Planned TDS service outages in Ruidoso, New Mexico 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.

Weekly tech news roundup for August 29

What’s hot in tech this week: Amazon’s buying Twitch, Apple sends out invites (and may be introducing something unexpected next year), and LG is set to introduce a new (round) smartwatch. Check out one man’s 3D printed, concrete, castle he built in his yard and find out the answer to how Death Valley’s “sailing stones” are getting around. Want more? Read the latest internet research about whether social media makes us share our opinions or shut up about them, and find out why your voice sounds so different in your head than in a recording.

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One back-to-school tech guide to rule them all

On the internet over the last few weeks there have been many back-to-school technology guides and lists. Rather than checking all of them out yourself, we did it for you—”we” being Luke, my team’s college-age intern, and I—have created a Master List of the back-to-school tech everyone agrees you need…plus a few items that Luke, a real-life student, thinks are worthy of consideration.

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Community connections, August edition

Employees continue to donate their time and talents to their communities. Here are a few of the people who are making a difference.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: U2

In this weekly installment of Cheap Tunes Tuesday, we move to another very famous band—this one hailing from Dublin, Ireland. Some of you may only know the lead singer for his humanitarian efforts around the world, others may only know him and his band for their pretty epic tunes from the mid-70s to today. I am talking about Bono, U2, and their 1987 effort, The Joshua Tree.

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Seen on Pinterest: Six Tips to Transition Summer Style to Fall

It may be only August, but the days are already shorter than they were at summer’s peak, and the nights are turning quickly cooler. Before we know it, we’ll be putting on boots and sweaters everyday. Get a few more […]

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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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