1. CenturyLink Broadband Status Update SEATOA Conference March 21, 2013

2. CenturyLink is… CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The company provides broadband, voice, wireless and managed services to consumers and businesses across the country. It also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink™ Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands. In addition, the company provides data, voice and managed services to enterprise, government and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its high- quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink is recognized as a leader in the network services market by key technology industry analyst firms, and is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises through Savvis, a CenturyLink company. CenturyLink’s customers range from Fortune 500 companies in some of the country’s largest cities to families living in rural America. CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The company provides broadband, voice, wireless and managed services to consumers and businesses across the country. It also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink™ Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands. In addition, the company provides data, voice and managed services to enterprise, government and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its high- quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink is recognized as a leader in the network services market by key technology industry analyst firms, and is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises through Savvis, a CenturyLink company. CenturyLink’s customers range from Fortune 500 companies in some of the country’s largest cities to families living in rural America. 2

3. 3 About CenturyLink-National Breadth Qwest CenturyLink 230,000 route mile fiber network 13.9 million access lines 5.8 million broadband customers 1.88 million video customers 95% of Fortune 500 companies Our territory stretches from coast to coast and is linked with a powerful Nationwide Fiber Backbone CenturyLink, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, is an S&P 500 company and is included in the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations.

4. ► Over 50 data centers globally ► ~1.4 million sq. ft. of sellable floor ► Expansion into additional cities ► Tier 1 ISP with MPLS Core Savvis, a CenturyLink Company, is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises 4 CenturyLink Data Center Footprint EuropeAsia Pacific North America

5. What Do We Mean by “Cloud?” Managed Services… The use of a collection of services, applications, information, and infrastructure comprised of pools of computing, network, information, and storage resources. Components can be rapidly coordinated, provisioned, implemented or decommissioned, and scaled up or down. Providing for an on-demand utility-like model of allocation and consumption…without the administrative headaches or resources required small business cloud product 5

6. CenturyLink in SEATOA States 6

7. CenturyLink North Carolina 7 North Carolina Statistical Profile Employees2350 Customer Lines813,643 B-Band Penetration96%

8. CenturyLink South Carolina 8 South Carolina Statistical Profile Employees132 Customer Lines62,157 B-Band Penetration97%

9. CenturyLink Tennessee 9 Tennessee Statistical Profile Employees748 Customer Lines132,694 B-Band Penetration93%

10. CenturyLink Georgia 10 Georgia Statistical Profile Employees203 Customer Lines24,735 B-Band Penetration99%

11. CenturyLink Broadband Status Update Questions? 11