CenturyLink

CenturyLink is a telecommunications company serving residential and small business customers across the United States. Founded in 1930 as a small local telephone operation in Louisiana, it now provides high-speed internet, digital voice landline phone service and television to households and firms nationwide. The company is part of Lumen Technologies, which has expanded its capabilities while keeping CenturyLink focused on homes and small businesses.

Its technical work spans fiber-optic networking, DSL broadband, digital voice and landline telephony, and television and broadcast services. Products include high-speed broadband delivered over both fiber-optic and DSL networks for residential and small business customers, digital voice landline telephone service for homes and small businesses, and television service.

The company describes its mission as keeping people connected - supporting work from home, entertainment streaming and contact between family and friends - and places emphasis on reliable connectivity and dependable service. CenturyLink is also active in community involvement and philanthropy, with a stated focus on K-12 education, youth programmes and technology initiatives intended to strengthen local communities.