[1st-mile-nm] CenturyLink Articles

[Richard Lowenberg]

Following are links to two news stories re: CenturyLink.
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CenturyLink plans to reach 14M households w/ 100 Mbps over copper via 
vectoring

May 5, 2016 | By Sean Buckley

www.fiercetelecom.com/story/centurylink-plans-reach-14m-households-100-mbps-over-copper-vectoring/2016-05-05

CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) sees fiber as a key to its broadband strategy, 
but in places where it can't make the business case work for fiber the 
telco is confident that bonding and vectoring will enable it to deliver 
100 Mbps and higher speeds over existing copper.
Speaking to investors during its first quarter earnings call, Glen Post, 
CEO and president of CenturyLink said that the company will continue to 
leverage a mix of bonding and vectoring to increase speeds on its 
existing copper network.

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CenturyLink Reports First Quarter 2016 Results

May 4, 2016
www.fiercetelecom.com/press-releases/centurylink-reports-first-quarter-2016-results

Achieved operating revenues of approximately $4.4 billion, including 
core revenues(1) of approximately $4.0 billion  Generated operating cash 
flow(2) of nearly $1.7 billion, excluding special items  Generated free 
cash flow(2)(3) of $824 million, excluding special items  Achieved 
Adjusted Net Income(2) of $386 million and Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) of 
$0.71, excluding special items  Added nearly 17,000 Prism™ TV customers 
and approximately 8,000 high-speed Internet customers  Announced 
placement of approximately $1.2 billion of debt financing

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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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