TelCove was a medium-sized

telecommunications Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

based in

Coudersport, Pennsylvania Coudersport is a borough in and the county seat of Potter County, Pennsylvania. It is located approximately east by south of Erie on the Allegheny River. The population was 2,371 at the 2020 census. History The Coudersport and Port Allegany Rail ...

. TelCove was originally known as Hyperion. It later changed its name to Adelphia Business Solutions, but it changed its name again after internal corruption forced the parent company, Adelphia, to file for bankruptcy. TelCove was once known as Adelphia Business Solutions and was part of Adelphia Communications. Since 2004, the company had been majority-owned by Bay Harbour Management. In 2006, TelCove was acquired by

Level 3 Communications Level 3 Communications was an American multinational telecommunications and Internet service provider company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. It ultimately became a part of CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies), where Level 3 President ...

for US$1.2375 billion, consisting of US$637 million in shares of Level 3 common stock, US$445 million in cash and US$155.5 million in the assumption of debt.Level 3 to Acquire TelCove
In 2017, Level 3 Communications was acquired by

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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