Central Telephone

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

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
TypePrivate (Subsidiary of CenturyLink)
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1971
HeadquartersNorth Carolina, Nevada
ProductsLocal Telephone Service
ParentCentel (1971-1992)
Sprint Nextel (1992-2006)
Embarq (2006-2009)
CenturyLink (2009-present)
SubsidiariesCentel of Virginia
Embarq Florida
Websitehttp://www.centurylink.com/

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.

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