Central Telephone

Central Telephone Company is a telephone operating company owned by Lumen Technologies that provides local telephone service in Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina. Its largest market is Las Vegas

This article is about the telephone operating company known as Central Telephone Company. For the holding company of Central Telephone, named Central Telephone and Utilities Corporation, see Centel.
Central Telephone Company
TypePrivate (Subsidiary of Lumen Technologies)
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1971
HeadquartersNorth Carolina, Nevada
ProductsLocal Telephone Service
ParentCentel (1971-1992)
Sprint Nextel (1992-2006)
Embarq (2006-2009)
Lumen (2009-present)
SubsidiariesCentel of Virginia
Embarq Florida
Websitehttp://www.centurylink.com/

History

The company was established in 1971 as a subsidiary of Centel. In 1992, Centel was acquired by Sprint, but the Central Telephone Company retained its corporate name. In 2006, Sprint spun off its local telephone business as Embarq, which was then acquired by CenturyTel (now CenturyLink) 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, including North Carolina. Lumen will continue to provide ILEC services in Florida and Nevada.[1]

References
  1. Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.

See also
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