Brightspeed of Texas

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Brightspeed of Texas, Inc.
FormerlyCentral Telephone Company of Texas (1956-2022)
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Telecommunications
Founded1956;68 years ago (1956)
Products Local Telephone Service Internet
Parent Centel (1956-1992)
Sprint Nextel (1992-2006)
Embarq (2006-2009)
CenturyLink/Lumen (2009-2022)
Connect Holding LLC (2022-present)
Website www.brightspeed.com/local/tx

Brightspeed of Texas, Inc. is a telephone operating company owned by Connect Holding that provides local telephone and internet service in Texas. The company serves communities in Texas such as Killeen, Copperas Cove, Athens, Gatesville, Harker Heights, Humble, Hutto, Kingwood, Porter, San Marcos, Stephenville, and Tyler.

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History

Brightspeed of Texas was founded in 1956 as Central Telephone of Texas, [1] a subsidiary of Centel. In 1992, Centel was acquired by Sprint, and Central of Texas began carrying business on under the Sprint name retained its corporate name.

In 2006, the company was spun off into Embarq when Sprint Nextel spun off its local telephone operations. [2]

The company did business as CenturyLink from 2009-2022, following the acquisition of Embarq by CenturyTel.

Sale to Brightspeed

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Texas. [3] Apollo announced the company acquiring the Lumen assets would trade under the name "Brightspeed". [4] The sale closed on October 3, 2022. [5] Central of Texas was then renamed Brightspeed of Texas. [6]

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References

  1. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  2. "The History of SPRINT (long distance, local, and wireless)". Telephone World. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  4. "Brightspeed Announces Brand and Affirms Intention to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural and Suburban Communities Throughout the United States".
  5. "Lumen Closes Sale of Local Incumbent Carrier Operations in 20 States to Brightspeed" (Press release).
  6. "State of Ohio Certificate". bizimage.ohiosos.gov. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.