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

[March 18, 2013]

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

(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 18 March 2013 Release date- 15032013 - 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.

TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS) is the seventh largest local exchange telephone company in the U.S. Headquartered in Madison, Wis. it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. For 44 years, the company has been connecting people with high-speed Internet, phone, and TV entertainment services in over a hundred rural, suburban, and metropolitan communities across 32 states. Today, TDS has nearly 1 million customer connections in service and 2,900 employees. Business customers select from the latest technologies, including: VoIP (managedIP Hosted) phone service, dedicated high-speed Internet and hosted-managed services. Visit tdstelecom.com or tdsbusiness.com for more information.

TDS Telecommunications Corp. also manages the operations of TDS Hosted & Managed Services, LLC (TDS HMS) which consists of OneNeck IT Services Corp., Vital Support Systems, and VISI Inc. TDS HMS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems Inc. The business unit is growing rapidly; now employing more than 500 people throughout the U.S. TDS HMS companies specialize in engineering and management of IT infrastructure, including: hosted application management, managed hosting, and ReliaCloud enterprise cloud services. TDS HMS owns and operates Tier 3 data centers in Iowa, Minn., and Wis. Visit oneneck.com, vitalsite.com, visi.com, and reliacloud.com for more information.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [NYSE: TDS], a Fortune 500 company, provides wireless; broadband, TV and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 7 million customers in 36 states through its business units, U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecommunications Corp. and TDS Hosted & Managed Services. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, Telephone and Data Systems and its subsidiaries employ more than 12,000 people. For investment information, visit teldta.com.

For more information contact: Cindy Tomlinson, Associate Manager - Public Relations / TDS Telecommunications Corp. / 608-664-4471 / cindy.tomlinson@tdstelecom.com [Editorial queries for this story should be sent to newswire@enpublishing.co.uk] ((Comments on this story may be sent to info@enpublishing.co.uk)) (c) 2013 Electronic News Publishing -

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