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Find a Location

TDS has 45 locations, listed below.

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    • TDS

      525 Junction Rd Madison, WI 53717-2152

    • TDS

      PO Box 40 Merrimac, WI 53561-0040

    • TDS

      327 Palisade St Merrimac, WI 53561-9442

    • TDS

      8401 Greenway Blvd Middleton, WI 53562-4629

    • TDS

      1134 Gibbons Hwy The Summit Wilton, NH 03086

    Business ProfileforTDS

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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.08/5stars

    Average of 332 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    613 complaints closed in last 3 years

    243 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview

    This company offers communication services.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    TDS has 45 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • TDS

        525 Junction Rd Madison, WI 53717-2152

      • TDS

        PO Box 40 Merrimac, WI 53561-0040

      • TDS

        327 Palisade St Merrimac, WI 53561-9442

      • TDS

        8401 Greenway Blvd Middleton, WI 53562-4629

      • TDS

        1134 Gibbons Hwy The Summit Wilton, NH 03086

      Headquarters
      525 Junction Rd, Madison, WI 53717-2152
      BBB File Opened:
      11/9/1998
      Years in Business:
      55
      Business Started:
      1/1/1969
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/1969
      Business Incorporated:
      3/15/2002
      Type of Entity:
      Limited Liability Company (LLC)
      Alternate Business Name
      • TDS Baja Broadband, LLC
      • TDS Metrocom LLC
      Business Management
      • Mr. Jim Butman, President
      • Ms. Pam Trickel, Marketing - Communications Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Jim Butman, President

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Pam Trickel, Marketing - Communications Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (877) 271-2861
        Primary Fax
      • (608) 493-9902
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      613 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/03/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Last month (as of the writing of this, just last week) I called TDS customer service to report an unexpectedly high bill of ******. After literal hours on the phone speaking to different customer service reps a credit was placed on my account that did not show up immediately in the online bill pay system. I explained to one of the customer service reps that I was not willing to pay what was equivalent to 3x my previous bills to keep my account up to date due to their error and as the bill was coming due, I was not wanting to incur late fees for an issue not of my creation. She got snippy with me and told me that a late fee is only 10 dollars. After being asked to be transferred to a different service rep, I finally got some resolution and a promise of a call back the following day to ensure that the new amount due actually reflected on my account. I asked repeatedly if the double billing issue had been resolved and was told it had been. I asked what amount I should expect to pay monthly in the future and was quoted ****** + tax, this was in line with the dollar amount the adjusted bill ended up being, 166.01.This week I receive my April bill and again it is inflated to ******. I decided that I would not wait until closer to the due date to deal with this and spent the last 2 days calling TDS. Once again they adjusted my account but this time I was told that my new monthly charges will be ******+ tax or ******. No explanation was given by the first rep, the second rep told me it was a general price increase for services. How did this change from last week to this one?? Their math is not mathing and they offer no explanation of their adjustments. I feel so frustrated and annoyed, I was first blamed that the high bill was due to my account being delinquent, not true as I normally carry a credit on the account month to month. Then I was told it because of upgrades. I need this resolved. I do not want to have to call them every month.
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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Neale M

      1 star

      04/18/2024

      TDS terrible customer service. They sneak things into your bill and charge late fees even when you have auto pay setup. You call and they can't explain the bill at all. At first I was told the tax for internet in wisconsin increased and that's why my bill went from 40 to 70. They will not cancel my account they just keep bouncing me around.

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