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| Type | Private |
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| Headquarters |  Portland, Maine |
| Industry | Telecomunications |
| Website | www.pioneertelephone.com |
Pioneer Telephone is a privately held company with headquarters in Portland, Maine. It is a facility based telecommunication carrier of long-distance telephone service in the United States. Pioneer Telephone today has 2,000,000+ customers in 48 states.
In 2005, Pioneer Telephone purchased the long-distance telephone business of bankrupt Adelphia Communications Corporation for about $1.2 million;[1] the sale was completed later that year.[2] Adelphia's phone service had 110,000 customers in 27 states(telephone & long-distance services).
In November, 2008 Pioneer Telephone purchased all the residential and small to medium size business customers from Level 3 Communications in Denver, Co. Pioneer's upper management now states they will roll out local service in 15 states in 2009.
References
- ^ Adelphia Communications to sell long-distance phone service, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 6, 2005, Adelphia sells long-distance service for $1.2M, Denver Business Journal, July 6, 2005, and Notification by Adelphia Telecommunications, Inc. and Telecom Management, Inc. d/b/a Pioneer Telephone of an Asset Purchase Agreement, December 1, 2005.
- ^ Adelphia Communications to sell long-distance phone service, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 6, 2005, and Adelphia sells long-distance service for $1.2M, Denver Business Journal, July 6, 2005.Notification by Adelphia Telecommunications, Inc. and Telecom Management, Inc. d/b/a Pioneer Telephone of an Asset Purchase Agreement, December 1, 2005.
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