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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The most popular Christmas movie in your state

What’s your favorite Christmas movie? Does it match what everyone else likes in your state? As it happens, it just might! The team at CableTV.com did a state-by-state analysis of the most popular movies everywhere. What won where you live?

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TDS Employee Inducted to Marian University Hall of Fame

One of TDS’ own was recently inducted to the Marian University athletics Hall of Fame. Daryl Loether, associate manager of Accounting, played men’s basketball and set records at Marian from 1990 to 1994.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Mumford

If you’ve never heard a Mumford album before, unquestionably this is the one to start with. Sigh No More won the Brit Award for Best British Album and since 2007; M&S has been nominated for six Grammy Awards. Today, for $7, this award winner can be yours to enjoy for the holiday season and beyond.

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Dunkirk

WWII epic “Dunkirk” lands on TDS TV on Demand

We are excited about December. That’s because TDS TV on Demand is offering up one of the most acclaimed films of 2017—the rousing World War II epic “Dunkirk.” For the small kids (as well as the big kid inside all of us), there is the latest LEGO flick: “The LEGO Ninjago Movie.” These two blockbusters, plus a lot more, arrives on TDS TV on Demand.

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Beat winter break boredom with these creative ideas

Winter break can feel like it can drag on forever (for parents, anyway 🙂 ), but planning activities that integrate relaxation and family time will make the time off enjoyable for both you and your kids. Once you’ve exhausted board games and trips to local museums and zoos, try some of these creative ideas to spend time with your kids and keep them entertained.

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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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