TDS Connect offers low-cost option to those in need

TDS continues to offer up to 200 Mbps at a heavily discounted rate to help close the digital divide.

Hurricane Helene TDS updates

September 27, 4:30 p.m. CT Upon further assessment, we are delighted to report our facilities have not sustained major damage in the storms. That said, there are downed poles in some locations, and many of our equipment sites are without commercial power. The areas most impacted by these outages include: […]

Catch free previews of Great American Family, Outdoor & Sportsman Channels  

Looking for some fresh entertainment? TDS TV+ is offering exciting free previews of the Great American Family Channel and the Outdoor and Sportsman channels, giving you a chance to explore a variety of engaging content without any extra cost! The holidays might still be months away, but the Great American […]

Check out the new outage notification experience!

Unfortunately, sometimes service interruptions happen—but our new outage and troubleshooting page will help keep you in the loop.

Back-to-School Tech Guide 

Here are five tech gadgets to consider adding to your students’ back-to-school basket.  

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Sportsman Channel launching in the Sports Tier!

From archery and big-game hunting, to everything about fishing and firearms, the Sportsman Channel is launching May 15 in the TDS TV Sports Tier on channel 644.

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Twitter bug exposes passwords

The social media platform revealed last week that a bug in the systems left all Twitter passwords exposed in an internal log. Beyond changing your password, Twitter has additional advice for you—tips that really apply in every data breach situation.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Billy Squier

This likely isn’t in your rotation, and unless you’re somewhere in your forth decade, this may never have been. But either way, give Don’t Say No a shot today. Being 38 years old, the album holds up extraordinarily well and it may be one of those happy rediscoveries (or discoveries, as the case may be.)

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Black Panther

Black Panther coming to TDS TV on Demand

To fuel the superhero frenzy, we have the wildly successful “Black Panther”—which has earned over $1 billion worldwide—coming to TDS TV on Demand. Additional films available this month include the war flick “12 Strong,” plus “Peter Rabbit” which the kids will love. And finally, we’ve got the final chapter in the “Fifty Shades” trilogy.

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Catch a free preview of World Fishing Network

There’s something FINtastic about the World Fishing Network and now you can angle your way for a free month in May. The free preview runs from May 1-31 in both High Definition (HD)—on channel 1648—and Standard Definition (SD) on channel 648. And, once the preview is over, you can catch The World Fishing Network in the Sports Tier!

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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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