Brightspeed of Texas explained

Brightspeed of Texas, Inc. is a telephone operating company owned by Connect Holding that provides local telephone and internet service in Texas. The company serves communities in Texas such as Killeen, Copperas Cove, Athens, Gatesville, Harker Heights, Humble, Hutto, Kingwood, Porter, San Marcos, Stephenville, and Tyler.

History

Brightspeed of Texas was founded in 1956 as Central Telephone of Texas,^[1] a subsidiary of Centel. In 1992, Centel was acquired by Sprint, and Central of Texas began carrying business on under the Sprint name retained its corporate name.

In 2006, the company was spun off into Embarq when Sprint Nextel spun off its local telephone operations.^[2]

The company did business as CenturyLink from 2009-2022, following the acquisition of Embarq by CenturyTel.

Sale to Brightspeed

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Texas.^[3] Apollo announced the company acquiring the Lumen assets would trade under the name "Brightspeed".^[4] The sale closed on October 3, 2022.^[5] Central of Texas was then renamed Brightspeed of Texas.^[6]

See also

• Brightspeed
• Centel
• Embarq

Notes and References

1. https://ourcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/servlet/cpa.app.coa.CoaGetTp?Pg=tpid&Search_Nm=Central%20Telephone%20Company%20&Button=search&Search_ID=17412654398 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
2. Web site: The History of SPRINT (long distance, local, and wireless) . 2023-12-12 . Telephone World . en-US.
3. News: CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber. Brodkin. Jon. 2021-08-04. Ars Technica. 2021-09-25.
4. Web site: Brightspeed Announces Brand and Affirms Intention to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural and Suburban Communities Throughout the United States .
5. Lumen Closes Sale of Local Incumbent Carrier Operations in 20 States to Brightspeed .
6. Web site: State of Ohio Certificate. 28 March 2023. bizimage.ohiosos.gov. 10 May 2022.