| CenturyLink, Inc. (CenturyLink), formerly CenturyTel, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, is an integrated communications company. CenturyLink is engaged primarily in providing a range of communications services, including voice, Internet, data and video services. The Company also provides fiber transport, wholesale communications services, competitive local exchange carrier service, security monitoring and other communications, professional and business information services in certain local and regional markets. On April 1, 2011, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as of April 21, 2010 (the Merger Agreement), among Qwest Communications International Inc. (Qwest), CenturyLink and SB44 Acquisition Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of CenturyLink (Merger Sub), Merger Sub merged with and into Qwest. In July 2011, the Company merged with SAVVIS Inc. |
