Planned outages in Ruidoso, N.M. overnight Jan. 15-16

Ruidoso-area customers: As part of our overall infrastructure restoration, TDS technicians must complete fiber splicing work to finalize connections to our new permanent equipment hub. This may result in a brief interruption of your TDS services in the overnight hours starting tonight. TDS will perform the necessary maintenance overnight January […]

Don’t click that link! Beware of text message scams

Text message scams are now one of the top ways fraudsters steal personal information, with over $10 billion obtained from victims.

Five tips to start the new year off right

The start of 2025 is a great opportunity to reset, refocus, and prepare for success.

Alert! Email phishing scheme hitting inboxes

Always think twice about account threats, don’t click links, and make sure the “from” email address matches the sender’s name.

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.

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.

Check out the new, revamped My Account

When you visit your My Account customer portal, you’ll immediately notice it has a whole new look and feel. Once you log in, you’ll see your Account overview. It’s a simple, at-a-glance dashboard where you can view all your account highlights in one place. Get the details!

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Taylor Swift, Reputation

Reputation was a strong departure from her previous releases—but it didn’t deter her success. She earned praise for her EDM sound and grown-up lyrics and has sold more than five million copies of this one to date. Will she ever stop? Who knows, but her sixth studio album is worth a listen.

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TDS associates building towards a good cause

On the morning of Friday, Aug. 13, nine TDS associates (and one of their spouses) gathered in the Renaissance in the Park neighborhood in Fitchburg, Wisconsin for a day of hard work with Habitat for Humanity of Dane County—a nonprofit organization building affordable homes in all 50 U.S. states and 70 countries worldwide.

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Warning: Even the FTC is being used in a phishing campaign

We talk to you fairly often about phishing scams. That’s because, unfortunately, scammers use our name in emails to try and trick you into revealing personal information. Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed the commissioner’s name is also being used in a phishing campaign. Learn more about what’s happening.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Led Zeppelin, In Through The Out Door

Gen Z kids know Zeppelin and listen to them as much as the generations before. For that reason alone, throw this one on today—the band’s final studio album that split the critics, but has sold just as well as their acclaimed debut album. Maybe you’ll be divided too, but you won’t know until you listen!

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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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