Central Telephone Company of Virginia

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Century Telephone Company of Virginia
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Telecommunications
Founded1971;54 years ago (1971)
Products Local Telephone Service
Parent Centel (1971-1992)
Sprint Nextel (1992-2006)
Embarq (2006-2009)
Lumen (2009-2022)
Brightspeed (2022–present)
Website http://www.centurylink.com/

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

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History

The company was founded in 1971 under the ownership of 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]

Sale

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Virginia. [3] The sale closed on October 3, 2022, with the new company taking the name Brightspeed. [4]

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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.
  4. Goovaerts, Diana (October 3, 2022). "Brightspeed becomes 5th largest US ILEC as $7.5B Lumen deal wraps". Fierce Network. Retrieved January 11, 2025.