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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Ugly Holiday Sweater 101

Once a terrible gift, dreaded to be received by everyone, the ugly holiday sweater has made a comeback. Today, ugly sweaters are a fun tradition that people are willing to pay for.

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What to buy your dog for Christmas

Holiday cheer is in the air! People are busy decorating their homes, baking cookies, picking out the perfect Christmas tree, and, of course, shopping for gifts. In my experience, one of the most difficult family members to shop for is my dog.

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Dorrell Wenninger named Volunteer of the Quarter

We always enjoy highlighting employees doing awesome things. Dorell, who has only been with us since April, is our newest Volunteer of the Quarter. He has already donated time to eleven different organizations (and counting!). Find out where he’s chipping in and lending a hand.

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Minnesota TDS TV customers: New channels are here!

Great news, Minnesota TDS TV customers, you also have FIVE new channels coming to your TV line-up starting today. Learn about what you’ll find.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Pentatonix

Holiday music typically never gets its due. It’s kind of seen as a niche sub-genre and subsequently not treated as real music—but it put this three-time Grammy-award winning group on the map. Get in the spirit today with this beautifully sung album for a song.

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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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