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CentraCom history
CentraCom company history timeline
1993, GARDEN CITY/SCOFIELD PURCHASE: 1993 witnessed another dramatic expansion of the CentraCom coverage area.
Direct Communications Star West first launched a satellite entertainment franchise in 1993.
By 1994 the company had installed a high-capacity digital radio link between Bear Lake and Logan, Utah, and installed and cut-over a new digital switch in the Garden City central office.
1997, GOSHEN/EUREKA PURCHASE: in 1997, the company made yet another large expansion by purchasing the telephone exchanges in Goshen and Eureka from United States West.
1999, LOGAN CANYON/LITTLE SAHARA FIBER PROJECTS: In the summer of 1999, the company installed fiber optic cable all the way to the top of Logan Canyon, enabling telephone service to residents of that area for the first time ever.
Direct Communications involvement with the City of Eagle Mountain began in 2000 when Leonard May was introduced to the City’s Telecom System Administrator, Dan Valentine, at a telecommunications event.
On June 18th 2001, LICT's buyout of CentraCom was completed, making the company a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company.
In 2002 new fiber optic and copper cable was run from Mt.
Direct Communications Cedar Valley filed a docket to become a fully recognized eligible telecommunications carrier in the fall of 2004.
With the help of Utah’s Congressional Delegation, led by Senator Orrin Hatch, the FCC finally ruled in November, 2005 that Direct Communications Cedar Valley could serve as an eligible telecommunications carrier and awarded it the exchange area of Eagle Mountain.
CENTRACOM PURCHASES CABLE TV SYSTEM: The largest expansion in the history of the company occurred with the purchase of the Precis Communications cable TV system in the Sevier and Sanpete Counties in 2005.
DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS purchased a new digital switch in 2008, and invested several millions in new fiber optic cable and digital equipment.
Redundancy By 2009, Direct Communications had deployed 3 separate fiber optic routes to connect the fiber optic network in Eagle Mountain to the world.
Since the initial Precis Communications purchase, CentraCom purchased the Precis Communications system in West Wendover, NV. In 2010, CentraCom expanded into Juab County with the purchase of the Nephi, UT system from Comcast Inc. and the Fillmore and Delta systems in Millard County.
Published Industry Articles about Direct Communications: “Hooked on Broadband” – pg 12, May 2012 issue of Rural Telecom.
Published Industry Articles about Direct Communications: “Making Your Internet Service Unique, Better and Special” pg 39, May 2013 issue of Rural Telecom.
Watch the documentary video created in 2013 as part of the company 110 Year Celebrations.
In 2013, a new fiber optic line was completed connecting Delta and Fillmore with large capacity IP bandwidth.
2013 Annual Giving to Eagle Mountain Schools
The year started with a huge speed boost for all Internet customers, as everyone’s internet speed was automatically upgraded for free in January 2015.
CentraCom announced installing Utah's first 100 Gigabit Metro Backbone network on May 21, 2015.
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CentraCom competitors
| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | 1962 | $11.0B | 20,000 | 16 |
| Rio Holdings, Inc. | 1999 | $26.8M | 7 | 27 |
| Spinner | - | $5.5M | 42 | - |
| Cedar Point Comm | 2000 | - | 100 | 70 |
| Paul Bunyan Communications | 1952 | $270,000 | 7 | 6 |
| Bbs Holdings Inc | 1991 | $804.7M | 5,246 | 1 |
| TIA | 1988 | $50.0M | 291 | 26 |
| Eastwind | 1997 | $670,000 | 50 | - |
| GRM Networks | 1951 | $23.2M | 35 | - |
| Sebastian | 1946 | $690,000 | 25 | 6 |
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