-Based Compensation - UScellular, Stock        HTML     42K  
                options (Details)                                                
119: R106        Stock-Based Compensation - UScellular, Deferred     HTML     48K  
                Stock Units (Details)                                            
120: R107        Business Segment Information (Details)              HTML    176K  
121: R108        Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures (Details)        HTML     63K  
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<link:definition> 9954482 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954483 - Disclosure - Debt (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954486 - Disclosure - Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954487 - Disclosure - Business Segment Information (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954488 - Disclosure - Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954489 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954491 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cloud-Hosted Arrangements (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954493 - Disclosure - Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation Of Revenue (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954494 - Disclosure - Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954495 - Disclosure - Revenue Recognition - Performance Obligations (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954495 - Disclosure - Revenue Recognition - Performance Obligations (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954496 - Disclosure - Revenue Recognition - Contract Cost Assets (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954497 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954498 - Disclosure - Equipment Installment Plans - Narrative (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954499 - Disclosure - Equipment Installment Plans - EIP Receivables (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954500 - Disclosure - Equipment Installment Plans - Gross Receivables by Credit Category (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954501 - Disclosure - Equipment Installment Plans - Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954502 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Balances (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954503 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Expense (Benefit) (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954504 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954505 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Expense Reconciliation (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954506 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Income Tax (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954507 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954508 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954509 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share - Computation (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954510 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954511 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets - Schedules (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954512 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954513 - Disclosure - Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954514 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954515 - Disclosure - Leases - Lease Cost (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954516 - Disclosure - Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954517 - Disclosure - Leases - Lease Term and Discount Rate (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954518 - Disclosure - Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954519 - Disclosure - Leases - Components of Lease Income (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954520 - Disclosure - Leases - Maturities of Expected Lease Revenues (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954521 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954522 - Disclosure - Debt - Revolving Credit Agreements (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954523 - Disclosure - Debt - Term Loan Agreements (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954524 - Disclosure - Debt - Secured Term Loan Agreement (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954525 - Disclosure - Debt - Export Credit Financing Agreements (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954526 - Disclosure - Debt - Receivables Securitization Agreement (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 9954527 - Disclosure - Debt - Repurchase Agreement (Details) </link:definition>
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