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	Subsidiary
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1971 (1971)
Headquarters	North Carolina, Nevada
Products	Local Telephone Service
Parent	Centel (1971-1992) Sprint Nextel (1992-2006) Embarq (2006-2009) Lumen (2009-present)
Subsidiaries	Centel of Virginia Embarq Florida
Website	http://www.centurylink.com/

Central Telephone Company is a telephone operating company owned by Lumen Technologies that provides local telephone service in portions of Florida and Nevada. Its largest market is Las Vegas

History

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 Lumen Technologies) in 2009.

Sale of North Carolina assets

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including North Carolina. Lumen will continue to provide ILEC services in Florida and Nevada.