Five tips to start the new year off right

The start of 2025 is a great opportunity to reset, refocus, and prepare for success.

Alert! Email phishing scheme hitting inboxes

Always think twice about account threats, don’t click links, and make sure the “from” email address matches the sender’s name.

TDS Whole Home Wi-Fi: A better way to stay connected

It’s time to say goodbye to Wi-Fi dead zones and hello to seamless connectivity.

TDS holds Week of Giving campaign

From supporting STEM learning opportunities to volunteering at local food banks, TDS associates held roughly 100 philanthropic activities during the third annual Week of Giving.

Top tech gifts this holiday season 

Need last-minute ideas for the tech lover in your life? Here are five gadgets that are sure to impress this year.

Welcome to the TDS Connect Blog

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.

Weekly tech news roundup for March 20

Google was closer than we thought to being for antitrust violations, Facebook makes some of their policies a bit more clear, and the Milky Way grew by 50% — just because of new knowledge about the galaxy. Windows 10 is coming this summer, try an Apple Watch before you buy…or wait for the upcoming luxury Android watch by TAG Heuer. All this and more in today’s Tech News Roundup.

Read More

NCAA Tournament Viewing Guide

March Madness begins in earnest Thursday and Friday, with 32 college hoops games spread across four channels over two days. Here’s what to watch if you find yourself home “sick” from work (but well enough to deftly operate the remote control), organized by each day’s viewing window.

Read More

How to avoid tax scams

Tax season might not be your favorite time of year, but it certainly is for some scammers—they use the confusion of filing taxes to target victims and steal identities and refunds.

Read More

Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Meat Puppets

Metaphorically speaking, which deserves more credit; the band that sold millions of albums, or the guys that influenced that band? I’ve heard this question raised many times in the music industry, as it’s fairly common for a band to have gotten started because they heard some local band rock out as teenagers. Today’s band, The Meat Puppets, was most definitely the influencer of a very big 90s band that I seem to talk about every week.

Read More

Weekly tech news roundup for March 13

Apple releases new stuff (including an obnoxiously-expensive version of the Apple Watch), Google Calendar is now available for iPhone, and the Chromebook Pixel is getting sort’a good reviews. Also check out: a game you can’t play again if you “die,” some new concept tires that might just help power your next car, and more.

Read More

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.

Explore TDS Connect Sections

Discover TDS for your Home & Business