Central Telephone Company of Virginia

Central Telephone Company of Virginia is a telephone company owned by CenturyLink that provides a local telephone service within the commonwealth of Virginia, USA.

Century Telephone Company of Virginia
TypePrivate (Subsidiary of Lumen Technologies)
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1971
ProductsLocal Telephone Service
ParentCentel (1971-1992)
Sprint Nextel (1992-2006)
Embarq (2006-2009)
Lumen (2009-present)
Websitehttp://www.centurylink.com/

History

The company was founded in 1971 under the ownership by Centel.[1] The latter company was acquired by Sprint in 1992. The company remained in Sprint hands until 2006 when its local telephone operations were spun off as Embarq. In 2009, Embarq was acquired by CenturyTel, becoming CenturyLink in 2010.[2]

Proposed sale

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Virginia. [3]

References
  1. Corporate Filings For: Central Telephone Company of Virginia, April 18, 1994
  2. "CenturyTel to acquire Embarq in $5.8 billion deal". Reuters. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  3. Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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