How TDS’ solution helped a Ruidoso, NM business adapt amidst a natural disaster

Service reliability and performance are crucial every day, but especially during a crisis. Here’s how TDS helped a small business stay connected during a natural disaster.

TDS Whole Home Wi-Fi: A better way to stay connected

It’s time to say goodbye to Wi-Fi dead zones and hello to seamless connectivity.

TDS ranks near the top in gaming ISP

TDS’ use of fiber optic technology makes company ideal choice for video gamers.

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Learn how TDS can keep you connected in the home and at the office with Internet, TV, TDS Fiber, DVR and phone services and solutions.

Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Fall Out Boy

Since they were on the rise, Fall Out Boy’s label encouraged them to make a record that would enter the mainstream. Taking it as a challenge, the band released From Under The Cork Tree in May of 2005. What happened next was a bit of an anomaly.

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How to turn tricky CSA vegetables into mouthwatering dishes

If you’re part of a CSA, you know that it can be challenging to figure out ways to use some of the unfamiliar or over-abundant produce that comes in CSA boxes. To help you out, here are some recipes, courtesy of the Food Network, that turn four commonly problematic CSA vegetables into mouthwatering dishes.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: The Rolling Stones

The exact goal of this album was to get the band back on the charts and make headway in the mainstream music space. The process worked, as it would go on to be nominated for a Grammy in the Album of the Year category, and it’s their highest-selling record of all time, with nearly 15 million to date. Today, it can be yours for a song.

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Puppies now used in the relentless world of scams

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) reminds us that it can be a dog-eat-dog world in cyber space. The BBB reports that 80 percent of pet advertisements have the potential of being fraud—which means you’re more likely to be scammed than successful in your dog search! Find out what to look for and how to protect yourself.

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Back-to-school lunch ideas

School is officially back in session, which means it’s time to start packing lunchboxes again. The reliable peanut butter and jelly or ham and cheese sandwich might do the trick for the first few weeks of school, but we’ve got ideas, with a little help from Food Network, to break the monotony.

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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; today we’re a rapidly growing technology company with 1.2 million residential and business connections.


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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