Planned outages in Ruidoso, N.M. overnight Jan. 15-16

Ruidoso-area customers: As part of our overall infrastructure restoration, TDS technicians must complete fiber splicing work to finalize connections to our new permanent equipment hub. This may result in a brief interruption of your TDS services in the overnight hours starting tonight. TDS will perform the necessary maintenance overnight January […]

Don’t click that link! Beware of text message scams

Text message scams are now one of the top ways fraudsters steal personal information, with over $10 billion obtained from victims.

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.

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.

Academy Award-Nominated films highlight Videos on Demand

Next Sunday marks the 87th Oscars celebration. Check out some of the Academy Award-nominated films (and possibly award winning!) available on TDS TV on Demand, including “Birdman,” “The Theory of Everything,” “Whiplash” and “Big Hero 6.” New on TDS TV […]

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Hey, you! Get on that Cloud: Apps for Small Business

The Rolling Stones had a big hit telling people to get off that cloud, but now is definitely the time when you want to get ON it. Cloud computing is all the rage. And while you personally might not care […]

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Friday tech news roundup for February 13

New View-Master for the 21st century, your car may be more of a security risk than you think, Dr. Google is in and will see you now, and Dell Venue 8 tablet reviews are in. Also, fitness wearables are as good as smartphones at tracking steps, Apple makes some good App Store updates, and set a “legacy contact” for your Facebook page. And, just for fun, check out a Severus Snape “mini-movie.”

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POP3 and IMAP – What are they?

POP and IMAP are two different email delivery methods that operate quite differently. One lets you access ALL your emails on every device you have, and one does not. Learn how each method works so you can set up your devices and email clients to work the way you’d like them to!

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Dominoes

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs has ended up being praised as Clapton’s greatest work of his career. If you look the album up on Wikipedia, you’ll find nothing but 5 star and A+ ratings. It’s that good. And for $5 bucks, how can you pass that up? It’s music history and this album is an icon.

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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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