What they were paid
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $154,750 | $120,029 | — | $107 | $274,886 |
| FY2024 | $177,500 | $121,660 | — | $107 | $299,267 |
| FY2022 | $134,750 | $100,007 | — | $107 | $234,864 |
| FY2021 | $140,000 | $100,000 | — | $107 | $240,107 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC DEF 14A filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001051512-26-000024, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC filed document, accession 0001051512-26-000024. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 8, 2026.
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$274,886 Wade Oosterman, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of April 8, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS pays directors a $90,000 cash retainer and $120,000 in Stock.
The rest of the TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher D. O'Leary | Lead Independent Director | $312,936 |
| Dirk S. Woessner | Independent Director | $251,641 |
| George W. Off | Independent Director | $273,136 |
| Kenneth S. Dixon | Director | $282,736 |
| Kimberly D. Dixon | Independent Director | $282,736 |
| LeRoy T. Carlson Jr | Independent Director | $231,136 |
| Letitia G. Carlson, M.D | Director | $231,136 |
| Napoleon B. Rutledge Jr | Independent Director | $190,930 |
| Prudence E. Carlson | Independent Director | $231,136 |
| Vicki L. Villacrez | Director | — |
| Walter C. D. Carlson | Chair of the Board | $97,792 |
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