Contel
ConTel Corporation (Continental Telephone) was the third largest independent phone company in the United States prior to the 1996 telecom deregulation. It was acquired by GTE in 1991.
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications Services |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Defunct | 1991 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | GTE |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, GA |
| Products | Internet access, Local wireline and wireless telecommunication services |
History
In 1980, Contel purchased Network Analysis Corp, then the largest information technology consulting company in the world.[1] As a result of this purchase, future Internet Hall of Fame Pioneer Howard Frank (computer scientist) served as president and CEO of Contel Information Systems, a subsidiary of Contel Corporation from 1969 until 1985.[2]
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries of Contel included:
- Contel of the South (Georgia)
- Contel of California (including lines in Arizona and Nevada)
- ConTel of Illinois
- ConTel of Indiana
- Contel of Kentucky
- Contel of Minnesota
- Contel of Missouri
- Contel of New Hampshire
- Contel of New York
- Contel of North Carolina
- Contel of the Northwest (Idaho, Oregon and Washington)
- ConTel of Pennsylvania
- ConTel Quaker State
- Contel of South Carolina
- Contel of Vermont
- Contel of Virginia
- Contel of the West (Arizona and Utah)
References
- "UM's new business dean has vision of technology College: Howard Frank, who helped build an early version of the Internet, wants to build the first technology-oriented business school in the nation". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- "Howard Frank Obituary". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
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