Windstream North Carolina facts for kids
| Private (Subsidiary of Windstream) | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Products | Local Telephone Service |
| Parent | Alltel (until 2006) Windstream (2006-present) |
Windstream North Carolina LLC is a company that provides telephone services in the state of North Carolina. It helps people connect with each other through phone calls.
How Windstream North Carolina Started
Windstream North Carolina began in 1948. It was first known as the Thermal Belt Telephone Company. This company was created to bring telephone service to Polk County, North Carolina.
Changes and New Names
Over the years, the company grew by joining with other telephone companies.
- In 1974, Thermal Belt Telephone joined with Eastern Rowan Telephone, Mid-Carolina Telephone, and Mooresville Telephone. After these companies came together, Thermal Belt Telephone changed its name to Mid-Carolina Telephone Company.
- It also took over The Old Town Telephone System and North Carolina Telephone in 1977.
In 1984, the company changed its name again to ALLTEL-Carolina, Inc.. Later, the hyphen was removed from the name.
Becoming Part of Windstream
In 2006, the company was sold to another company called Valor Telecom. Valor Telecom then changed its name to Windstream. So, ALLTEL-Carolina became part of Windstream. It is important to know that this company is different from Windstream Concord Telephone. Windstream Concord Telephone was bought by Windstream in 2007.
