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