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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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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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Boston

During the time when disco reigned, very few industry insiders thought a guitar heavy rock album would make any waves. Boy were they wrong. After just two months, the album had sold 500,000 copies and five months later, it sold over 2 million copies. Today, you can get your own for $5.

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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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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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