TDS posts Q3 2025 results via earnings release
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. furnished a current report to note that it has released financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025.
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Form Type
8-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. furnished a current report to note that it has released financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025. The company states that it issued an earnings news release on November 7, 2025, and that this release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to the report.
The information about results of operations and financial condition is furnished under Item 2.02 and is not treated as filed for liability purposes under the Securities Exchange Act. The filing also lists an exhibit containing the earnings press release and an exhibit for the cover page XBRL data, both tied to this reporting of the latest operating results.
8-K Event Classification
2 items: 2.02, 9.01
2 items
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
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What did Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) disclose in this Form 8-K?
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. disclosed that it issued a news release announcing its results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2025, and attached that release as Exhibit 99.1.
Which period do the newly released TDS results cover?
The earnings news release covers Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2025.
How is the TDS earnings information treated under the securities laws?
The earnings information furnished under Item 2.02 is expressly stated as being “furnished” and not “filed”, so it is not subject to Section 18 liabilities of the Securities Exchange Act.
What exhibits are included with this TDS 8-K filing?
The filing includes Exhibit 99.1, an earnings press release dated November 7, 2025, and Exhibit 104, the cover page interactive data file with embedded Inline XBRL tags.
Who signed the TDS Form 8-K for the company?
The report was signed on behalf of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. by Vicki L. Villacrez, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, dated November 7, 2025.
Does this 8-K include detailed TDS financial results?
Detailed financial results are not contained in the body of the report; they are provided in the earnings press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2025
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On November 7, 2025, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) issued a news release announcing its results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2025. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor will any such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits | |||||||
| 99.1 | Earnings Press Release dated November 7, 2025 | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
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.
| TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: | November 7, 2025 | By: | /s/ Vicki L. Villacrez | ||||||||
| Vicki L. Villacrez | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||