- Contel of the South
Contel of the South, Inc. is a former ConTel operating company
GTE acquired. It did business as GTE Systems of the South. GTE Systems of the South provided service in ConTel regions inAlabama and Georgia.Contel of the South was acquired by
GTE in1993 , and it was renamed "Contel of the South, Inc. dba GTE Systems of the South, Inc." GTE Systems of the South was not associated withGTE South , a separate operating company. GTE Systems of the South went through the following changes:
*OnOctober 31 ,1993 , GTE andAlltel traded states:GTE 's Georgia area was traded forAlltel 'sIndiana andMichigan areas.
*In2000 , GTE was purchased byBell Atlantic , becomingVerizon . GTE Systems of the South, Inc. is renamed "Contel of the South, Inc. dba Verizon Mid-States"
*In2002 ,Verizon sold Verizon Mid-States' Alabama operations toCenturyTel .Verizon Mid-States, Inc. still provides telephone service to former
Alltel regions inIndiana andMichigan .Verizon North provides telephone service in former GTE regions inMichigan andIndiana .ee also
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* [http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/carrier_filing_history/COSA_History/coso.htm FCC History: Contel of the South, Inc. dba Verizon Mid-States]
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