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Alinkfor Everyone
Improving
Lives
Advancing
Technology
We link people to the world
through direct data connec-
tions to the Internet.Families
canenjoya weekly movie
nightat homewith Holly-
wood’slatest hits,students
canattend virtual classes,
andbusinesses canconnect
with customers and suppliers
located around the world. We
arecommitted to improving
lives by deliveringadvanced
solutionswith the personal
andhonest service that is a
hallmark of CenturyLink.
Connecting
Communities
We link communities through
ournationwide broadband
network, bringing together
residentsin towns and cities
across the country. By providing
advanced technology broad-
band access, CenturyLink
facilitates economic develop-
ment and enhances the quality
of life in the communities we
serve.We further support
ourcommunities through
philanthropic and volunteer
support of K–12education and
youth programs,technology-
focused initiativesand
locally driven grassroots
improvement efforts.
Strengthening
Businesses
We link largeenterprises,
small- to medium-size
businesses andgovernment
entities through our data,
Internet,voice, managed
hosting and cloudsolutions.
Businessesrequire advanced
communication and comput-
ingsolutionsto strengthen
their positionsin today’s
globalmarkets.We provide
end-to-end solutionsover our
430,000-mile globalnetwork,
which includes more than
230,000 milesof domestic
fiber. Ouracquisition of Savvis,
along with ourother hosting
assets, positionsCenturyLink
as a global leader in cloud
infrastructure and hosted
IT solutionsfor business.
We link our customers to
advanced technologiesby
continually investing in our
network, andproduct and
service offerings. We invest
strategically in Multiprotocol
Label Switching(MPLS),
Ethernet, data hosting and
managed servicesfor busi-
ness customers, fiber-to-the-
tower (FTTT) for wholesale
customers, and Prism™ TV
andbroadbandenhancements
forconsumers. As a result,
CenturyLink is well positioned
to deliver the advanced
technologiesthat customers
need todayand in the future.