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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Learn how TDS can keep you connected in the home and at the office with Internet, TV, TDS Fiber, DVR and phone services and solutions.

The surprising way you might connect with scammers

Even if you’re a guard dog about your online social media privacy, there’s one place you might have overlooked. It’s a site where you tend to accept new connections from people you don’t know, where you share a lot of information about yourself and your personal history, and anyone on the site can see your entire profile. Did you figure it out?

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: ZZ Top

Today’s featured band has been going strong across six different decades. Obviously, if they’ve been around that long, they’re at the tip of your tongue and a major part of mainstream music, right? Sort of. I can absolutely promise you know half their catalog, but probably don’t listen to them on a regular basis. Having sold 25 million albums in the U.S. alone, they’re one of the top-100 selling artists of all time.

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Network upgrade work in progress in Northfield, Vermont

Construction is under way to expand and improve broadband to nearly 650 locations in central Vermont. TDS Telecom (TDS®) began work in February in the Northfield and Roxbury areas, with the project expected to be done by year-end 2018. The […]

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Network upgrade work in progress in Quincy, Florida

Construction is now under way to expand and improve broadband to more than 1,600 locations in northern Florida. Work began in January in the Quincy area, with the project expected to be completed in early 2018.

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Seen on Pinterest: 10 Ice Cream Desserts for Your Summer Soiree

Hot summer days call for ice-cold evening treats. Whether you hand-churn your own ice cream or prefer the store-bought variety, these creamy treats are perfect for your next barbecue or party.

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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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