Brightspeed of Texas, Inc. is a telephone operating company owned by
Brightspeed Connect Holdings LLC, doing business as Brightspeed is a telecommunications and Internet service provider in the United States. It is owned by Apollo Global Management. The company was formed in 2022 to acquire operations in 20 states which were pre ...
that provides local telephone and internet service in
Texas
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. The company serves communities in Texas such as
Killeen,
Copperas Cove,
Athens
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,
Gatesville,
Harker Heights,
Humble,
Hutto,
Kingwood,
Porter
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,
San Marcos,
Stephenville, and
Tyler.
History
Brightspeed of Texas was founded in 1956 as Central Telephone of Texas, a subsidiary of
Centel
Centel Corporation was an American telecommunications company, with primary interests in basic telephone service, cellular phone service and cable television service.
Early history
In 1900, Max McGraw took his savings from his newspaper ro ...
. In 1992,
Centel
Centel Corporation was an American telecommunications company, with primary interests in basic telephone service, cellular phone service and cable television service.
Early history
In 1900, Max McGraw took his savings from his newspaper ro ...
was acquired by
Sprint, and Central of Texas began doing business under the Sprint name, but retained its legal name.
In 2006, the company was spun off into
Embarq
Embarq Corporation was the largest independent local exchange carrier in the United States (below the Regional Bell Operating Company, Baby Bells), serving customers in 18 states and providing local, long-distance, high-speed data and wireless s ...
when Sprint Nextel spun off its local telephone operations.
The company did business as CenturyLink from 2009-2022, following the acquisition of
Embarq
Embarq Corporation was the largest independent local exchange carrier in the United States (below the Regional Bell Operating Company, Baby Bells), serving customers in 18 states and providing local, long-distance, high-speed data and wireless s ...
by
CenturyTel
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink, Inc.) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, which offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice and managed services through it ...
.
Sale to Brightspeed
On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Global Management, Inc. is an American asset management firm that primarily invests in alternative assets. , the company had $548 billion of assets under management, including $392 billion invested in credit, including mezzanine capita ...
, including Texas. Apollo announced the company acquiring the Lumen assets would trade under the name "Brightspeed". The sale closed on October 3, 2022. Central of Texas was then renamed Brightspeed of Texas.
See also
*
Brightspeed Connect Holdings LLC, doing business as Brightspeed is a telecommunications and Internet service provider in the United States. It is owned by Apollo Global Management. The company was formed in 2022 to acquire operations in 20 states which were pre ...
*
Centel
Centel Corporation was an American telecommunications company, with primary interests in basic telephone service, cellular phone service and cable television service.
Early history
In 1900, Max McGraw took his savings from his newspaper ro ...
*
Embarq
Embarq Corporation was the largest independent local exchange carrier in the United States (below the Regional Bell Operating Company, Baby Bells), serving customers in 18 states and providing local, long-distance, high-speed data and wireless s ...
References
Lumen Technologies
Sprint Corporation
Communications in Texas
Telecommunications companies of the United States
1956 establishments in Texas
Telecommunications companies established in 1956
American companies established in 1956
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