Changing your TDS recovery contact and username

Whether you’re a long-time customer or new to TDS (welcome!), we want to pass along a few tips and tricks about managing your TDS account. Following these steps will only take a few minutes but will ensure you can always quickly and easily log in and make any needed updates—resetting […]

Don’t let cyber foes haunt you this October

Ghosts, goblins, and things that go bump in the night aren’t the only scary threats lurking this time of year. While Halloween is full of spooky surprises, Cybersecurity Awareness Month serves as an important reminder that some of today’s most dangerous threats exist online. Cybercriminals are becoming faster, smarter, and […]

Back-to-school with TDS’ Education Assistance policy

Education can open new worlds and be a stepping stone to career growth, but the financial cost of higher education is often a barrier to earning a degree. TDS helps associates overcome that barrier with the Education Assistance policy, which reimburses up to 100% of higher educational costs. The policy […]

TDS helps schools recover after tornado

Working quickly in the aftermath of the storm, TDS teams helped ensure critical communications services were back in place.

TDS Open reaches new heights with historic donations to two nonprofits

What happens when passionate associates, fantastic vendors, and generous sponsors come together for a good cause? For TDS Telecom, it means making history. The 2026 TDS Open charity golf event raised a record-breaking $308,000, marking the largest charitable contribution in the event’s history. Held at University Ridge Golf Course in […]

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Jon Pardi

Jon’s sound on this album was described a Garth Brooks and Randy Travis hybrid—probably the biggest compliment you can give a newer artist in the genre. Rolling Stone had it in the top ten of their top county albums of 2016, and Jon won New Artist of the Year at the 2017 CMAs. Kick the dirt off your boots and give it a try!

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FTC: Watch out for romance scams

It’s never too late to find love, and lots of dating sites and apps are there to help. But scammers are out to steal your heart, too…and then steal your money. This Older Americans Month, let’s talk about romance scams. These can happen when someone makes a fake profile on dating sites, apps and social media.

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TDS’ own search and rescue heroes

TDS is proud of how our associates give back—and in the case of Chad R., he is giving back with the help of his dogs. Not only is Chad a reserve officer with the Mt. Juliet Police Department when he’s not at his day job, he and his pups volunteer to do search and rescue work. Learn more about this TDS hero.

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Business metrics that matter

There are numerous schools of thought on how an owner should run their business. Some focus on sales technique. Others focus on marketing and social media. Still others highlight product quality and innovation, while some rely on data-driven decision-making. As […]

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver based on their pedigree alone was going to generate a little buzz. But as it turned out, they were pretty good to boot. Slash’s guitar work is second to none and Weiland’s vocals were the best they’d been since early Stone Temple Pilots days. Give Contraband a listen today.

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Investing in our communities

It’s our mission to create a better world by providing high-quality communication services—connecting people and businesses, supporting education, and strengthening communities. We started with a handful of telephone companies in small and rural communities; with 1.1 million residential and business connections, TDS’ mission is to create a better world through its communications services.


In addition to serving customers, TDS takes a vested interest in the growth and success of our communities. From hands-on volunteering to in-kind and direct financial support, we believe in giving back. In fact, community involvement is so imperative to our core beliefs that TDS has a “Be Good Citizens” program, which provides our associates with 16 hours of paid volunteer time every year.

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