Brightspeed of Kansas

Brightspeed of Kansas, Inc.
Company type	Private (subsidiary of Brightspeed)
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1909
Headquarters	Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Products	Local Telephone Service
Parent	United/Sprint Nextel (until 2006); Embarq (2006-2009); CenturyLink/Lumen (2009-2022); Brightspeed (2022-present);
Website	www.centurylink.com

Brightspeed of Kansas, Inc., formerly United Telephone Company of Kansas, is one of several Brightspeed subsidiaries providing local telephone service in Kansas. Kansas towns that Brightspeed of Kansas serves include Junction City, Burlington, Hillsboro, Sterling and Garnett.

History of Brightspeed

The company was founded in 1909 as The American Telephone Company. It was owned by Sprint Nextel until 2006 when it was spun off into Embarq. CenturyTel acquired Embarq in 2009, at which point United Telephone of Kansas began doing business as CenturyLink. CenturyLink was renamed Lumen Technologies in 2020.

Sale

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including Kansas.^[1]

The sale to Apollo closed on October 3, 2022.^[2]

References

^ Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
^ Engebretson, Joan (2022-10-03). "Lumen 20-State ILEC Divestiture to Brightspeed Closes". Telecompetitor. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

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[1] Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.

[2] Engebretson, Joan (2022-10-03). "Lumen 20-State ILEC Divestiture to Brightspeed Closes". Telecompetitor. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

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