CenturyTel of South Arkansas
| Company type | Private (Subsidiary of CenturyLink) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Products | Local Telephone Service |
| Parent | Brightspeed |
| Website | http://www.brightspeed.com/ |
CenturyTel of South Arkansas, Inc. is a telephone operating company of Brightspeed providing local telephone services to Dodge City and Junction City in Arkansas and South Dodge City and South Junction City in Louisiana[1]
The company was founded in 1961[2] as the Union Telephone Company, Inc. Clarke Williams acquired the company, along with what is now CenturyTel of Arkansas, in 1962, later becoming part of his company Central Telephone and Electronics, then Century Telephone Enterprises.[3] The Union Telephone Company, in 1995, became Century Telephone of South Arkansas, Inc. The company adopted its current name in 1998.
The company was among the local operating companies sold in 2022 to form Brightspeed. The purchase closed on October 3, 2022.[4]
References
- ^ Local Calling Guide: CenturyTel of South Arkansas, Inc. Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Arkansas Secretary of State
- ^ Funding Universe: Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc.
- ^ "The Lumen 20-State ILEC Divestiture to the Brightspeed Closes". Telecompetitor. October 3, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2025.