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Twitter hacked. Update your passwords.

by TDS Security Team on February 4, 2013 1 comment

At the end of last week Twitter announced it had been attacked by hackers and that up to 250,000 accounts… more...

Java 7 Patch released from Oracle – Here’s what you need to do

by TDS Security Team on January 16, 2013 0 comments

Last week a critical security vulnerability was discovered within Oracle’s popular Java 7 Runtime Environment (JRE), affecting Java 7 Update… more...

Going hungry is no way to grow up. Can you help?

by Guest Blogger on January 3, 2013 0 comments

Going hungry is no way to grow up. It impacts everything: school, interactions with others, work. I think about my… more...

#26Acts – what we did

by Guest Blogger on December 19, 2012 1 comment

The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting shocked the world. In the wake of such an unspeakable event the TDS Telecommunications… more...

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Smiles, smiles and more smiles – it feels good to do good.

by Guest Blogger on December 18, 2012 0 comments

The spirit of the holidays is all around us. We talk about giving. We talk about receiving. I think doing… more...

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Hurricane Sandy hits. Is everyone ok?

by Guest Blogger on November 2, 2012 0 comments

Natural disasters are a way of life for a telecom company like TDS. For years our Technical Service Teams, Network… more...

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Under the river we go! Broadband project gets wet.

by Guest Blogger on October 25, 2012 0 comments

Sometimes you need to see it to believe it. TDS just started boring under the Tombigbee River to bring broadband… more...

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TDS opens bid process for three broadband stimulus projects in Maine

by Guest Blogger on July 2, 2012 0 comments

On June 28, contractors from four telecom construction companies received details to bid on three broadband Internet expansion projects in Maine.

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Arkansas elementary school receives $5,000 federal technology grant

by Guest Blogger on July 2, 2012 1 comment

At an all-school assembly in January, Kingsland Elementary School in Ark. received a $5,000 technology grant from the Foundation for… more...

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Vehicle donations help those in need

by Guest Blogger on July 2, 2012 0 comments

What do a car, bucket truck, and two full-size vans have in common? Each was donated by TDS to help… more...

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Forbes names parent company of TDS Telecommunications Corp. a “Most Trustworthy Company”

by Guest Blogger on July 2, 2012 0 comments

TDS Telecommunications Corp., the nation’s seventh largest telecom provider, today announced that its parent company, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.… more...

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