UPDATE 3-D.Telekom defers 2010 outlook,too much uncertainty

* Will give 2010 outlook in Feb, confirms 2009 targets

* To propose dividend, detail more cuts in Feb

* Core profit above expectations

* Says free cash flow at 3.3 bln eur in Q3

* Shares up 2.8 pct vs 0.5 pct drop of DAX index (Recasts, adds CEO comment, analyst comment, updates shares)

By Nicola Leske

BONN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) shied away from forecasts for 2010, citing economic uncertainty on both sides of the Atlantic, but costs controls helped it beat forecasts for quarterly core profit.

Chief Executive Rene Obermann said doubts about recovery in Eastern Europe and the impact of an expected rise in unemployment in Germany -- its biggest market -- as well as a challenging U.S. market made for poor visibility.

"We are looking very carefully and with caution when it comes to 2010," Chief Executive Rene Obermann said on Thursday.