Facts and Statistics

Embarq and CenturyTel merged July 1 to form CenturyLink, which has an operating presence in 33 states, with approximately 7.7 million access lines, 2 million broadband customers and 400,000 video subscribers. The company brand will transition to the CenturyLink name later this year.

Embarq provides the highest-quality integrated voice, data and entertainment communications solutions to some 1.6 million Florida customer lines. Embarq has deployed High-Speed Internet across much of its service area, and is a leading provider of communications services for home and business customers. The company employs more than 4,000 Floridians and serves all or part of 36 of Florida's 67 counties. The state is served by 18 Embarq retail stores that span the state from Fort Walton Beach to Naples.

Embarq offers wide-scale broadband, providing home and business customers with state-of-the-art products and services. Embarq ™ High-Speed Internet offers dedicated bandwidth, without the speed dilution problems often seen with cable modem service. A variety of communications bundles – local, long-distance, broadband and DISH Network – feature the convenience of a single bill.

Reliable High-Speed Internet, Ethernet, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), dedicated T1 lines, Embarq MPLS VPNTM and frame relay provide broadband options suitable for every business. Embarq is a leading provider of circuit and VoIP PBX, key systems, other data communications and call accounting in Florida. Dozens of self-healing fi ber-optic "rings" enable circuits to survive cable cuts or other outages by rerouting calls, often without customers even being aware of the problem. The Embarq Business Resource Center (BRC) at Embarq.com offers support for businesses of all sizes. Embarq Business Security offers the best network and data protection tools available.

For more information, visit Embarq.com.