Central Telephone Company of Texas
Central Telephone Company of Texas is a telephone operating company owned by Lumen Technologies that provides local telephone service in Texas. The company serves communities in Texas such as Killeen, Copperas Cove, and Cranfills Gap.
| Type | Private (Subsidiary of Lumen Technologies) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Products | Local Telephone Service |
| Parent | Centel (1956-1992) Sprint Nextel (1992-2006) Embarq (2006-2009) CenturyLink (2009-present) |
| Website | http://www.centurylink.com/ |
History
Central Telephone of Texas was established in 1956[1] as 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.
The company does business as CenturyLink, a name it adopted in 2009 following acquisition of Embarq by CenturyTel.
Proposed sale
On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Texas. [2]
References
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
