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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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Janet Jackson

Whether you watched the recent documentary about Janet Jackson on A&E and Lifetime or not, this album is worth a listen. It received top-notch reviews and is likely a key reason she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years back.

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Hallmark and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries are moving!

Beginning today, if you subscribe to the Explore (TDS TV+) or Starter (TDS TV) channel package, you’re getting more channels in your lineup! Hallmark and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries are now yours to enjoy all day, every day.

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7 things you shouldn’t miss during the March 10-14 HBO and Cinemax Free Preview

On TDS TV and TDS TV+ you get seven different HBO channels plus eight Cinemax options all day, every day so there’s always something great on whenever you grab your remote. Here are seven things you should watch during the preview.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Oliver Tree

Oliver Tree’s sophomore album, Cowboy Tears, hit shelves just 11 days ago. The lead single “Cowboy’s Don’t Cry” was leaked early, with a video starring actress Bella Thorne. Since then, two more singles have been released and the album appears to be gaining some real traction. Take a listen!

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The long-term investment value of fiber for business

Fiber optics is no doubt an investment—so what are the payoffs? The initial cost of a fiber optic connection is higher than traditional connections. But if you were to look at the long-term costs, fiber will ultimately save your company […]

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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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