| In 1986, United Telecom, Inc. created long distance services named Sprint. Then in 1992, United Telecom, Inc. adopted the Sprint name for the entire company. In addition, in May 1992, Centel Corporation (Central Telephone Companies) merged with Sprint/United to become Sprint/Central/United Telephone Company d/b/a Sprint Telephone Company.
The links below lead to brief descriptions of historical corporate events, such as mergers and acquisitions, which cause the ARMIS COSAs to change for the SPRINT LTCs. In 2006, following a 2004 merger between Sprint and Nextel, the Sprint local telephone companies were spun off to become Embarq Local Operating Companies, and several company names were changed to reflect the new corporation.
Existing Companies & Related COSAs - Embarq Florida, Inc. (Formerly Sprint – Florida, Inc.) UCFL
- Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company UTNC
- United Telephone - Southeast UTIM, UTTN, UTVA
- United Telephone Company of the Carolinas (Formerly United Telephone Company of South Carolina) UTSC
- Central Telephone Company of Virginia CEVA
- United Telephone Company of Ohio UTOH
- United Telephone Company of Indiana UTIN
- United Telephone Company of New Jersey UTNJ
- United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania UTPA
- United Telephone Company of South Central Kansas UTKS
- Embarq Minnesota (Formerly Sprint – Minnesota, Inc.) UTMN
- Embarq Missouri (Formerly Sprint – Missouri, Inc.) UTMO
- United Telephone Company of the West UTWE, UTNE, UTWY
- United Telephone Company of Texas UTTX
- Central Telephone Company of Texas CETX
- Central Telephone Company CETO, CENC, CENV
- United Telephone of the Northwest (Formerly Sprint/United Telephone of the Northwest) UTNW, UTOR, UTWA
Sold/Transferred Companies & Related COSAs - Central of Florida CEFL (combined into single study area under Sprint - Florida)
- United Telephone of Florida UTFL (combined into single study area under Sprint - Florida)
- Central Telephone Company of Illinois CEIL (defunct after 1997)
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