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.

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.

TDS ranks near the top in gaming ISP

TDS’ use of fiber optic technology makes company ideal choice for video gamers.

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.

Today in tech history: first international phone call

The first international phone call was made July 1, 1881 between Calais, Maine in the United States and St. Stephen, New Brunswick in Canada. Given the date, perhaps the call was made to wish Canada a happy birthday ;-).

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11 reasons why landlines are awesome

Yesterday the Communications Team here at TDS spotted an article that we sort of loved. It’s titled “Sorry, cellphone: Why landlines still rock” so you can see why. It’s an opinion and education piece where the author, John Quain, argues […]

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Making the switch from Minerva TDS TV to Mediaroom TDS TV

If you live in Tennessee and have the older TDS TV platform, you might be wondering about what it’ll be like to upgrade to the new TDS TV with Mediaroom. After all, it can be hard to change from something […]

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TDS family goes before congress to advocate for JDRF

Kimberly Koppenhaver is a newly minted congressional delegate—which is pretty amazing for an 11 year-old. Kimberly (nicknamed Kim or Kimmy) is the daughter of TDS employees Robin and Kevin Koppenhaver, and will be representing Wisconsin at the Juvenile Diabetes Research […]

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Do you like talking on the phone? If not, we’ve got a solution

Some people LOVE, I mean LOVE, talking on the phone. In this video Baby Troy (who is absolutely adorable) just can’t get enough of it. On a side note at about the 17-second mark it sounds like he says, “All […]

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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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