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.

Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Jason Aldean

Aldean was rewarded with a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album for this effort and, after five commercial single releases, the album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and sold 200,000 copies the first week. Give Aldean a try today, he just might be your kinda party too!

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New channels now on TDS TV and TDS TV+

Great news, TDS TV and TDS TV+ customers—we’ve added channels in many local lineups! Read on to find out where and what you’ll find in your guide.

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When will you bury the TDS Fiber cable in my yard?

No matter where we’re building a fiber network, certain questions get asked more often than others. On the top of the list, particularly in the winter and spring, is: when will you bury the TDS Fiber cable in my yard? The answer isn’t as simple as it may seem. Get the lowdown.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Demi Lovato

Today’s featured act is most likely well known for her music—but some may know her from acting on television or the two books she wrote. No matter the medium, it’s safe to say she’s not sorry for staking her claim in the zeitgeist.

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Winterhaven, California restoration updates

This blog is meant to keep customers in Winterhaven up to speed on the status of service outages, which resulted from the March 18 fire.   Update 4/3: We are pleased to announce all areas of TDS’ service footprint in […]

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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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