FORM 8-K/A

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 31, 2001
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                        TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                     1-14157                 36-2669023
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         (State or other              (Commission             (IRS Employer
         jurisdiction of              File Number)            Identification
         incorporation)                                       No.)


   30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois                 60602
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                   Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (312) 630-1900


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)












Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
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On May 31, 2001,  Telephone  and Data  Systems,  Inc.'s  35,837,271  VoiceStream
Wireless  Corporation  common shares were  converted into  131,461,861  Deutsche
Telekom AG ordinary  shares and $570.0 million of cash. Each  VoiceStream  share
held by TDS was converted into 3.6683 shares of Deutsche Telekom and $15.9062 of
cash.  This  transaction  was a result  of the  merger of  VoiceStream  Wireless
Corporation with a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom.

A copy of the TDS news release is attached as an exhibit to this Current  Report
on Form 8-K/A.

As of March  31,  2001,  TDS  reported  Gross  Unrealized  Holding  Losses  from
Marketable Equity Securities of $683.8 million in its Form 10-Q. Of this amount,
$588.9  million  represented an unrealized  holding loss on TDS's  investment in
VoiceStream as a result of a decline in the market price of  VoiceStream  common
stock since TDS acquired such stock on May 4, 2000.  This amount,  net of taxes,
was previously  reflected in Accumulated  Other  Comprehensive  Income (Loss) by
TDS.

As of May  31,  2001,  the  pre-tax  loss on  TDS's  investment  in  VoiceStream
increased  to $644.9  million and was  recognized  as a component of income as a
result of the  conversion of VoiceStream  shares to Deutsche  Telekom shares and
cash. The effect of the  transaction  will be to reduce TDS's net income for the
quarter ended June 30, 2001 by approximately $390 million.

This  realization of loss for accounting  purposes is a one-time,  non-recurring
event that has no effect on cash.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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         Exhibits
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The exhibits  accompanying  this report are listed in the  accompanying  Exhibit
Index.






                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.




Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
(Registrant)

Date:    June 22, 2001


By: /s/  D. Michael Jack
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     D. Michael Jack
     Vice President and Controller
     (Principal Accounting Officer)





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number                        Description of Exhibit
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   99.1                               News  release  announcing  the  conversion
                                      of  VoiceStream  shares into  Deutsche
                                      Telekom shares and cash.