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| Company type | Private (Subsidiary of Lumen) |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | GTE Midwest |
| Founded | 10/17/2001 |
| Headquarters | 1151 Century Tel Drive Wentzville, MO 63385 United States |
| Products | Local Telephone Service |
| Parent | Lumen Technologies (2001-present) |
| Website | www |
CenturyTel of Missouri, LLC is a telephone operating company owned by Lumen Technologies that provides local telephone service in Missouri. The cities served by the company include Branson and Columbia.
History
CenturyTel of Missouri was established on 10/17/20012 upon CenturyTel's purchase of lines from Verizon Communications. The lines in Missouri were transferred from GTE Midwest, which was originally an operating company of GTE. Included in the transfer were lines that GTE acquired in its purchase of Contel.
Following the sale, GTE Midwest was dissolved.[1]
Proposed sale
On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Missouri. [2]
See also
References
- ^ "GTE Midwest, Inc. Dba Verizon Midwest, Inc. (GTMD)". Federal Communications Commission. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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