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'''CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc.''' is a telephone operating company owned by [[CenturyLink]] that provides local telephone service in [[Colorado]], including [[Pagosa Springs, Colorado|Pagosa Springs]].<ref>[http://www.localcallingguide.com/lca_prefix.php?ocn=2208&npa=970&region=CO Local Calling Guide: CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc.]</ref> The company is separate from [[Qwest Corporation]], formerly Mountain Bell, which CenturyLink acquired in 2011, the former [[Bell System]] company in the state of [[Colorado]].
'''CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc.''' is a telephone operating company owned by [[CenturyLink]] that provides local telephone service in [[Colorado]], including [[Pagosa Springs, Colorado|Pagosa Springs]].<ref>[http://www.localcallingguide.com/lca_prefix.php?ocn=2208&npa=970&region=CO Local Calling Guide: CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc.]</ref> The company is separate from [[CenturyTel of Eagle]] and [[Qwest Corporation]], the other telephone companies CenturyLink owns in Colorado.


The company was established in 1976 as the '''Universal Telephone Company of Colorado'''. The company was acquired by Century Telephone in 1990 and in 1996 changed its name to '''Century Telephone of Colorado, Inc.''' In 1998, the company changed its name to '''CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc.'''<ref>[http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/ViewImage.do?masterFileId=19871306296&fileId=19961039154 Colorado Secretary of State]</ref>
The company was established in 1976 as the '''Universal Telephone Company of Colorado'''. The company is a reincorporation of the original company Universal Telephone owned serving Colorado, as the company forgot to file an annual report with the state and suffered an administrative dissolution.
The company was acquired by Century Telephone in 1990 and in 1996 changed its name to '''Century Telephone of Colorado, Inc.''' In 1998, the company changed its name to '''CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc.'''<ref>[http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/ViewImage.do?masterFileId=19871306296&fileId=19961039154 Colorado Secretary of State]</ref>


The company does business as '''CenturyLink''', a name it adopted in 2009 following the acquisition of [[Embarq]].
The company does business as '''CenturyLink''', a name it adopted in 2009 following the acquisition of [[Embarq]].

Revision as of 01:01, 9 May 2012

CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc.
Company typePrivate (Subsidiary of CenturyLink)
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1976
HeadquartersPagosa Springs, CO, USA
ProductsLocal Telephone Service
ParentCenturyTel/CenturyLink
Websitehttp://www.centurylink.com/

CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc. is a telephone operating company owned by CenturyLink that provides local telephone service in Colorado, including Pagosa Springs.[1] The company is separate from CenturyTel of Eagle and Qwest Corporation, the other telephone companies CenturyLink owns in Colorado.

The company was established in 1976 as the Universal Telephone Company of Colorado. The company is a reincorporation of the original company Universal Telephone owned serving Colorado, as the company forgot to file an annual report with the state and suffered an administrative dissolution.

The company was acquired by Century Telephone in 1990 and in 1996 changed its name to Century Telephone of Colorado, Inc. In 1998, the company changed its name to CenturyTel of Colorado, Inc.[2]

The company does business as CenturyLink, a name it adopted in 2009 following the acquisition of Embarq.

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