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The transition from T-carrier and microwave links for wireless tower backhaul to fiber fed Ethernet is well underway. CenturyLink is now joining the Ethernet wireless backhaul trend, using Calix gear. We only have to look at AT&T’s experience with the iPhone ...

CenturyTel , now called CenturyLink as a result of their July 2009 merger with EMBARQ, reported 2Q09 GAAP net income of $69.8 million and $83.3 million excluding non-recurring items (down 8.6%) as compared to $91.2 million and $92.2 million, respectively, for the year-ago period.  Ex recurring items, ...

As we discussed earlier this week, the FCC has officially approved the merger of CenturyTel and Embarq. The new company will be called CenturyLink. According to CenturyTel, the merger now has received all necessary approvals, and the companies expect the merger to be effective on July ...

The FCC is set to approve the pending merger of CenturyTel with Embarq, maybe as early as this week. The newly formed company will be called CenturyLink. The new rural super carrier will have approximately 7.5 million access lines, more than two million ...

CenturyLink is the new name of the merged CenturyTel-Embarq company. CenturyTel announced the new merged company will begin using the name immediately after the closing of the merger transaction. "Our new brand name was selected because our customers and employees told us it reflected a company ...