CenturyLink 2004 Annual Report Download - page 15

“Yesterday, Today
and Tomorrow ”
Incorporated in 1968, CenturyTel has persevered and
managed through the many twists and turns in the
communications story. From analog to digital to
IP-based solutions, we have proven our ability
to remain flexible and adaptable in meeting our
customers’ changing needs.
“Efficient”
By combining the fiber routes
acquired in 2003 with existing
CenturyTel routes, LightCore
created a 12,000 route-mile fiber
system serving many of our
Central U.S. wireline properties.
This fiber system provides us greater
operating efficiency and the ability to deliver end-to-end
solutions to our customers.
“Complete Coverage”
LightCore’s robust fiber network enables it
to provide value-added services to
carriers, wireless service
providers and Internet Service
Providers in markets across the
Central U.S.
Be Ready To Adapt When Our Needs Change
How will you communicate with your friends
and family 10 years from now? No one knows,
but everyone wants a provider who can adapt
to meet their future needs.
We have a real advantage that enables us to adapt
quickly. It’s LightCore – our fiber optic network subsidiary
that crosses more than 17 states. LightCore gives us greater
control over our service quality and transport costs.
In 2004, LightCore expanded its capabilities by
implementing an IP overlay on its existing fiber network.
Now LightCore can offer wholesale IP services and
CenturyTel can more readily develop IP- based solutions
that business customers and others demand.
OUR CUSTO MERS SAY:
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Total Route Miles: 12,321 ■Lit Route Miles: 8,708 ■ Dark Route Miles: 3,613
■CenturyTel W ireline Properties
CENTURYTEL 2004 ANNUAL REPORT