Spectra Communications Group, LLC is a U.S. telephone operating company owned by
CenturyLink that provides local telephone service in
Missouri.
History
Spectra Communications Group was established in 1999 upon Spectra's purchase of 170
GTE Midwest {{No footnotes, date=November 2019
GTE Midwest, Inc. was a GTE operating company formed in 1993 upon the split off of some GTE local telephone operations from GTE North. GTE Midwest served Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, and included the f ...
exchanges from
GTE. The company was formed by
Atlanta, Georgia-based
Spectronics Corporation which became the first African-American owned company to control a US telecommunications company.
CenturyTel had a significant investment in the telephone company, which it now owns.
Proposed sale
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 Missouri.
Service area
The company provides telephone service in all of the area codes in
Missouri with the exception of
Area code 314 and
Area code 636.
Local Calling Guide: Spectra Communications Group, LLC
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References
See also
*GTE Midwest {{No footnotes, date=November 2019
GTE Midwest, Inc. was a GTE operating company formed in 1993 upon the split off of some GTE local telephone operations from GTE North. GTE Midwest served Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, and included the f ...
* GTE
* CenturyLink
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American companies established in 1999
Lumen Technologies
Communications in Missouri