The El Paso County Telephone Company is a small telephone company based inColorado Springs, Colorado and owned byQwest Corporation, a subsidiary ofLumen Technologies.

It was founded in 1915 asEl Paso County Mutual Telephone Company. In 1975, the company changed its name toThe El Paso County Telephone Company. In 1985, the company was acquired byUS West, the dominant telephone company in the rest of Colorado. In 2000,Qwest acquired US West; however, El Paso County Telephone remained unchanged.

In 2011, CenturyLink acquired Qwest. El Paso County Telephone remains a subsidiary owned by Qwest Corporation with independent management. The company serves an 1,100 square mile area in easternEl Paso County, Colorado, as well as portions ofElbert,Lincoln, andPueblo counties inColorado

On June 10, 2013, El Paso County Telephone began doing business asCenturyLink.^[1]

• Lumen Technologies
• Communications in Colorado
• American companies established in 1915
• Telecommunications companies established in 1915
• Companies based in Colorado Springs, Colorado
• El Paso County, Colorado
• 1915 establishments in Colorado

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