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Centel

Centel Corporation was an American telecommunications company, with primary interests in basic telephone service, cellular phone service and cable television service.

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Founded
1900; 126 years ago (1900) in Sioux City, Iowa
Industry
Telecommunications
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois (1977–1993) Lincoln, Nebraska (pre-1977), United States
Area served
North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Texas, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Nevada
Defunct
1993; 33 years ago (1993) (Acquired by Sprint, divested as Embarq, acquired by CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies)
Divisions
Central Telephone Company Central Telephone Company of Virginia Central Telephone Company of Texas

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Centel

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples98
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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related to Central Telephone Company · 25
Centel → Ameritech, AT, Brightspeed, Central Telephone's Florida, CenturyLink, CenturyTel, Chicago-area, Des Plaines, Earlier, Embarq, Florida, Frontier Communications, In, Iowa, Lumen Technologies, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Operations, Other
related to Centel · 24
Centel → AT, Central Telephone Company, Charlottesville, Chicago, Contel, Cook County, Des Plaines, Field Enterprises, Florida, Glenview, GTE, Honeywell, It, Its, Keyfax, Las Vegas, Niles, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Tallahassee
related to history · 17
Centel → Central Telephone, Central West Public Service, Company, Electric Company, In, Iowa, Louis, Max McGraw, McGraw, McGraw Electric Company, McGraw's, McGraw-Edison, Missouri, Over, Sioux City, St, Through
related to Centel Cellular Company · 8
Centel → Alltel, Centel Cellular Company, Communications Company, In, It, Sprint, Sprint Cellular Company, Verizon Wireless
related to Centel Electric · 8
Centel → Aquila, Black Hills Corporation, Colorado, In, Inc, Kansas, Mid-Kansas Electric Company, UtiliCorp
related to Centel Cable Television · 5
Centel → Adelphia Communications, Comcast, In, Southeast Florida, Time Warner Cable
Area served · 1
Centel → North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Texas, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Nevada
Defunct · 1
Centel → 1993; 33 years ago (1993) (Acquired by Sprint, divested as Embarq, acquired by CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies)
Divisions · 1
Centel → Central Telephone Company Central Telephone Company of Virginia Central Telephone Company of Texas
Founded · 1
Centel → 1900; 126 years ago (1900) in Sioux City, Iowa

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company operations telephone cable sprint service central acquired communications electric cellular television sold telecommunications later florida ohio corporation time spun

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CentelArea servedNorth Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Texas, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Nevada1.00infobox
CentelDefunct1993; 33 years ago (1993) (Acquired by Sprint, divested as Embarq, acquired by CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies)1.00infobox
CentelDivisionsCentral Telephone Company Central Telephone Company of Virginia Central Telephone Company of Texas1.00infobox
CentelFounded1900; 126 years ago (1900) in Sioux City, Iowa1.00infobox
CentelFounderMax McGraw1.00infobox
CentelHeadquartersChicago, Illinois (1977–1993) Lincoln, Nebraska (pre-1977), United States1.00infobox
CentelIndustryTelecommunications1.00infobox
CentelPredecessorCentral West Public Service Co, Western Power & Gas, Central Telephone and Utilities Corp.1.00infobox
CentelProductsTelephone, Cable television, Wireless1.00infobox
CentelTraded asNYSE: CTL1.00infobox
CentelTypePublic1.00infobox
Centelrelated to CentelCentral Telephone Company0.60section

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