Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-a12b)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

62-1147325

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, Illinois

60631

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class to be so registered

Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered

5.500% Senior Notes due 2070

New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ý

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ¨

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-248453

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

A description of the Registrant’s 5.500% Senior Notes due 2070 (the “Notes”) to be registered hereby is contained under the caption “Description of the Notes” set forth in the Prospectus Supplement dated November 30, 2020, and under the caption “Description of Debt Securities” set forth in the Prospectus dated September 9, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-248453), and such descriptions are incorporated herein by reference thereto.

Item 2. Exhibits

Exhibit Number						Description of Exhibits
1.						Indenture dated as of June 1, 2002 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as the Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to BNY Midwest Trust Company), filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-188971) filed on May 31, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
2.						Form of Tenth Supplemental Indenture between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., including the form of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2070 attached as Exhibit A thereto.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.
						UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
						(Registrant)
Date:			December 2, 2020			By:			/s/ Douglas W. Chambers
									Douglas W. Chambers
									Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
									(principal financial officer)