Private company

Cavalier Telephone

American Local Exchange Carrier (NRCLEC) company

Cavalier Telephone is an American Local Exchange Carrier (NRCLEC) company, owned by parent company Windstream Communications operating in 16 states and DC throughout the eastern US. Cavalier, founded in 1998, is an internet and telecommunications service provider. It currently provides voice, data services to businesses, residential, and government customers on a private network.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded¹

Industryinternet service provider¹
HeadquartersRichmond¹

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Products and brands

Telephone

Cavalier offers a number of different business telephone service plans for both local and long-distance calling. Rates vary based upon the number of optional features added to supplement basic telephone service. Residential services are provided, but the company does not accept new residential customers.

Internet

Cavalier offers high-speed Internet service through digital subscriber lines.

In 2008, Cavalier announced that they were partnering with Google to offer a telephone and high speed internet subscription package called "C2". The package included unlimited local and long-distance calling, 12 calling features, and DSL internet for $50 per month. However, use of the term "partnering" may have been misleading, as Google had no direct role in the Internet or telephone service provided through C2, but rather the service was supplemented by Google APS - a service offered free to individuals by Google itself.

Television

Cavalier partnered with DirecTV in March 2009 and is offering discounted rates on satellite television service.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cavalier Telephone, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.³

Acquisitions

Acquired by PAETEC Holding Corp.

On September 13, 2010, PAETEC Holding Corp. of Perinton, New York, announced its acquisition of Cavalier Telephone for $460 million in cash. The merger was finalized in December, 2010, adding nearly 17,000 fiber-route miles to Paetec's existing service footprint. PAETEC was in turn, acquired by

Windstream Communications in December 2011.

End of new residential service

On December 7, 2011, Paetec announced that it would stop accepting new residential customers, and instead focus on its business customers. Approximately 70 Cavalier employees would lose their jobs because of this change. They will continue to service existing residential customers.