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Company type | Private (Subsidiary of Lumen Technologies) |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1999 |
Products | Local Telephone Service |
Parent | CenturyTel/CenturyLink/Lumen |
Website | http://www.centurylink.com/ |
Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC is one of the CenturyLink operating companies in Wisconsin. The company's cities include Suring and Gillett.
History
The company was founded in 1999. CenturyTel acquired the company in 2000, adding 62,650 lines at a cost of $170 million.
Proposed sale
On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Wisconsin.
References
- Local Calling Guide: Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC
- Wisconsin Secretary of State
- CenturyLink | Timeline
- Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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