Central Telephone Company of Virginia explained

Century Telephone Company of Virginia
Type:	Subsidiary
Industry:	Telecommunications
Parent:	Centel (1971-1992) Sprint Nextel (1992-2006) Embarq (2006-2009) Lumen (2009-present)
Products:	Local Telephone Service
Homepage:	http://www.centurylink.com/

Central Telephone Company of Virginia is a telephone company owned by CenturyLink that provides a local telephone service within the commonwealth of Virginia, USA.

History

The company was founded in 1971 under the ownership by Centel.^[1] The latter company was acquired by Sprint in 1992. The company remained in Sprint hands until 2006 when its local telephone operations were spun off as Embarq. In 2009, Embarq was acquired by CenturyTel, becoming CenturyLink in 2010.^[2]

Proposed sale

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Virginia. ^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/Filings.aspx?PItemId=4624853 Corporate Filings For: Central Telephone Company of Virginia, April 18, 1994
2. News: CenturyTel to acquire Embarq in $5.8 billion deal. 2008-10-27. Reuters. 2020-01-23. en.
3. News: CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber. Brodkin. Jon. 2021-08-04. Ars Technica. 2021-09-25.