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Brightspeed

Connect Holdings LLC, doing business as Brightspeed, is a telecommunications and Internet service provider in the United States. It is owned by Apollo Global Management. The company was formed in 2022 to acquire operations in 20 states which were previously owned by Lumen Technologies.

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Founded
2022
Industry
Telecommunications
Owner
Apollo Global Management
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
Key people
Tom Maguire Michel Combes
Predecessor
Lumen Technologies (connectivity business)

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Brightspeed

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples32
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Brightspeed

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related to history · 24
Brightspeed → Apollo Global Management, Baby Bell, Centel, CenturyLink, CenturyTel, Communications, Connect Holding, Embarq, Florida, ILECs, Level, Lumen, Lumen Technologies, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Nevada, October, Others, Qwest, Southeast
Founded · 1
Brightspeed → 2022
Headquarters · 1
Brightspeed → Charlotte, North Carolina
Industry · 1
Brightspeed → Telecommunications
Key people · 1
Brightspeed → Tom Maguire Michel Combes
Owner · 1
Brightspeed → Apollo Global Management
Predecessor · 1
Brightspeed → Lumen Technologies (connectivity business)
Trade name · 1
Brightspeed → Connect Holdings LLC
Type · 1
Brightspeed → Private

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states operations lumen connect business apollo global management technologies telecommunications company owned service north carolina holdings llc local acquired formed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BrightspeedFounded20221.00infobox
BrightspeedHeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina1.00infobox
BrightspeedIndustryTelecommunications1.00infobox
BrightspeedKey peopleTom Maguire Michel Combes1.00infobox
BrightspeedOwnerApollo Global Management1.00infobox
BrightspeedPredecessorLumen Technologies (connectivity business)1.00infobox
BrightspeedTrade nameConnect Holdings LLC1.00infobox
BrightspeedTypePrivate1.00infobox
Brightspeedrelated to historyLumen Technologies0.60section
Brightspeedrelated to historyMidwest0.60section
Brightspeedrelated to historySoutheast0.60section
Brightspeedrelated to historyMid-Atlantic0.60section

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