CenturyTel of Alabama
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CenturyTel of Alabama, LLC is a telephone operating company owned by CenturyLink
that provides local telephone service in Alabama
.
The company was established in 2002 upon CenturyTel's purchase of lines from Verizon Communications
. The lines in Alabama were split from Verizon South
and Contel of the South
, which were originally operating companies owned by GTE
.
CenturyLink
CenturyLink, Inc. is a United States telecommunications firm, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. The company, founded as Central Telephone & Electronics Corporation in 1968, later changed its name to Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc. in 1971, and then was called CenturyTel, Inc. from 1999 to 2010...
that provides local telephone service in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
The company was established in 2002 upon CenturyTel's purchase of lines from Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications Inc. is a global broadband and telecommunications company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
. The lines in Alabama were split from Verizon South
Verizon South
Verizon South, Inc. is a Verizon operating company providing local telephone services to portions of Virginia and North Carolina in the United States.-History:...
and Contel of the South
Contel of the South
Frontier Midstates, Inc. is a telephone operating company of Frontier Communications serving Indiana and Michigan. It was originally owned by Contel, and later purchased by GTE, Verizon, and Frontier.-History:...
, which were originally operating companies owned by GTE
GTE
GTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
.