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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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Aerosmith

After taking a five year break from recording to get clean, Aerosmith returned to scene. Their second (and Grammy Award winning) post-absence effort is today’s featured album. And, in a music world dominated by the “poppy metal” sounds of Motley Crue, Poison, and Bon Jovi, at that time, Aerosmith’s solid album hit a home run—especially for only $5.

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Seen on Pinterest: Healthy Ways to Slim Down for Summer

{Via} We’re edging right into the proper start of summer, just weeks, if not days, away from beaches and bathing suits. Whether you’re the type to rock a one-piece or you proudly flaunt that itty bitty polka dot bikini, these […]

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Weekly tech news roundup for May 29, 2015

Jony Ive takes over a top position at Apple, find out how to turn any smartphone cord into a coiled one, and learn about a smartphone app that can predict your GPA (and could be the next “fitness tracker for your grades”). All this and more in today’s weekly tech news roundup.

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TV Highlights: Aquarius, NBA Finals, Focus, McFarland, USA, and Jupiter Ascending

Memorial Day has come and gone, and that means the season’s main shows are quickly wrapping up. But don’t fear for your entertainment! TDS brings a solid quartet of films to TDS TV On Demand. Plus, the networks have some interesting shows on tap, including the David Duchovny’s crime thriller “Aquarius.” Finally, don’t miss out on what will be an epic NBA championship series, which sees LeBron James and his Cavaliers returning to the finals.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Bob Dylan

There are singers, and there are songwriters. In some cases, an artist can do both really well–they simply have a knack for the business. Today’s featured artist. Bob Dylan, accomplished major things while doing both.This visionary album took a little while to be appreciated, but, thankfully, the first single release was ‘Like A Rolling Stone,’ which would go on to be one of the most popular singles of all time. The album is credited for changing the way we think about popular music and how we view folk musicians in the mainstream.

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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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