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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Network improvements underway in NW Ohio

Construction is under way to expand and improve broadband to 817 locations in northwest Ohio. TDS Telecom (TDS®) began work in January in portions of Putnam, Van Wert and Paulding counties. Construction is expected to be complete in the fall […]

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How to create a social media will

Social media accounts play a big part in people’s lives, so what happens to those accounts once you pass away? Find out how each social media platform will handle your account and figure out how to be proactive with your account settings.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Asia

Asia’s self-titled debut was released in March of 1982. Initial response was mediocre to say the least—until the single “Heat of the Moment” began hitting the radio in April. According to Billboard and Cash Box Magazine, it was the #1 album in the U.S. for the year. The aforementioned single would reach all the way up to #4 on the Billboard charts and begin to open music fans ears to the band.

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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

New movies coming to TDS TV® on Demand

“Tra-la-laa!” With that introduction, TDS TV on Demand brings to you the hilarious cinematic debut of one of the best selling superheroes in the world—Captain Underpants. You’ll also find the first of Universal Studios new ‘Dark Universe’ films (and a Tom Cruise vehicle), “The Mummy,” plus the emotional “Megan Leavey.” We also have the biting comedy “Beatriz at Dinner” as well as the raunchy girls’ gone wild flick, “Rough Night.”

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Sprout is rebranding as Universal Kids

Starting Sept. 9, preschool programming under the Sprout brand will continue to air on the network outside of primetime. The new primetime content will include DreamWorks Animation Television series, unscripted entertainment, and live-action scripted shows.

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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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