TDS TV Gets Major Upgrades

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Madison, Wis – (May 20, 2013) — TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) announced today it has updated their TDS TV Microsoft Mediaroom platform to version 2.3. TDS TV customers with Mediaroom gain more than a dozen new features and options, giving them more control over their...Learn More

TDS Introduces Live Chat for Sales, Service Assistance

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May 07, 2013 — Connecting with the Sales and Service team at TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) just got easier. Now people looking for assistance can live chat with a TDS representative once a category is selected. Instant online conversations will assist both new and existing...Learn More

TDS Chooses Metaswitch Session Border Control, Likes NFV Architecture

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TDS Telecom has chosen Metaswitch’s Perimeta session border controller to support the carrier’s fast-growing managedIP communications service which, according to TDS Vice President of Network Services Ken Paker, is growing at 60% to 80% per year. TDS believes Perimeta will enable it to “do more...Learn More

TDS Breaks Ground on Two More ARRA Stimulus Projects

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April 08, 2013 — According to TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®), construction is underway on two more of the company’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus projects. Newly underway are projects in Kentucky and Mississippi. Once complete, more customers will have access to high-speed Internet...Learn More

TDS Data Centers Keep Compliance

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MADISON, Wis. (March 25, 2013)—TDS Hosted and Managed Services, LLC (TDS HMS) announced today that its data centers and managed services, operated by Vital Supports Systems and VISI, remain SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Type 2 audited. The Service Organization Control (SOC 1) reports are performed...Learn More

TDS Rolls Out Hosted VOIP in South Carolina

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WILLISTON, S.C. (March 12, 2013)—TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) makes South Carolina the 17th state where it will offer managedIP Hosted. A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications solution, managedIP Hosted integrates voice and data into a single communications solution. It’s now available to businesses in...Learn More

TDS Buys Cable Company Baja Broadband for $267 Million

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TDS appears to be back into acquisition mode with the announcement today of their intent to buy Baja Broadband. Baja is a cable MSO offering triple play services in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Utah. According to TDS, Baja Broadband passes 212,000 homes, with...Learn More

Vital Support Systems Receives HP ServiceOne Expert Designation

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DES MOINES, IA -  Jan. 31, 2013 — Vital Supports Systems, a TDS Hosted and Managed Services company, has been named a 2013 Hewlett-Packard (HP) ServiceOne Expert partner. The designation is HP’s premier level of partnership and only accessible to HP’s highest performing partners. “This...Learn More

TDS Breaks Ground on Oklahoma Broadband Stimulus Project

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MADISON, Wis. (Jan. 29, 2013) — TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) says that construction is underway on its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus project in areas around Wyandotte, Okla. Once complete, about 200 customers in the area will gain access to TDS’ high-speed Internet...Learn More

TDS Gains Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Certification

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MADISON, Wis. (Dec. 11, 2012) — To support the expanding role of the network in deploying cloud services, TDS Hosted and Managed Services (TDS HMS) announced today it has achieved the Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Master Certification. This certification recognizes TDS Hosted and Managed...Learn More

TDS Breaks Ground on Stimulus Project in Maine

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TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) says construction is underway on its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus project in areas around Hartland and St. Albans, Maine. Once complete, about 600 customers in the area will gain access to TDS’ high-speed Internet services. [NOTE: See TDS’...Learn More

Interview: TDS Turns Up Broadband to First Stimulus-Funded Homes

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TDS Telecom has turned up service in the first of 44 markets for which it won broadband stimulus funding. Residents of Chatham, Mich. in the state’s rural Upper Peninsula can now get service at speeds up to 25 Mbps, explained Joe Kirk, TDS manager of...Learn More