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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Smiles, smiles and more smiles – it feels good to do good.

The spirit of the holidays is all around us. We talk about giving. We talk about receiving. I think doing both is best. I’ll admit, though, when I saw the amount of stuff our employees donated in the last month, […]

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How to manage effective virtual teams

Whatever size company you own or work for, chances are at some point you will be in the position where you need to manage virtual contractors, employees—or be a part of a virtual team yourself. There are several relatively simple […]

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Did you know Groupon has a gift section? And other “gift event” ideas.

I don’t know about you, but coming up with new and different gift ideas around the holidays is always a chore for me. I LOVE finding a deal and also LOVE making gifts into events! Thankfully there are some Web sites out there that I turn to for help with gift giving.

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Setting up wireless devices to access your TDS High-Speed Internet service

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, many people are purchasing new “toys” which can access the Internet via a wireless connection. Whether the new toy is a laptop, a phone, or a notepad, setting up a wireless connection […]

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Holiday Baking: How to make 20-30 different treats

A guest post from baking extraordinare and TDS employee Melynn Around work I’m known for my baking—and at this time of year, it’s for my platters filled with 20-30 different types of holiday treats. I didn’t really realize this was […]

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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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