CenturyLink Awarded Partner of the Year at the Juniper Networks Global Partner Conference

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MONROE, La., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) was
recently named North American Partner of the Year by Juniper Networks at their
Global Partner Conference in Las Vegas. The 2012 Juniper Partner Awards
recognize outstanding achievements and commitment from the company's top
partners in the areas of sales, customer service excellence, technology
expertise and service specializations.

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CenturyLink's deployment of CPE solutions as an enabler for new managed services
in 2012 helped the company to achieve Partner of the Year, one of Juniper's top
honors.

"We congratulate CenturyLink for its outstanding achievements and commitment to
leading its customers to build next generation networks," said Emilio Umeoka,
senior vice president - worldwide partners and alliances, Juniper Networks.
"Juniper's annual partner awards recognize partners from around the world who
have demonstrated leadership in driving network innovation in the marketplace."

About CenturyLink
CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United
States and is recognized as a leader in the network services market by
technology industry analyst firms. The company is a global leader in cloud
infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprise customers. CenturyLink
provides data, voice and managed services in local, national and select
international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and
multiple data centers for businesses and consumers. The company also offers
advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink Prism TV and DIRECTV
brands. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is
included among the Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations. For more
information, visit www.centurylink.com.

SOURCE CenturyLink, Inc.

Stephanie Meisse, +1-419-755-8433, stephanie.n.meisse@centurylink.com