TDS® finishing Middleton, Wis. fiber project; more residents can access TDS TV

TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) is wrapping up the second phase of its fiber-optic cable project in the city of Middleton. Now, with the installation of nearly 30 miles of new fiber-optics complete, TDS’ network is prepared to connect about 70 percent of the households in Middleton to TDS TV.

“This fiber-optic project is part of a multi-million dollar investment by TDS to ensure Middleton residents have the Internet speeds necessary, for many years to come,” said Shane West, vice president of Consumer Marketing and Product Development at TDS. “They will also have the option to be connected to all-digital television technology.”

In August 2012, TDS announced it was launching TDS TV. Today’s announcement means more Middleton residents now have access TDS TV and, in some areas, speeds up to 50 Mbps. “In fact, some residents will soon have access to speeds up to 100 Mbps with TDS TV service,” West explains.

“Our crews are working as quickly as possible to complete the work so that more people can take advantage of the faster speeds,” West said. “In the meantime, we’re excited to offer more Middleton residents TDS TV, now considered to be the most technologically advanced TV service available.”

What is TDS TV?
Powered by Microsoft® Mediaroom®, TDS TV features more than 260 all-digital channels (including HD), video-on-demand, pay-per-view, picture-in-picture channel surfing, and instant channel change. It also includes a Connected-Home DVR, which links up to four TVs together in a home allowing customers to:
Pause a show in one room and resume it in another.
Watch and manage recordings from any TV in the home.
Record up to four shows at once.
Store 400 hours of programming (standard-definition).

Since first introducing TDS TV in 2008, TDS has invested about $25-30 million to deploy TV service technology across the country. In addition to being available in Middleton and other parts of Wis., TDS TV is also available in parts of Ga., Minn., and Tenn.

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For more information contact: Cindy Tomlinson, Associate Manager - Public Relations / TDS Telecommunications Corp. / 608-664-4471 / cindy.tomlinson@tdstelecom.com

TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS Telecom/TDS®) delivers high-speed internet, TV entertainment, and phone services to a mix of small to mid-sized urban, suburban and rural communities throughout the U.S. With 1.1 million connections, TDS’ mission is to create a better world through its communications services. Powered by fiber-optics and new industry-leading technologies, TDS delivers up to 8 Gigabit internet speeds and offers internet-protocol based TV entertainment solutions along with traditional phone services. TDS also offers businesses VoIP advanced communications solutions, dedicated internet service, and data networking services. Visit tdstelecom.com.

TDS Telecom, headquartered in Madison, Wis., employs 3,300 people and is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [NYSE: TDS]. Founded in 1969, Telephone and Data Systems provides wireless, broadband, video and voice services to approximately 6 million connections nationwide through its businesses: UScellular and TDS Telecom. Visit tdsinc.com.

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