Residential

TDS Family of Companies

TDS stands for Telephone and Data Systems. 

TDS Telecom is one of several companies owned by Telephone and Data Systems Inc. headquartered in Chicago.   TDS Telecom, US Cellular and Suttle-Straus printing company collectively make up the TDS family of companies.   Telephone and Data Systems Inc. is a publicly held company, traded on the American Stock Exchange under the stock ticker TDS and TDS.S.  The TDS family of companies employs 11,500 people and serves more than 6.1 million wireline and wireless customers in 36 states.  You can visit www.teldta.com for more information on the TDS family of companies.   

TDS Telecom also contains a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) called TDS Metrocom.   TDS Telecom and TDS Metrocom are headquartered in Madison Wisconsin and provide voice, video and Internet service to 30 states.  In total, the two companies service nearly 1.2 million access line equivalents.

For information regarding our TDS Telecom Business Office locations and contact information, click here.

Empowering all generations with broadband Internet. 

Everyone knows that the Internet is a powerful force in today’s society.   And it’s getting bigger and broader every day.  High Speed Internet, also known as broadband, is revolutionizing the way we work and live.

From the first dialup Internet customers to our most recent fiber-to-the-home customer’s broadband Internet is connecting people in rural and metro communities alike.  TDS used to be known as the local phone company; today we strive to be the best broadband provider in the area, who is also your best choice for local telephone service.  

Connecting customers is what we do.  

• We connect over 450,000 callers with reliable voice communications every day.
• We connect more than 150,000 homes to the internet with high speed broadband
• We connect families to more than 230 channels of television entertainment.
• We connect you to more.
• More conversations. More entertainment. More experiences online.

TDS offers a variety of products and services to both business and residential customers.   We are also a major supplier to schools, local government and municipal services. Our core voice and data products provide an information backbone in the communities we connect.

Residential Voice, Internet and Entertainment

• Local and long distance
• Voice mail, Caller ID, Call Waiting and more
• Internet services, dialup, ISDN, high speed broadband
• Satellite TV and our own TDS TV in some markets

Business Phone and Data Systems

• Centrex
• PBX and Key phone systems
• Managed Data Services
• Virtual Private Networks
• Business Networks

Strong Past.  Smart Future. 

At TDS our strength is in our experience.  Technology has certainly changed the way consumers work and live and TDS is proud to be the company that has enabled this change.  Many of our local phone companies have been in business more than 100 years, since the first phones were put into use.  This rich history allows us to use our experience in telephony and data to empower the next generation of broadband internet users.  We make continuous investments in our networks and train our highly skilled employees to stay ahead of the technology curve, providing us a solid platform for future growth.