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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Clean up your bad password habits

Online, your passwords are your locks. The problem is, many people use weak ones. Don’t think it’s a big deal or think you’ve got it covered? Think again! Passwords matter, even if you don’t do any online shopping—and especially when it comes to email. Find out why.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Eagles

Fun fact: It took splicing together nearly 40 edits to get to the final version of the title track you hear on the album. The effort was certainly worth it as Hotel California has sold over FIFTY million copies worldwide. It’s #37 on the Rolling Stone 500 best of all-time list, it topped the Billboard charts and won two Grammy Awards. If you’ve never listened, there’s never been a better time. If you have, check it out any time you’d like!

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A Mule, Bumblebee, and Glass arrive on TDS TV On Demand

This month catch a variety of great movies that feature interesting characters. First there’s Clint Eastwood’s The Mule, followed by Haliee Steinfeld in Bumblebee, and Bruce Willis and Samuel Jackson in Glass. But that’s not all of the options arriving in your living room this month. Check out just a few of the movies you should watch for.

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Changes rolling out for Lifeline

If you use, or are thinking of applying to Lifeline, you should know about some important changes coming to the program. The government recently began a multi-year transition to a centralized system for processing Lifeline applications and renewals. This new system is called the Lifeline National Verifier. Learn more about the changes and how it will impact you.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Sia

When Sia hit the mainstream with this album, many commented how she sounded so seasoned for a ‘newcomer’—when in reality, she’d been making music for decades. This is actually her sixth album (!) but it’s the only one that might have you swinging from the chandelier on a Tuesday.

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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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