Telephone USA of Wisconsin

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Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC
CenturyLink
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Telecommunications
Founded1999
HeadquartersWisconsin
Products Local telephone service, Broadband internet
Parent Lumen Technologies
Website http://www.centurylink.com/

Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC is a local exchange carrier telephone operating company in Wisconsin owned by Lumen Technologies. The company provides service under the CenturyLink brand. The company's cities include Suring and Gillett. [1]

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History

The company was founded in 1999. [2] CenturyTel acquired the company in 2000, adding 62,650 lines at a cost of $170 million. [3]

Proposed sale

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Wisconsin, which closed in October 2022, launching the new Brightspeed brand. [4] However, Telephone USA of Wisconsin was not included in the assets sold, unlike the rest of Lumen's Wisconsin operations. It remains one of the CenturyLink operating companies. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Local Calling Guide: Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC
  2. ↑ Wisconsin Secretary of State
  3. ↑ CenturyLink | Timeline
  4. ↑ Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  5. ↑ "CENTURYLINK LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS BY NPA-NXX" (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2025.
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