Pacific Telecom

CenturyTel of the Northwest, Inc.
Company typePrivate (Subsidiary of CenturyLink)
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedJuly 5, 1955 (1955-07-05)
Headquarters,
Key people
Norman Howerton, founder
ServicesFixed-line telephony
ParentPacifiCorp (1972–1997)
CenturyLink (1997–present)
SubsidiariesCenturyTel of the Gem State

Pacific Telecom, Inc., originally Telephone Utilities, Inc. and now CenturyTel of the Northwest, Inc., was an independent telephone company that owned over 600,000 telephone lines in 12 states prior to its acquisition by CenturyTel.