Consolidated Communications Company History Timeline

1894

But by 1894 the original Bell patents had expired, making it possible for independent telephone companies to be formed.

1895

And on April 20, 1895, when Mattoon Telephone Company began service from offices at 114 S. 17th Street, his confidence was justified as 175 customers had signed up for the new service.

1924

In 1924, following the untimely death of Doctor William Lumpkin, his son, Richard Adamson Lumpkin, became general manager at the age of 27.

1926

In 1926, Coles County Telephone merged with the telephone company in Shelbyville to become Illinois Southeastern Telephone Company serving Shelbyville and parts of Coles County.

1975

Also in 1975, an addition began to the operating building at 1501 Charleston to make room for new electronic switching equipment.

1994

On September 4, 1994, ICTC marked its centennial and proudly celebrated a century of service to east central Illinois.

2002

July 2002 - An investment group, headed by ICTC Chairman and President Richard A. Lumpkin entered into an agreement to purchase ICTC and the other related subsidiaries from McLeodUSA. The sale closed on December 31, 2002, and the company name was changed to Consolidated Communications, Inc.

2004

April 2004 - Consolidated Communications completed the purchase of Texas-based TXU Communications, which is comprised of the former Lufkin-Conroe Telephone Exchange and Fort Bend Communications.

2007

December 2007 - The former North Pittsburgh Systems Inc., and its companies North Pittsburgh Telephone Co., Nauticom and Penn Telecom, joined the Consolidated Communications family on Dec.

2016

July 2016 - Consolidated Communications acquired Champaign Telephone Company (CTC), a private business communications provider in the Champaign-Urbana, Ill. area.

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