Central Telephone Company is a telephone operating company owned by
Lumen Technologies
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink) is an American
telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, that offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice, and managed services. The company is a ...
that provides local telephone service in
Florida
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,
Nevada
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, and
North Carolina
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. Its largest market is
Las Vegas
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History
The company was established in 1971 as a subsidiary of
Centel
Centel Corporation was an American telecommunications company, with primary interests in providing basic telephone service, cellular phone service and cable television service.
Early history
In 1900, Max McGraw took his savings from his newspa ...
. In 1992,
Centel
Centel Corporation was an American telecommunications company, with primary interests in providing basic telephone service, cellular phone service and cable television service.
Early history
In 1900, Max McGraw took his savings from his newspa ...
was acquired by
Sprint, but the Central Telephone Company retained its corporate name. In 2006, Sprint spun off its local telephone business as
Embarq
Embarq Corporation (stylized as EMBARQ) was the largest independent local exchange carrier in the United States (below the Regional Bell Operating Company, Baby Bells), serving customers in 18 states and providing local, long-distance, high-spee ...
, which was then acquired by
CenturyTel
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink) is an American
telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, that offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice, and managed services. The company is ...
(now
CenturyLink
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink) is an American
telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, that offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice, and managed services. The company is ...
) in 2009.
Proposed sale of North Carolina assets
On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Global Management, Inc. is an American global private-equity firm. It provides investment management and invests in credit, private equity, and real assets. As of March 31, 2022, the company had $512 billion of assets under management, ...
, including North Carolina. Lumen will continue to provide
ILEC services in Florida and Nevada.
References
See also
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Centel
Centel Corporation was an American telecommunications company, with primary interests in providing basic telephone service, cellular phone service and cable television service.
Early history
In 1900, Max McGraw took his savings from his newspa ...
*
CenturyLink
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink) is an American
telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, that offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice, and managed services. The company is ...
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American companies established in 1971
Telecommunications companies established in 1971
Lumen Technologies
Sprint Corporation
Communications in Nevada
Communications in North Carolina
Telecommunications companies of the United States