FCC Approves Sale of TDS Networks in Western Colorado

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission has approved the sale of Delta County Tele-Comm, Inc., owned by TDS Telecommunications, to Elevate, a Western Colorado communications company

The trade, valued at $18 million, gave Elevate all the rights and shares to Delta County Tele-Comm. The transaction gives Elevate access to more customers and continued federal support in western Colorado, while TDS Telecom exits a rural market it no longer prioritizes. 

TDS Telecom CFO Kris Bothfeld told Wall Street analysts in a call May 2 that the company’s subscriber count was around 2,000, and is able to make the $18 million from the sale.