Contel

ConTel Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustryCommunications Services
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Defunct1991; 33 years ago (1991)
FateAcquired
SuccessorGTE
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
ProductsInternet access, Local wireline and wireless telecommunication services

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.