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The Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) are the result of United States v. AT&T, the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit against the former American Telephone & Telegraph Company. On January 8, 1982, AT&T Corp. settled the suit and agreed to divest its local exchange service operating companies. Effective January 1, 1984, AT&T Corp.'s local operations were split into seven independent Regional Bell Operating Companies known as Baby Bells.
Embarq Corporation was the largest independent local exchange carrier in the United States, serving customers in 18 states and providing local, long-distance, high-speed data and wireless services to residential and business customers. It had been formerly the local telephone division (LTD) of Sprint Nextel until 2006, when it was spun off as an independent company. Embarq produced more than $6 billion in revenues annually, and had approximately 18,000 employees.
Verizon South, Inc. is a Verizon operating company providing local telephone services to portions of Virginia and North Carolina in the United States.
CenturyLink, Inc. is a global technology company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, that offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice, and managed services. The company is a member of the S&P 500 index and the Fortune 500. Its communications services include local and long-distance voice, broadband, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), private line, Ethernet, hosting, data integration, video, network, public access, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), information technology, and other ancillary services. CenturyLink also serves global enterprise customers across North America, Latin America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.
CenturyTel of Central Indiana, Inc., is a telephone operating of CenturyLink providing local telephone services to the communities of Brookston, Battle Ground, and Kempton in Indiana. The company was founded in 1954 as the Central Indiana Telephone Company Incorporated, later changing its name to Century Telephone of Central Indiana, Inc., in 1996, and then to its current name in 1998.
CenturyTel of Missouri, LLC is a telephone operating company owned by CenturyLink that provides local telephone service in Missouri. The cities served by the company include Branson and Columbia.
CenturyTel of Mountain Home, Inc. is a telephone operating company owned by CenturyLink providing local telephone services to communities in Arkansas, including Mountain Home. The company was founded in 1946.
Embarq Missouri, Inc. is a telephone operating company providing local telephone services in Missouri owned by CenturyLink.
Embarq Florida, Inc. was a telephone operating company providing local telephone services in Florida owned by CenturyLink.
Embarq Minnesota, Inc. was the final name of a telephone operating company providing local telephone services in Minnesota. Its final owner was CenturyLink.
CenturyTel of Ohio, Inc. is a telephone operating company owned by CenturyLink that provides local telephone service in Ohio, including Amherst, Lorain, and Vermillion.
CenturyTel of the Midwest-Kendall, LLC is one of the CenturyLink operating companies in Wisconsin. The company's cities include Peshtigo, Kendall, and Marinette.
CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. is a telephone operating company providing local telephone services in Idaho and northern Nevada owned by CenturyLink.
CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc. is a telephone operating company owned by CenturyLink that provides local telephone service in Colorado, including Pagosa Springs. The company is separate from CenturyTel of Eagle and Qwest Corporation, the other telephone companies CenturyLink owns in Colorado.
CenturyTel of Claiborne, Inc. is a telephone operating company of CenturyLink providing local telephone services to communities in Tennessee, including New Tazewell and Sharps Chapel. The company was founded in 1960.
CenturyTel of San Marcos, Inc. is a telephone operating company providing local telephone services in Texas owned by CenturyLink.
CenturyTel of Arkansas, Inc. is a telephone operating company of CenturyLink providing local telephone services to Arkansas, including Ash Flat, Horseshoe Bend, and Mount Pleasant. The company was founded in 1956.
CenturyTel of South Arkansas, Inc. is a telephone operating company of CenturyLink providing local telephone services to Dodge City and Junction City in Arkansas and South Dodge City and South Junction City in Louisiana
CenturyTel of Chester, Inc. is a telephone operating company owned by CenturyLink that provides local telephone service in Chester, Iowa and areas of Minnesota directly north.
