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Century i nk- 1989 Century paid $90 million in cash for the outstanding capital stock of Universal Telephone, Inc. Clarke M. Williams, Jr., was named Chief Executive Officer of Century. 1983 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized cellular mobile telephone service. Century obtained FCC approval to operate cellular systems in three areas in Michigan. Clarke M. Williams, Jr., was named President of Century. 1978 Shares of Century common stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time October 24, under the symbol CTL. Century began to replace electromechanical switches with digital computer technology. 1972 Century bought the La Crosse (Wisconsin) Telephone Corporation, making a name for itself overnight within the industry. 1971 The company was renamed Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc 1968 The company was incorporated as Central Telephone and Electronics, with Clarke M. Williams as President and Chairman of the Board. He had expanded the business into three states serving 10,000 access lines. 1946 Clarke McRae Williams married Mary Kathryn Lee on his return from service in World War ll. His parents gave the company to the couple as a wedding gift. 1930 William Clarke and Marie Williams purchased the Oak Ridge Telephone Company for $500 from F.E. Hogan, Sr. There were 75 paid subscribers. The switchboard was relocated to the Williams' front parlor so the family could man the board 24 -hours a day. The exception was between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays, when the office closed for church and dinner. Marie wrote out the bills by hand, and eight -year- old son Clarke McRae Williams delivered them on his bicycle.