CenturyLinkBroadband Status Update

SEATOA Conference

March 21, 2013

CenturyLink is…

CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The company provides broadband, voice, wireless and managed services to consumers and businesses across the country. It also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink™ Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands.

In addition, the company provides data, voice and managed services to enterprise, government and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink is recognized as a leader in the network services market by key technology industry analyst firms, and is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises through Savvis, a CenturyLink company.

CenturyLink’s customers range from Fortune 500 companies in some of the country’s largest cities to families living in rural America.

CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The company provides broadband, voice, wireless and managed services to consumers and businesses across the country. It also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink™ Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands.

In addition, the company provides data, voice and managed services to enterprise, government and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink is recognized as a leader in the network services market by key technology industry analyst firms, and is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises through Savvis, a CenturyLink company.

CenturyLink’s customers range from Fortune 500 companies in some of the country’s largest cities to families living in rural America.

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About CenturyLink-National Breadth

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CenturyLink

• 230,000 route mile fiber network

• 13.9 million access lines • 5.8 million broadband

customers• 1.88 million video

customers• 95% of Fortune 500

companies

Our territory stretches from coast to coast and is linked with a powerful Nationwide Fiber Backbone

CenturyLink, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, is an S&P 500 company and is included in the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations.

► Over 50 data centers globally

► ~1.4 million sq. ft. of sellable floor► Expansion into additional cities

► Tier 1 ISP with MPLS Core

Savvis, a CenturyLink Company, is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises

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CenturyLink Data Center Footprint

Europe Asia PacificNorth America

What Do We Mean by “Cloud?”

• Managed Services…• The use of a collection of services, applications,

information, and infrastructure comprised of pools of computing, network, information, and storage resources.

• Components can be rapidly coordinated, provisioned, implemented or decommissioned, and scaled up or down.

• Providing for an on-demand utility-like model of allocation and consumption…without the administrative headaches or resources required

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CenturyLink in SEATOA States

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CenturyLink North Carolina

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North Carolina Statistical ProfileEmployees 2350Customer Lines 813,643B-Band Penetration 96%

CenturyLink South Carolina

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South Carolina Statistical ProfileEmployees

132Customer Lines 62,157B-Band Penetration 97%

CenturyLink Tennessee

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Tennessee Statistical ProfileEmployees 748Customer Lines 132,694B-Band Penetration 93%

CenturyLink Georgia

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Georgia Statistical ProfileEmployees 203Customer Lines 24,735B-Band Penetration 99%

CenturyLink Broadband Status Update

Questions?

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