Brightspeed of Northcentral Ohio

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Brightspeed of Northcentral Ohio, Inc.
Type Private (Subsidiary of CenturyLink)
Industry Telecommunications
Founded1977
Headquarters Lorain, OH, United States
Products Local Telephone Service
Parent Centel (until 1992)
CenturyTel/CenturyLink/Lumen (1992-2022)
Brightspeed (2022-present)
Website http://www.centurylink.com/

Brightspeed of Northcentral Ohio, Inc., is a telephone operating company owned by Brightspeed that provides local telephone service in Ohio, including Amherst, Lorain, and Vermillion. [1]

The company was established in 1977 as the Lorain Telephone Company. The company was acquired by Centel and changed its corporate name to Central Telephone Company of Ohio. In 1992, the company was sold to Century Telephone and changed its name to Century Telephone of Ohio, Inc. In 1998, Century Telephone shortened its name to CenturyTel and the Ohio company changed its corporate name to CenturyTel of Ohio, Inc. [2]

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Ohio. [3] Apollo formed a subsidiary called Brightspeed to acquire the assets from Lumen. The sale to Apollo closed on October 3, 2022. [4] Following the closure of the sale, CenturyTel of Ohio was renamed Brightspeed of Northcentral Ohio, Inc. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Local Calling Guide: CenturyTel of Ohio, Inc.
  2. ↑ "Ohio Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  3. ↑ Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  4. ↑ Engebretson, Joan (2022-10-03). "Lumen 20-State ILEC Divestiture to Brightspeed Closes". Telecompetitor. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  5. ↑ "Ohio Secretary of State" . Retrieved 2022-12-17.


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