# Telephone and Data Systems

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/telephone-and-data-systems/  
**Website:** https://www.tdsinc.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

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.

## Kin Score — 10.8 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 10.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 7.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 4.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 13.2 |
| Access Clarity | 13.2 |

Regulatory layer — **Telecommunications**: 15.3 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Enterprise — onboarding: unknown, pricing: enterprise, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (2)

- **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...

## Security (1)

- **Telephone And Data Systems Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Telephone And Data Systems Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Broadband, Fiber Internet, Fortune 500, Rural Connectivity, Telecommunications, Wireless Infrastructure

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/telephone-and-data-systems/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.