Central Telephone

This article is about the telephone operating company known as Central Telephone Company. For the holding company of Central Telephone, named Central Telephone and Utilities Corporation, see Centel.

Central Telephone Company

Company type	Private (Subsidiary of CenturyLink)
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1971
Products	Local Telephone Service
Parent	Centel (1971-1992) Sprint Nextel (1992-2006) Embarq (2006-2009) CenturyLink (2009-present)
Subsidiaries	Centel of Virginia Embarq Florida
Website	http://www.centurylink.com/

Central Telephone Company is a telephone operating company owned by CenturyLink that provides local telephone service in Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina.

The company was established in 1971 as a subsidiary of Centel. In 1992, Centel was acquired by Sprint, but the Central Telephone Company retained its corporate name. In 2006, Sprint spun off its local telephone business as Embarq, which was then acquired by CenturyTel (now CenturyLink) in 2009.

See also

• Centel
• CenturyLink