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MATTOON – Consolidated Communications announced today it has completed the purchase of North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc. (NPSI). The transaction includes three companies that comprised NPSI: North Pittsburgh Telephone Co., a 101-year-old telecommunications company in western Pennsylvania, as well as competitive local exchange carrier and interexchange carrier Penn Telecom and Internet Service Provider Nauticom. All three companies will eventually be branded as Consolidated Communications.
Consolidated Communications announced in July that it would acquire NPSI and its 141,687 connections in the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler and Westmoreland. NPSI shareholders voted in favor of the acquisition on November 13 and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) gave its approval on December 5.
Consolidated Communications President and CEO Bob Currey said the acquisition complements Consolidated’s operations in Illinois and Texas and will allow the company to leverage its assets and enhance the telecommunications offerings in the company’s service area. “We are excited to become a part of the Pittsburgh area community and are committed to offering new innovative services, while preserving the high levels of customer service already established,” Currey said.
Consolidated Communications now has about 1,400 employees in Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania.
About Consolidated
Founded in 1894, Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: CNSL) is a family of companies providing advanced voice, data, and video services to both business and residential customers. Services include local and long distance, high-speed Internet, digital TV, private line, carrier services, wireless phone and VoIP. Serving markets in Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania, Consolidated Communications operates the 12th largest independent local telecommunications company in the nation. Its related businesses complement its core telecommunications business and include directory services, business systems, retail and operator services, call completion services, and fully-integrated telemarketing and fulfillment services. Additional information about Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. and its products and service is available at www.consolidated.com.
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