Set your DVR: Hot summer TV

From new series and movies, to returning favorites and special events, there’s lots to watch. Grab a cool drink and your TDS TV+ remote so you don’t miss a moment!

How TDS is meeting the growing demand for speed

As a new report shows demand for faster internet at an all-time high, TDS continues working to expand its fiber service footprint.

Three easy steps to switch to TDS Mobile

TDS is excited to bring mobile service to more communities across our service area.

How TDS enables its associates to ‘Be Good Citizens’

Company associates recently volunteered a record number of hours in communities across the country.

How TDS’ solution helped a Ruidoso, NM business adapt amidst a natural disaster

Service reliability and performance are crucial every day, but especially during a crisis. Here’s how TDS helped a small business stay connected during a natural disaster.

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.

What you’re missing on channel 1

When’s the last time you visited channel 1 on your TDS TV? If you haven’t checked it out, this is a reminder that you shouldn’t forget it’s there (like I did—whoops!). Channel 1 is the “Information Channel” on TDS TV, […]

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TDS One-A-Week Blood Donor Club saves nearly 1,100 lives

Did you know one blood donation will help save three people’s lives? Last year, the 112 TDS employees who are members of the Madison area American Red Cross’ One-A-Week (OAW) Blood Donor Club donated a total of 361 pints of […]

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Giveaway alert: Engadget is giving away 3 Nest thermostats!

I spotted a Nest thermostat giveaway on the interweb over my lunch hour—Engadget is giving away 3 thermostats (courtesy of Amazon). You recall that I waxed eloquent about the Nest in my Father’s Day gift list (after taking heat for […]

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Travelin’ NOT on the Cheap

I’m a budget traveler—it’s a badge of honor that I wear proudly. Being a budget traveler means that I can take 5 trips in a year and spend the same amount of money that many people would spend on 1 […]

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Friday tech news roundup for September 20

In the news this week: redesigned Bing, an HP laptop with gesture control, graphene—the most amazing substance you might not have heard of, Dropbox, severed fingers won’t unlock the new iPhone 5S, Grand Theft Auto 5, plus get some tips […]

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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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