Does TDS’s Expanded Credit Facility and Added Debt Capacity Reshape Its Long‑Term Investment Case?

• Earlier this week, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. signed a Fourth Amendment to its primary credit agreement, extending the facility’s maturity, removing the Term SOFR credit spread adjustment, revising leverage ratio cash netting, and increasing secured and unsecured debt capacity by US$300 million for the company and its subsidiaries.
• This package of changes materially reshapes TDS’s funding toolkit, giving the fiber- and tower-focused group greater room to refinance, invest, or pursue acquisitions without immediately returning to capital markets.
• Next, we’ll examine how the extended credit facility maturity and added US$300 million debt capacity may influence TDS’s investment narrative.

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Telephone and Data Systems Investment Narrative Recap

TDS appeals to investors who believe its transition toward fiber and towers can offset pressure in legacy operations and the loss of wireless revenues. The amended credit agreement strengthens near term liquidity and flexibility, but it does not remove key risks around capital intensive fiber buildouts and execution in the new standalone model.

The recent extension of TDS’s primary credit facility and the added US$300,000,000 of secured and unsecured debt capacity sit alongside ongoing shareholder returns, including Q4 2025 common and preferred dividends. Together, they frame a funding and payout profile that could influence how investors weigh spectrum monetization as a potential catalyst against higher leverage and persistent margin pressure.

Yet investors should also be alert to how rising fiber CapEx and heavier balance sheet commitments could affect free cash flow and...

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Telephone and Data Systems' narrative projects $4.6 billion revenue and $577.2 million earnings by 2028.

Uncover how Telephone and Data Systems' forecasts yield a $48.67 fair value, a 27% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Two fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span a very wide range, from about US$1.93 to US$48.67 per share, underscoring how far apart views can be. When you set those against the company’s heavy fiber investment needs and reliance on successful spectrum monetization, it becomes even more important to compare several independent viewpoints before deciding how TDS might fit in your portfolio.

Explore 2 other fair value estimates on Telephone and Data Systems - why the stock might be worth as much as 27% more than the current price!

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