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Local Telephone Companies
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Changes in federal telecommunications law have opened the local telephone service market, allowing customers to choose their local service provider (LSP) in Pennsylvania. LSPs offer customers the basics – dial tone, 911 emergency access, directory assistance, etc. Each LSP may offer optional services and calling plans in addition to basic service.
Verizon Communications, Inc. Verizon is the second largest US telecommunications services provider (after AT&T). The company's wireline business provides local telephone, long-distance, and Internet access services to residential and small to midsized businesses in 28 states and Washington, DC. It has about 40 million voice access lines in operation and it serves about 8 million broadband Internet customers. The company maintains extensive operations in the Pittsburgh region, employing more than 4,000 people locally. General Information: Windstream Communications Headquartered in Little Rock, Ark., Windstream Communications offers phone, broadband and digital TV services with 3.4 million customers. Windstream Communications' territory includes all of Greene County, most of Armstrong County and parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Windstream provides digital and fiber-optic service. General Information: Armstrong Telephone Company Armstrong Telephone Company serves a small area in Allegheny, Beaver and Washington counties near the Pittsburgh International Airport. General Information: Citizens Telephone Company Citizens Telephone Company of Mammoth serves Westmoreland County General Information: Consolidated Communications Founded more than a century ago, Consolidated Communications is a family of companies providing advanced communications services to both residential and business customers in Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania. Consolidated Communications offers a wide range of services over its technologically advanced IP-based network, including local and long distance telephone, high-speed Internet access and Digital TV. General Information: FairPoint Communications FairPoint Communications acquired Bentleyville Telephone Company and Marianna & Scenery Hill Telephone Company, and currently serves Washington County General Information: Hickory Telephone Company Hickory Telephone Company serves Hickory, and some of Washington County General Information: Laurel Highland Total Communications Laurel Highland Total Communications serves a portion of Fayette and Westmoreland counties General Information: United Telephone of Pennsylvania/Embarq United Telephone of Pennsylvania is part of the Embarq family of companies. Coverage in southwestern Pennsylvania encompasses most of Butler County and parts of Armstrong and Lawrence counties. United Telephone provides digital and fiber-optic service. General Information: Yukon Waltz Telephone Company Yukon Waltz Telephone Company serves Yukon, Westmoreland County General Information: Source: PRA | Last Updated: September 7, 2006 |
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