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.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Hole

Seems like every band has their fair share of drama. Usually your typical addiction or ego type problems, but sometimes it goes a bit deeper than that. Today’s band started off innocent enough – but years later became the centerpiece of one of the biggest controversies in rock and roll history.

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Weekly tech news roundup for February 27

This week: Pebble’s new smartwatch sets a new Kickstarter record, but there’s another project that’s also pretty interesting called Seasame. Google launched YouTube Kids this week, Apple’s Apple Watch event is set for March 9 , and there’s a new sleep tracker in town. Of course, the FCC ruled on net neutrality, but you might not know that Google is proposing a new headquarters and that there’s a new same-day delivery service that promises to be magical.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Maroon 5

Although Maroon 5 technically formed in 2000, the guys knew each other long before that—but didn’t find success with their other bands. It wasn’t until Adam Levine became their front man and the release of “This Love” of off Songs about Jane that they really hit the big time. Today, you can get their most popular album for only $5.

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Seen On Pinterest: 4 Ingenious Interior Design Hacks

We love our “Savvy Spending” column nearly as much as we love “Seen on Pinterest,” so this week, you get the best of both worlds. One of our favorite reasons to use Pinterest is to track interior design and architecture updates for our someday “dream” home, as well as more practical tips for creating the perfect abode today. While many of the things we pin are certainly swoon-worthy, both for their beauty and their price, we love a great budget-friendly idea as well.

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Weekly tech news roundup for February 20

All the tech news highlights for the week: Lenovo laptop owners beware of adware that is also a security risk. The Microsoft Band maybe isn’t as bad as it seemed at first, YouTube Kids rolling out on Monday, and if you’ve got a MacBook Pro with video problems Apple will fix it for free. All this and more in today’s tech news roundup.

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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; 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.

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