Telephone and Data Systems

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) is a diversified telecommunications holding company providing broadband, video, and voice services across the United States through its subsidiary TDS Telecom, and wireless infrastructure through Array Digital Infrastructure (formerly U.S. Cellular). TDS serves customers in rural and suburban communities across 30 states, delivering fiber-based broadband and advanced connectivity solutions.

Telephone and Data Systems publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Broadband, Fiber Internet, Fortune 500, Rural Connectivity, and Telecommunications.

The Telephone and Data Systems catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

Telephone and Data Systems’ developer surface includes product news, support, and 5 more developer resources.

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12.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessEnterprise

2 APIs

BroadbandFiber InternetFortune 500Rural ConnectivityTelecommunications Wireless Infrastructure

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 12.6/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 1.4 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 2.4 / 17

Access Clarity 2.2 / 17

Operational Transparency 0.6 / 11

Contract Governance 0.0 / 10

Discoverability 5.8 / 9

Regulatory Posture 2.3 / 15

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

TDS Telecom

TDS Telecom provides high-speed broadband, video, and voice services to residential and business customers across more than 900 rural and suburban communities in 30 states. TDS ...

Array Digital Infrastructure

Array Digital Infrastructure (formerly United States Cellular Corporation / U.S. Cellular) is a wireless infrastructure company that retains approximately 4,400 owned towers, no...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Telephone And Data Systems Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Telephone And Data Systems Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Telephone And Data Systems Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Telephone And Data Systems Context

3 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Telephone And Data Systems Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Press 5

Recent news and press coverage referencing this provider.

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Telephone & Data Systems Inc. (TDS) AI Stock Analysis

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Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) on Track to Boost Fiber Suite

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Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Company 5

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Investor Relations

Investor Relations

News

News

About

About

Source (apis.yml)

aid: telephone-and-data-systems
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/telephone-and-data-systems.png
name: Telephone and Data Systems
description: Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) is a diversified telecommunications holding company providing broadband, video,
  and voice services across the United States through its subsidiary TDS Telecom, and wireless infrastructure through Array
  Digital Infrastructure (formerly U.S. Cellular). TDS serves customers in rural and suburban communities across 30 states,
  delivering fiber-based broadband and advanced connectivity solutions.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/telephone-and-data-systems/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
modified: '2026-05-03'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Broadband
- Fiber Internet
- Fortune 500
- Rural Connectivity
- Telecommunications
- Wireless Infrastructure
apis:
- aid: telephone-and-data-systems:tds-telecom
  name: TDS Telecom
  description: TDS Telecom provides high-speed broadband, video, and voice services to residential and business customers
    across more than 900 rural and suburban communities in 30 states. TDS Telecom delivers fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet,
    digital TV, and phone services, focusing on underserved markets.
  humanURL: https://tdstelecom.com/
  baseURL: https://tdstelecom.com
  tags:
  - Broadband
  - Cable TV
  - Fiber Internet
  - Home Phone
  - Internet Service Provider
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tdstelecom.com/support.html
  - type: Website
    url: https://tdstelecom.com/
- aid: telephone-and-data-systems:array-digital-infrastructure
  name: Array Digital Infrastructure
  description: Array Digital Infrastructure (formerly United States Cellular Corporation / U.S. Cellular) is a wireless infrastructure
    company that retains approximately 4,400 owned towers, noncontrolling investment interests, and spectrum holdings following
    the 2025 divestiture of wireless operations to T-Mobile US.
  humanURL: https://www.arrayinc.com/
  baseURL: https://www.arrayinc.com
  tags:
  - Cell Towers
  - Spectrum Holdings
  - Wireless Infrastructure
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.arrayinc.com/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/telephone-and-data-systems-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/telephone-and-data-systems
- type: Website
  url: https://www.tdsinc.com/
- type: Investor Relations
  url: https://www.tdsinc.com/home/default.aspx
- type: News
  url: https://www.tdsinc.com/news/default.aspx
- type: About
  url: https://www.tdsinc.com/about/our-businesses/default.aspx
- type: Support
  url: https://tdstelecom.com/support.html
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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