CenturyTel of the Midwest-Kendall

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CenturyTel of the Midwest-Kendall, LLC
Company typePrivate (Subsidiary of CenturyLink)
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1989
ProductsLocal Telephone Service
ParentCenturyTel/CenturyLink
Websitehttp://www.centurylink.com/

CenturyTel of the Midwest-Kendall, LLC is one of the CenturyLink operating companies in Wisconsin. The company's cities include Peshtigo, Kendall, and Marinette.[1]

History[edit]

The company was operated as Novy Telephone Company from 1934 through 1988, then in 1989 was sold to an employee who operated as Kendall Telephone, Inc..[2][3] The company became CenturyTel of the Midwest - Kendall, Inc. in 1998. In 2001, the original company's assets were merged into a new company named CenturyTel of the Midwest-Kendall, LLC, which is simply a reincorporation of the original company in Delaware.

In 1998, CenturyTel acquired 89,000 telephone lines from Ameritech, which operated the lines through its Wisconsin Bell subsidiary. The lines were transferred to CenturyTel of the Midwest-Kendall.[4]

Proposed sale[edit]

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Wisconsin. [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Local Calling Guide: CenturyTel of the Midwest - Kendall, Inc.
  2. ^ "COULEE REGION BRIEFS". La Crosse Tribune. November 14, 1989.
  3. ^ "CENTURYTEL OF THE MIDWEST - KENDALL, INC". Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  4. ^ Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Archived 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine[failed verification]
  5. ^ 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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