Brightspeed of Eastern Kansas, Inc. is one of several
Brightspeed companies providing local telephone service in
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
. Kansas towns that Brightspeed of Eastern Kansas serves include
Sterling,
Lebo,
Gardner, and
Nortonville.
The current company was founded in 1927 and became United Telephone Company of Iowa. In 1988, the company acquired exchanges in Kansas, exited Iowa, and changed its name to United Telephone Company of Eastern Kansas.
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 Kansas.
The sale to Apollo closed on October 3, 2022.
References
See also
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Brightspeed
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CenturyLink
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Sprint Nextel
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Lumen Technologies
Sprint Corporation
Telecommunications companies of the United States
Telecommunications companies established in 1988
Communications in Kansas
American companies established in 1927