CenturyLink

Fourth largest local exchange carrier in the United States.

Headquarters:

Monroe, Louisiana

Service Area:

33 states: AL, AK, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE. NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI & WY

History:

Incorporated as Central Telephone and Electronics in 1968.  Company has grown through acquisition by purchasing La Crosse Telephone Corp in 1972, Universal Telephone in 1989, Central Telephone Co. of Ohio in 1992, Embarq in 2008 and Qwest in 2010.

Primary Competition:

AT&T, Verizon, Cox & TW Telecom

Strengths:

• Access Lines
• Residential Internet, Video & Voice

Restrictions:

• Disparate Network due to Acquisition

Product Offerings:

• Business Phone Lines
• DSL
• Phone & Internet Service Bundles
• Ethernet
• Private Line