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TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/

TDS · FY2025

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$4.8M

Pay Ratio

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Walter C. D. Carlson

Pay reset -50.4% while TSR improved +11.7 pts

AT&T INC.

T · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$29.9M

Pay Ratio

—

John Stankey

Pay rose +13.2% while TSR fell -26.6 pts

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.

FYBR · FY2024

MIXED

CEO Package

$12.4M

Pay Ratio

—

Nicholas S. Jeffery

Awaiting a fuller pay-performance history

CEOTotal Compensation — All Companies

TDS$4.8MT$29.9MFYBR$12.4M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

The fastest way to read this comparison before dropping into the tables.

T carries the largest package at $29.9M, about 6.3x TDS.
T reads misaligned, while TDS looks aligned.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

TDS

Walter C. D. Carlson

$4.8M

base salary15%
stock awards65%
other compensation0%

T

John Stankey

$29.9M

base salary8%
stock awards65%
non-equity incentive compensation21%
other compensation1%

FYBR

Nicholas S. Jeffery

$12.4M

base salary10%
stock awards64%
non-equity incentive compensation26%
other compensation0%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/(TDS)Walter C. D. Carlson2025$4.8M
AT&T INC.(T)John Stankey2025$29.9M
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(FYBR)Nicholas S. Jeffery2024$12.4M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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