Centel
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Centel Corporation was an American telecommunications company, with primary interests in providing basic telephone service, cellular phone service and cable television service.
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Company type | Public |
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NYSE: CTL | |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Predecessor | Central West Public Service Co, Western Power & Gas, Central Telephone and Utilities Corp. |
Founded | 1900; 124 years ago (1900) in Sioux City, Iowa |
Founder | Max McGraw |
Defunct | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) (Acquired by Sprint, divested as Embarq, acquired by CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies) |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Texas, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Nevada |
Products | Telephone, Cable television, Wireless |
Divisions | Central Telephone Company Central Telephone Company of Virginia Central Telephone Company of Texas |
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