<s>
Lumen	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
formerly	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Monroe	O
,	O
Louisiana	O
,	O
that	O
offers	O
communications	O
,	O
network	O
services	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
cloud	O
solutions	O
,	O
voice	O
,	O
and	O
managed	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
communications	O
services	O
include	O
local	O
and	O
long-distance	O
voice	O
,	O
broadband	O
,	O
Multi-Protocol	B-Protocol
Label	I-Protocol
Switching	I-Protocol
(	O
MPLS	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
private	O
line	O
(	O
including	O
special	O
access	O
)	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
hosting	O
(	O
including	O
cloud	B-Architecture
hosting	I-Architecture
and	O
managed	O
hosting	O
)	O
,	O
data	O
integration	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
network	O
,	O
public	O
access	O
,	O
Voice	O
over	O
Internet	O
Protocol	O
(	O
VoIP	O
)	O
,	O
information	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
ancillary	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
moved	O
the	O
switchboard	B-Device
to	O
the	O
Williams	O
family	O
front	O
parlor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1971	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
renamed	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
Enterprises	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1972	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
acquired	O
the	O
La	O
Crosse	O
Telephone	O
Corporation	O
,	O
of	O
Wisconsin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
1978	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
moved	O
to	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
trade	O
under	O
the	O
ticker	O
symbol	O
CTL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
performed	O
well	O
during	O
the	O
long	O
bear	O
market	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
stock	O
rose	O
over	O
fourfold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1981	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
acquired	O
War	O
Telephone	O
in	O
West	O
Virginia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
's	O
earnings	O
peaked	O
at	O
$14	O
million	O
,	O
then	O
declined	O
in	O
1983	O
following	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
recession	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
began	O
to	O
recover	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
sold	O
the	O
operations	O
of	O
War	O
Telephone	O
and	O
two	O
other	O
companies	O
to	O
Colonial	O
Telephone	O
for	O
$4.66	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
Enterprises	O
acquired	O
Universal	O
Telephone	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
US$90	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
acquired	O
Central	O
Telephone	O
Company	O
of	O
Ohio	O
,	O
a	O
Centel	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
for	O
$135	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
that	O
year	O
Glen	O
F	O
.	O
Post	O
III	O
became	O
Chief	O
Executive	O
Officer	O
and	O
,	O
named	O
Vice	O
Chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Board	O
of	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
revenues	O
were	O
over	O
$425	O
million	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
about	O
$350	O
million	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1995	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
Enterprises	O
had	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
S&P	O
MidCap	O
400	O
index	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
acquired	O
Delta	O
Security	O
Alarm	O
Co.	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
of	O
Monroe	O
,	O
Louisiana	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
largest	O
acquisition	O
up	O
until	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Pacific	O
Telecom	O
,	O
doubling	O
its	O
size	O
with	O
660,000	O
additional	O
telephone	O
access	O
lines	O
in	O
12	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pacific	O
Telecom	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
would	O
continue	O
existence	O
and	O
was	O
renamed	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Northwest	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Century	B-Application
Telephone	I-Application
split	O
its	O
stock	O
three-for-two	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
renamed	O
as	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
acquired	O
230,500	O
GTE	O
lines	O
in	O
Arkansas	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
bought	O
127,000	O
GTE	O
lines	O
in	O
Missouri	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Spectra	O
Communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Wisconsin	O
,	O
it	O
acquired	O
133,000	O
additional	O
lines	O
,	O
and	O
70,500	O
access	O
lines	O
for	O
US$195	O
million	O
from	O
Verizon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
also	O
bought	O
62,650	O
lines	O
for	O
US$170	O
million	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Telephone	O
USA	O
of	O
Wisconsin	O
,	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
acquired	O
CSW	O
Net	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
of	O
Russellville	O
,	O
Arkansas	O
,	O
and	O
fended	O
off	O
a	O
hostile	O
take-over	O
attempt	O
by	O
ALLTEL	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
sold	O
its	O
wireless	O
business	O
to	O
ALLTEL	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
concentrate	O
on	O
its	O
rural	O
landline	B-Application
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
that	O
year	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
acquired	O
300,000	O
Verizon	B-Application
access	O
lines	O
in	O
Alabama	O
,	O
and	O
354,000	O
Verizon	B-Application
access	O
lines	O
in	O
Missouri	O
,	O
bringing	O
its	O
total	O
operations	O
to	O
22	O
states	O
with	O
2.5	O
million	O
access	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
acquired	O
half	O
ownership	O
of	O
SkyComm	O
International	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
Houston	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
satellite	O
teleport	O
for	O
its	O
global	O
Network	O
Access	O
Point	O
(	O
NAP	O
)	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
also	O
acquired	O
the	O
fiber	O
network	O
of	O
Digital	O
Teleport	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
5,700	O
-mile	O
(	O
9,200	O
km	O
)	O
route	O
running	O
from	O
Illinois	O
to	O
Texas	O
,	O
and	O
adjoining	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CenturyTel	B-Application
renamed	O
the	O
network	O
company	O
LightCore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Closing	O
out	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
acquired	O
the	O
Midwest	O
Fiber	O
Optic	O
Network	O
(	O
MFON	O
)	O
from	O
Level	O
3	O
Communications	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
central	O
states	O
as	O
LightCore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
partnered	O
with	O
EchoStar	O
Communications	O
Corporation	O
for	O
DISH	O
Network	O
multi-channel	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
began	O
a	O
relationship	O
with	O
Cingular	O
Wireless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
began	O
a	O
wireless	O
voice	O
and	O
data	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
bought	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
fiber	O
networks	O
in	O
the	O
central	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
from	O
KMC	O
Telecom	O
Holdings	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
sold	O
its	O
Arizona	O
assets	O
to	O
Hopi	O
Telecommunications	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
bringing	O
total	O
operations	O
to	O
23	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
acquired	O
Madison	O
River	O
Communications	O
,	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Mebane	O
,	O
NC	O
and	O
parent	O
company	O
to	O
four	O
LECs	O
(	O
AL	O
,	O
GA	O
,	O
IL	O
,	O
and	O
NC	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
CLEC	O
operations	O
in	O
IL	O
,	O
LA	O
,	O
and	O
NC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Embarq	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
acquired	O
by	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
an	O
all-stock	O
transaction	O
valued	O
at	O
about	O
$6	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CenturyTel	B-Application
's	O
CEO	B-Application
Glen	O
Post	O
would	O
remain	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
the	O
merged	O
company	O
following	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
CEO	B-Application
until	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embarq	O
was	O
the	O
former	O
landline	B-Application
business	O
of	O
Sprint	O
and	O
served	O
cities	O
in	O
18	O
states	O
,	O
including	O
Nevada	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
,	O
and	O
Ohio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
made	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
the	O
third-largest	O
landline	B-Application
phone	I-Application
provider	O
in	O
Pennsylvania	O
behind	O
Verizon	B-Application
(	O
through	O
both	O
Verizon	B-Application
Pennsylvania	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
North	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Comcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
combined	O
CenturyTel/Embarq	O
entity	O
would	O
be	O
called	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
and	O
Embarq	O
brandings	O
were	O
retired	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
business	O
was	O
officially	O
conducted	O
under	O
the	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
banner	O
,	O
continuing	O
to	O
trade	O
on	O
the	O
NYSE	O
under	O
the	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
stock	O
ticker	O
CTL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
(	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
still	O
legally	O
known	O
as	O
CenturyTel	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
)	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
acquire	O
Qwest	O
in	O
a	O
stock-for-stock	O
transaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
agreement	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
would	O
swap	O
0.1664	O
of	O
its	O
shares	O
for	O
each	O
share	O
of	O
Qwest	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
shareholders	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
merger	O
wound	O
up	O
with	O
50.5	O
%	O
share	O
of	O
ownership	O
in	O
the	O
combined	O
company	O
,	O
while	O
former	O
Qwest	O
shareholders	O
gained	O
the	O
remaining	O
49.5	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
valuation	O
of	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
's	O
purchase	O
was	O
$12	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
Qwest	O
allowed	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
to	O
become	O
the	O
third	O
largest	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
largest	O
landline	B-Application
phone	I-Application
provider	O
in	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Colorado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
merger	O
also	O
made	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
owner	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Former	O
Regional	O
Bell	O
Operating	O
Companies	O
:	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
US	O
West	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
purchased	O
by	O
Qwest	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
acquired	O
Savvis	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
global	O
provider	O
of	O
cloud	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
hosted	O
IT	O
services	O
for	O
$2	O
billion	O
,	O
which	O
represented	O
all	O
outstanding	O
shares	O
of	O
Savvis	O
common	O
stock	O
at	O
$40	O
per	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
acquisition	O
allowed	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
to	O
provide	O
expanded	O
managed	O
hosting	O
and	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
launched	O
an	O
integrated	O
suite	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
called	O
Savvisdirect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Savvisdirect	O
was	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
's	O
portfolio	O
of	O
Savvis	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
and	O
includes	O
cloud	O
application	O
hosting	O
,	O
cloud	O
servers	O
,	O
cloud	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
private	O
cloud	O
for	O
small	O
businesses	O
,	O
IT	O
administrators	O
,	O
and	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CenturyLink	B-Application
later	O
shuttered	O
the	O
savvisdirect	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
consolidating	O
their	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
offerings	O
internally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
AppFog	O
,	O
a	O
Portland-based	O
Platform	B-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Service	I-Application
provider	O
,	O
used	O
by	O
over	O
100,000	O
developers	O
to	O
automate	O
the	O
deployment	O
of	O
software	O
on	O
public	O
clouds	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Application
Web	O
Services	O
and	O
OpenStack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Tier	O
3	O
,	O
a	O
Seattle-based	O
infrastructure	B-General_Concept
as	I-General_Concept
a	I-General_Concept
service	I-General_Concept
(	O
IaaS	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
platform	O
,	O
an	O
advanced	O
cloud	O
management	O
company	O
based	O
on	O
Cloud	B-General_Concept
Foundry	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
DataGardens	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
Disaster	O
Recovery	O
as-a-Service	O
(	O
DRaaS	O
)	O
provider	O
based	O
in	O
Edmonton	O
,	O
Alberta	O
,	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Cognilytics	O
,	O
a	O
predictive	O
analytics	O
and	O
big	O
data	O
service	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
netAura	O
,	O
a	O
security	O
services	O
company	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
cybersecurity	O
,	O
security	O
information	O
and	O
event	O
management	O
(	O
SIEM	O
)	O
,	O
analytics	O
,	O
and	O
vulnerability	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Edison	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey-based	O
SEAL	O
Consulting	O
,	O
a	O
leading	O
SAP	O
services	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expanded	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
's	O
existing	O
integrated	O
SAP	O
capabilities	O
of	O
hosting	O
and	O
managed	O
services	O
to	O
include	O
integration	O
and	O
software	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
acquire	O
Level	O
3	O
Communications	O
in	O
a	O
deal	O
valued	O
at	O
around	O
$25	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
securing	O
the	O
necessary	O
regulatory	O
approvals	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
closed	O
the	O
transaction	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level3	O
shareholders	O
would	O
only	O
approve	O
the	O
deal	O
if	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
retired	O
their	O
CFO	O
and	O
eventually	O
CEO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
all	O
former	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
executives	O
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
former	O
Level3	O
managers	O
leaving	O
only	O
HR	O
and	O
legal	O
executives	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Streamroot	O
,	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
technology	O
to	O
improve	O
video	O
and	O
static	O
content	O
delivery	O
within	O
bandwidth	O
constrained	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Lumen	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
brand	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
customer-facing	O
brand	O
for	O
traditional	O
copper-based	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumen	O
's	O
network	O
services	O
include	O
SD-WAN	O
,	O
MPLS/IPVPN	O
,	O
hybrid	O
WAN	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
Internet	O
access	O
,	O
wavelength	O
services	O
,	O
dark	B-Protocol
fiber	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
private	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CenturyLink	B-Application
offers	O
voice	O
products	O
ranging	O
from	O
traditional	O
landlines	B-Application
to	O
unified	O
communications	O
and	O
collaboration	O
(	O
UC&C	O
)	O
services	O
and	O
was	O
recognized	O
in	O
2018	O
by	O
Frost	O
&	O
Sullivan	O
for	O
"	O
growth	O
excellence	O
in	O
VoIP	O
access	O
and	O
SIP	O
trunking	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CenturyLink	B-Application
Small	O
Business	O
provides	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
around	O
Internet	O
,	O
Phone	O
,	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Applications	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
Residential	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
Small	O
Business	O
offers	O
DirecTV	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
residential	O
and	O
business	O
packages	O
are	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
different	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CenturyLink	B-Application
Residential	O
provides	O
Internet	O
(	O
either	O
DSL	O
or	O
Gigabit	O
Fiber	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
package	O
)	O
,	O
voice	O
,	O
and	O
TV	O
,	O
via	O
partnership	O
with	O
DirecTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
offers	O
bundling	O
with	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CenturyLink	B-Application
residential	O
services	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
states	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
CenturyLink	B-Application
business	O
services	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
states	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	O
Fiber	O
is	O
a	O
fiber	B-Architecture
to	I-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
premises	I-Architecture
service	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
providing	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
and	O
fast	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
existing	O
high	O
speed	O
Internet	O
deployments	O
,	O
which	O
utilize	O
fiber-to	B-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
node/neighborhood	I-Architecture
to	O
increase	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
ADSL2+	O
speeds	O
up	O
to	O
20/2	O
Mbit/s	O
,	O
Vectored	O
VDSL2+	O
speeds	O
up	O
to	O
140/10Mbit/s	O
,	O
in	O
these	O
markets	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
now	O
installs	O
their	O
fiber	O
optic	O
cable	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
or	O
business	O
with	O
speeds	O
up	O
to	O
1,000	O
Mbit/s	O
download	O
and	O
1,000	O
Mbit/s	O
upload	O
using	O
Calix	O
Optical	O
Network	O
Terminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
Gigabit	O
fiber	O
service	O
to	O
multi-tenant	O
businesses	O
in	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
City	O
and	O
surrounding	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
its	O
gigabit	O
fiber	O
service	O
to	O
16	O
additional	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
its	O
gigabit	O
fiber	O
service	O
to	O
residential	O
and	O
business	O
customers	O
in	O
six	O
additional	O
states	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
service	O
coverage	O
to	O
select	O
areas	O
of	O
17	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumen	O
maintains	O
and	O
operates	O
dark	B-Protocol
fiber	I-Protocol
within	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
,	O
contracting	O
announcements	O
indicate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
's	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
completed	O
the	O
previously	O
announced	O
sale	O
of	O
its	O
data	O
centers	O
and	O
colocation	O
business	O
to	O
funds	O
advised	O
by	O
BC	O
Partners	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
consortium	O
including	O
Medina	O
Capital	O
Advisors	O
and	O
Longview	O
Asset	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
was	O
worth	O
approximately	O
$1.86	O
billion	O
,	O
with	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
retaining	O
an	O
approximately	O
10%	O
equity	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
consortium	O
's	O
newly	O
formed	O
global	O
secure	O
infrastructure	O
company	O
,	O
Cyxtera	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CenturyLink	B-Application
has	O
customers	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
60	O
countries	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
best	O
customer	O
service	O
companies	O
(	O
alongside	O
Frontier	O
and	O
Spectrum	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
ordered	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
to	O
pay	O
a	O
record	O
$16	O
million	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
alert	O
authorities	O
of	O
a	O
preventable	O
programming	O
error	O
that	O
left	O
nearly	O
11	O
million	O
people	O
in	O
seven	O
states	O
without	O
access	O
to	O
emergency	O
services	O
for	O
six	O
hours	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
faced	O
criticism	O
for	O
requiring	O
residential	O
customers	O
in	O
Utah	O
to	O
,	O
via	O
DNS	B-Protocol
hijacking	I-Protocol
,	O
view	O
and	O
acknowledge	O
a	O
notice	O
advertising	O
its	O
security	O
and	O
parental	O
control	O
software	O
,	O
before	O
they	O
could	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
was	O
required	O
to	O
pay	O
$8.9	O
million	O
to	O
customers	O
in	O
Minnesota	O
in	O
a	O
settlement	O
regarding	O
over-billing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
payment	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
is	O
required	O
to	O
reform	O
billing	O
practices	O
and	O
submit	O
audits	O
to	O
the	O
Minnesota	O
Attorney	O
General	O
's	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
reports	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
charges	O
,	O
but	O
settled	O
to	O
avoid	O
litigation	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
CenturyLink	B-Application
suffered	O
a	O
major	O
technical	O
outage	O
due	O
to	O
misconfiguration	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
data	O
centers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outage	O
impacted	O
tech	O
giants	O
such	O
as	O
Cloudflare	B-Application
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
many	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
