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: Edwyn Collins

When grunge and alt rock was dominating the music scene in the U.S. Edwyn Collins came in and had a top-20 single with something that felt like it could chart during any era of music from the ‘60s through today. His Gorgeous George album is worth a listen.

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FTC: This open season, is that really the health insurance you’re looking for?

The 2022 health insurance open enrollment season is here (November 1 – December 15). So now is the time to think about changes to your health coverage. But before you do, make sure any plan you’re considering actually gives you […]

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Golden Earring

Moontan is considered one of the best cosmic rock albums of all time—despite of (or because of) an average run time of nearly seven minutes per track. Radar Love, which comes in at six and a half minutes, helped put this group on the map and it still gets played today. This effort is worth a listen for the great vocals, toe-tapping backdrop beats, and given the length of each title, you can really sit back and enjoy.

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A+E Networks Free Previews Coming in November

A+E Networks® and TDS are partnering to provide a free preview of all their networks starting Monday, November 1, and running through Sunday, November 21. Get the scoop on all the great programming you get to enjoy!

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Our Lady Peace

In 2007, Clumsy was labeled the 76th best album to ever come from Canada and received various other acclaim. While the album overall peaked at No. 76 here, the lead single is still in constant rotation today across rock radio no matter where you listen—showing a staying power some thought the band wouldn’t have.

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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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