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Oct. 1, 2008
Company named one of Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
For the second year in a row, TDS Metrocom is named one of Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the Michigan Business & Professional Association.
“It’s an honor to be named one of the area’s best employers,” says Dave Wittwer, chief executive officer and president of TDS Telecommunications Corp. “We take great pride in offering employees a dynamic, fast-paced work environment that’s both challenging and rewarding.”
To be selected a 101 Best & Brightest Company, entrants provide details about their efforts in the following areas: employee communications, community initiatives, compensation and benefits, diversity and multi-culturalism, employee education and development, employee engagement and commitment, recognition and retention, recruitment and selection, and work-life balance.
What makes TDS one of the best places to work, according to Cathy Sionkowski, TDS’ local market manager, is an empowering environment where employees can determine actions that will delight customers. She says, “It’s an extremely motivating environment to work in.”
TDS provides telecommunications services for businesses in metro Detroit and throughout the nation. The company offers a suite of services including voice and data solutions, business phones systems, and hosted Internet Protocol services.
“We’re proud to do business in the Detroit area and honored to be selected one of the area’s top places to work,” Wittwer concludes.
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TDS Telecommunications Corp. markets communications services to business and residential customers in 30 states, through its brands TDS Telecom and TDS Metrocom. With nearly 1.2 million access line equivalents in service, TDS Telecommunications Corp. connects customers to phone, broadband, and digital television service in hundreds of rural, suburban, and small metropolitan communities. Headquartered in Madison, Wis., TDS Telecommunications Corp. employs approximately 2,700 people. Visit www.tdstelecom.com and www.tdsmetro.com for more information.
TDS Telecommunications Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) (AMEX: TDS, TDS.S), a Fortune 500® company. TDS operates primarily by providing wireless and local telecommunications service through its strategic business units, TDS Telecommunications Corp. and U.S. Cellular (AMEX: USM). Headquartered in Chicago, TDS employs approximately 11,800 people and serves approximately 7.3 million customers in 36 states. Visit www.teldta.com for more information.
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