specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Telephone and Data Systems
providerId: telephone-and-data-systems
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Broadband
  - Fiber Internet
  - Fortune 500
  - Rural Connectivity
  - Telecommunications
  - Wireless Infrastructure
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps shape for Telephone and Data Systems. TDS bills connectivity
  services (broadband, voice, video, business connectivity, wireless infrastructure) on a recurring
  subscription basis rather than as developer-API consumption.
sources:
  - https://www.tdstelecom.com/
notes: TDS does not operate a usage-priced developer API. FOCUS columns capture the publisher
  identity; meters describe connectivity-service subscriptions rather than API requests.
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
serviceCategory: Telecommunications / Connectivity
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: TDS Telecom
  ServiceCategory: Telecommunications / Connectivity
  ProviderName: Telephone and Data Systems
  PublisherName: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: connectivity_subscriptions
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - product
      - market
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Spend is observed through TDS Telecom invoices and account portals; no developer
      consumption export exists.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocation is by service line (residential broadband, business broadband, voice,
      wireless infrastructure) and market.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization is procurement / contract-driven (term length, bundle selection)
      rather than API-cost driven.
  - name: Accountability
    description: The contracting customer (residential household or business owner) is the
      accountable cost owner of the connectivity subscription.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com