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: 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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The Academy Awards and the Movies of 2014 in Review

We’ve got Academy Award predictions from our two movie experts (one a director himself, and the other a die-hard movie fan). See if you agree with their Oscar guesses and share what films get your thumbs up. (And don’t forget: many of the nominated films can be found on TDS TV On Demand!)

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4 Facebook scams to avoid

Do you know a Facebook scam when you see one? We’ve got four scams you should keep an eye out for so you can stay connected to your friends…not scam artists.

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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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