# Telephone and Data Systems — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Telephone and Data Systems]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-30T12:28:15.391Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 5 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: United States Scope: Wikidata Q7696488 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:telephone-and-data-systems:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q7696488, revision 2534679397]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:04:31.028Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q7696488:P17@2534679397. - [Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q30:label:en@2556188301. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Chicago Scope: Wikidata Q7696488 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:telephone-and-data-systems:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q7696488, revision 2534679397]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:04:31.028Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q7696488:P159@2534679397. - [Wikidata label: Q1297, revision 2555016564]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:06:39.317Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1297:label:en@2555016564. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1969 Scope: Wikidata Q7696488 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:telephone-and-data-systems:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q7696488, revision 2534679397]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:04:31.028Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q7696488:P571@2534679397. ## Industry \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: telecommunications Scope: Wikidata Q7696488 property P452. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:telephone-and-data-systems:wikidata:p452]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q7696488, revision 2534679397]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:04:31.028Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q7696488:P452@2534679397. - [Wikidata label: Q418, revision 2544668311]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:06:32.520Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q418:label:en@2544668311. ## Official website \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: http://www.tdsinc.com/ Scope: Wikidata Q7696488 property P856. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:telephone-and-data-systems:wikidata:p856]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q7696488, revision 2534679397]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:04:31.028Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q7696488:P856@2534679397. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.