ConTel Corporation (Continental Telephone) was the third largest independent phone company in the United States prior to the 1996 telecom deregulation. It was acquired by

GTE GTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation (1955–1982), was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System. The company operated from 1926, with roots tracing furth ...

in 1991.

History

In 1980, Contel purchased Network Analysis Corp, then the largest information technology consulting company in the world. As a result of this purchase, future

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Pioneer

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served as president and CEO of Contel Information Systems, a subsidiary of Contel Corporation from 1969 until 1985.

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries of Contel included: *

Contel of the South ConTel Corporation (Continental Telephone) was the third largest independent phone company in the United States prior to the 1996 telecom deregulation. It was acquired by GTE in 1991. History In 1980, Contel purchased Network Analysis Corp, the ...

(Georgia) * Contel of California (including lines in Arizona and Nevada) *

ConTel of Illinois Frontier North, Inc. is a local telephone operating company owned by Frontier Communications. History Frontier North was founded as Contel North, Inc., incorporated in Wisconsin in 1992. GTE acquisition of Contel Contel was acquired by GTE in 19 ...

ConTel of Indiana Frontier North, Inc. is a local telephone operating company owned by Frontier Communications. History Frontier North was founded as Contel North, Inc., incorporated in Wisconsin in 1992. GTE acquisition of Contel Contel was acquired by GTE in 19 ...

Contel of Kentucky Verizon South, Inc. is a Verizon operating company providing local telephone services to portions of Virginia and North Carolina in the United States. History Verizon South was originally established in 1947 as The Bluefield Telephone Corporation ...

*Contel of Minnesota * Contel of Missouri *

Contel of New Hampshire Consolidated Communications of Northern New England Company, LLC is a Bell Operating Company founded in 2006. It is a subsidiary of Consolidated Communications and operates telephone lines in Maine, New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts origin ...

*Contel of New York *

Contel of North Carolina Verizon South, Inc. is a Verizon operating company providing local telephone services to portions of Virginia and North Carolina in the United States. History Verizon South was originally established in 1947 as The Bluefield Telephone Corporation ...

Contel of the Northwest Northwest Fiber, LLC, doing business as Ziply Fiber, is an American telecommunications company based in Kirkland, Washington. Ziply is a subsidiary of WaveDivision Capital, a private investment company, which is also Kirkland-based. The company s ...

(Idaho, Oregon and Washington) *

ConTel of Pennsylvania Verizon North LLC is a Verizon operating company providing local telephone service to former GTE customers in Pennsylvania. History In 2010, when the original Verizon North, whose service region included Pennsylvania, was sold to Frontier Communic ...

ConTel Quaker State Verizon North LLC is a Verizon operating company providing local telephone service to former GTE customers in Pennsylvania. History In 2010, when the original Verizon North, whose service region included Pennsylvania, was sold to Frontier Communic ...

Contel of South Carolina Verizon South, Inc. is a Verizon operating company providing local telephone services to portions of Virginia and North Carolina in the United States. History Verizon South was originally established in 1947 as The Bluefield Telephone Corporation ...

Contel of Vermont Consolidated Communications of Northern New England Company, LLC is a Bell Operating Company founded in 2006. It is a subsidiary of Consolidated Communications and operates telephone lines in Maine, New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts origin ...

*Contel of Virginia *Contel of the West (Arizona and Utah)

References

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External links

ConTel's History in the West Indies
Verizon Communications Telecommunications companies of the United States Companies based in Atlanta 1991 mergers and acquisitions