CenturyLink, Inc.

MONROE, La., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/-- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has named five regional sales vice presidents in its Business Solutions organization to lead teams serving business, government and education customers while leveraging the company's local operating model. The executive appointments follow CenturyLink's January 3 announcement that it was combining ... read more

MONROE, La., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today reported strong operating revenues, operating cash flow and free cash flow for first quarter 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) "CenturyLink reported strong financial results and achieved solid broadband and Prism(TM) TV customer growth in the first quarter, while continuing to see good ... read more

OMAHA, Neb., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced it is connecting 48,000 Omaha homes and businesses with its new high-speed fiber network pilot that will deliver Internet speeds of up to one Gigabit per second (Gbps) - 100 times faster than ... read more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that it has extended its fiber network into metro Jacksonville, Fla., connecting to two independent, third-party data centers and enabling many business customer locations in the Jacksonville metro area with data and cloud-based services. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) CenturyLink's global ... read more

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) recently won the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN) III contract sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program (DoD HPCMP). The HPCMP aims to solve complicated and time-consuming problems with ... read more

MONROE, La., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that its recycling program has exceeded 70 million pounds, or more than 35,000 short tons over a six year period (2007-2012). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) "CenturyLink is actively making choices to lessen our impact on the ... read more

MONROE, La., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) will be the local sponsor for the third annual Lemonade Day Louisiana on May 4 and a lemonade tasting contest on April 20. Lemonade Day Louisiana is a free, community-wide educational initiative designed to teach children ... read more

MONROE, La., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) was recently named the 2012 Partner of the Year by Ciena. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) CenturyLink was honored for its deployment of new managed services in 2012, including its Professional Network Operations Center (ProNOC) offering. ProNOC is ... read more

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer access to broadband in high-cost markets is the central issue in rural communications today, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) Executive Vice President for Public Policy and Government Relations Steve Davis told a U.S. Senate subcommittee today at a hearing on the state of rural ... read more

MONROE, La., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) plans to release its first quarter 2013 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, and host a related conference call at 4:00 p.m. CDT that day. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) The conference call will be ... read more

MONROE, La., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announced today that Jim Ousley, chief executive officer of Savvis, a CenturyLink company, has decided to retire from the company effective April 1, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO ) Ousley's role as senior leader of CenturyLink's Data ... read more

MONROE, La., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announced today that it agreed to sell $1.0 billion of newly-issued unsecured seven-year senior notes. The senior notes due 2020 were priced at par with a coupon of 5.625%. The closing of this offering ... read more

MONROE, La., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), the nation's third-largest telecommunications company and a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions, today is launching a new advertising campaign across the U.S. designed to highlight the company's advanced network, managed hosting ... read more

MONROE, La., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has named Kevin McCarter, currently vice president and general manager for the company's central and eastern North Carolina markets, as the new president for the company's Central Region. He will be based in the region ... read more

MONROE, La., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is dedicated to protecting its customers' Internet experience and, in association with National Consumer Protection Week, has released a list of recommended precautions to promote safe Internet use. National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), which takes place March 3 -9, ... read more

MONROE, La., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today hosted a groundbreaking for its Technology Center of Excellence at CenturyLink's headquarters campus on Hwy. 165 North in Monroe. Officials participating in the groundbreaking included CEO and President Glen F. Post, III, Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, ... read more

MONROE, La., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that its board of directors voted to declare a quarterly cash dividend of $0.54 per share, payable on March 22, 2013, to shareholders of record on March 11, 2013. The company provided further detail ... read more

MONROE, La., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announces that it is scheduled to participate in the following analyst conference: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) Morgan Stanley Technology, Tuesday ... read more

MONROE, La., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that the company's board of directors has authorized certain capital allocation initiatives that further enable its strategy of investing in key drivers to stabilize and grow operating revenues. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) The ... read more

MONROE, La., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today reported solid operating revenues, operating cash flow and free cash flow for fourth quarter and full-year 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) "We are pleased with our fourth quarter and full-year results, which reflect the continued execution of our strategy to focus on ... read more