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| Company type | Public |
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| NYSE: CTL | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Central West Public Service Co, Western Power & Gas, Central Telephone and Utilities Corp. |
| Founded | 1900 in Sioux City, Iowa |
| Founder | Max McGraw |
| Defunct | 1993 (Acquired by Sprint, divested as Embarq, acquired by CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies) |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Texas, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Nevada |
| Products | Telephone, Cable television, Wireless |
| Divisions | Central Telephone Company Central Telephone Company of Virginia Central Telephone Company of Texas |
Centel Corporation was an American telecommunications company, with primary interests in providing basic telephone service, cellular phone service and cable television service.