Brightspeed: 401 W Navasota St, Groesbeck

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Brightspeed: 401 W Navasota St, Groesbeck

Year Built: 1936

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The Groesbeck central office dates from 1936, with later additions. The office passed to CenturyLink, and Brightspeed bought it with Lumen's local phone business in 2022.

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Sites within 15 miles of Brightspeed: 401 W Navasota St, Groesbeck

Distance	Site	About
11.30 miles	AT&T: 506 E Commerce St, Mexia	AT&T operates the Mexia telephone exchange in Mexia, Texas.
16.49 miles	AT&T: 420 Cedar St, Teague	AT&T operates the Teague telephone exchange in Teague, Texas.
19.49 miles	NRG: Jewett Data Center	NRG Energy plans data centers beside a new gas-fired power plant on former Jewett lignite mine land near Jewett, Texas.

Operating Company

Brightspeed is a privately held telecommunications company owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. It began operating in October 2022, when Apollo funds completed the $7.5 billion purchase of Lumen Technologies' incumbent local exchange business in 20 states. The company is headquartered at 1120 South Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has about 4,000 employees.

Brightspeed provides broadband, voice and business network services to rural and suburban communities across the Midwest, the Southeast, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and is building fiber to homes and businesses in its footprint. Its Ohio local carrier is United Telephone Company of Ohio, a former Sprint and Embarq company.

Brightspeed History:

In June 2025, Chairman Michel Combes became executive chairman and acting CEO after Tom Maguire retired.
In October 2022, Apollo funds completed the purchase of Lumen's local exchange business in 20 states.
Founded in 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina.