WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink,
Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announced today that it has enabled broadband to
more than 600,000 homes and small businesses across rural America
over the last two years in conjunction with the Federal
Communications Commission's (FCC) Connect America Fund (CAF)
program.
In August 2015, CenturyLink
committed to bring download speeds of at least 10 Mbps to
approximately 1.2 million high-cost locations in 33 states over six
years.
To date, CenturyLink has enabled 51 percent of these 1.2 million
locations with broadband and nearly 70 percent have speeds of 20
Mbps or higher. The company is on track to have enabled 60 percent
of its CAF commitments by the end of 2018.
"CenturyLink is making significant investments to bring
broadband to more homes and businesses in our various markets,"
said John F. Jones, CenturyLink
senior vice president of public policy and government relations.
"Many rural schools, libraries, hospitals and public safety
agencies are now benefitting from our broadband upgrades and
investment thanks to the Connect America Fund. While building
broadband infrastructure in rural areas is difficult, we have
focused on bringing broadband to as many consumers as possible as
quickly as possible. We appreciate the FCC and the White House
taking the lead in addressing the importance of rural broadband
infrastructure and removing existing barriers that slow
deployment."
Additional Resources
- Learn more about how CenturyLink is bringing broadband to 1.2
million rural households in 33 states via the Connect America
Fund
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is the
second largest U.S. communications provider to global enterprise
customers. With customers in more than 60 countries and an intense
focus on the customer experience, CenturyLink strives to be the
world's best networking company by solving customers' increased
demand for reliable and secure connections. The company also serves
as its customers' trusted partner, helping them manage increased
network and IT complexity and providing managed network and cyber
security solutions that help protect their business.
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