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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TDS Robocall Blocking efforts lead to impressive 2021 results

After a couple of years of hard work, TDS’ robocalling 2021 results have been nothing short of spectacular. In total, TDS blocked nearly 24 million calls throughout the year. However, it’s the monthly trends that are the most encouraging. Read more.

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10 recipes that will score at the big game

It’s that time of year again, friends. It’s time for the biggest football game of the year. Whether you watch for the plays or the commercials, good food is a must. Here are 10 new recipes to try out at […]

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Rita Ora

If Rita Ora isn’t on your radar yet, she should be. With collaborations with heavy hitters like Avicii, Cardi B and Ed Sheeran just to name a few, this album deserves the great reviews. She’s just scratching the surface of her success as a music star so keep your eyes—and ears—oh the lookout.

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Ultimate winter reading guide

With another winter storm predicted in the South and East this week and cold temperatures expected for the Midwest, it’s a great time to settle in and pick up a new novel. From romance to historical fiction, here’s what TDS associates recommend:

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Aerosmith, Toys In The Attic

Toys In The Attic peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and spawned three commercial singles. That may not seem like a big feat, but since it was only nine tracks total, and two of the songs are beyond iconic even to this day, it’s a pretty big deal—and well worth a 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; 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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