General Info:
TDS Telecom (TDS) provides innovative voice, internet, entertainment services, and leading-edge business technology for customers in hundreds of rural and suburban communities nationwide. For more than 50 years, TDS has been connecting customers with reliable, high-quality products and services while centering on delighting customers. Today, we are a growing force in the broadband entertainment and cable industry and remain 100 percent committed to championing economic development and broadband innovation in all the communities we serve. With 2,800 employees working in rural and suburban communities across the United States, TDS strives to delight customers by delivering outstanding products and services. At the same time, TDS understands their success is dependent upon hiring and retaining the best talent. And, that is becoming more and more dependent on employees feeling welcome and included.
"If employees have the skills, but don't feel included, they'll leave," said Patrick Yates, a 25-year TDS employee and manager of Diversity and Inclusion. "I know, because I was at that point once. There are not a lot of people of color here at our TDS office in Wisconsin. I considered leaving to find a work environment that reflected people more like me. Then I asked myself who would come and fix this issue if I left. I chose to stay and help make it better."
Among the first things Yates did, was to invite the VP of Human Resources to lunch to boldly ask, "Why are there not more people that look like me working here?" To his surprise, the response was, "What do you think we need to do, and I need you to help us do that."
Following the conversation, Yates moved from his role in Network Services to the Human Resources team and began helping TDS put action behind the company's written policy.
Business Internet Service
Fast, reliable service to fit the needs of your business
For most small businesses, reliable high-speed business internet service is a basic need- like desks, chairs and a decent coffee maker. The old days of treating business internet as an afterthought are long gone. At TDS, we're looking to the future, expanding our advanced fiber network every day and strengthening it with built-in redundancies. With a variety of flexible, scalable solutions, TDS offers internet at the speed you need to keep your business moving forward.