"We wanted one big pipe that allowed us better security than having individual Internet sites to tie all our offices together. If we didn't switch over, I would have had a lot of disgruntled employees, frustrated that the connection wasn't fast enough."

"I'm definitely more confident that we can meet our uptime promises now that we have the CenturyLink backup network in place."

"part of the reason why we went with Qwest is that partnership attitude and ability to formulate those different solutions around connectivity...And it was important for us to have the flexibility of using whatever technology is out there to do the connectivity."

"The CenturyLink Metro Ethernet service was essential to implementing our EMR system and to deliver the performance our PACS users require. The service’s reliability, scalability and cost effectiveness have been extremely valuable to our company."

"The integrated access is significantly more reliable than either DSL or cable modem, The web-based administration tool Q.Control has been extremely helpful for us."

"Qwest has been a valuable partner in helping our District meet its goal to provide a 21st-century education to students. The Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet (QMOE ®) solution is the backbone of our WAN, providing the reliable bandwidth to access online educational materials and programs that we simply couldn't get …

"We couldn’t have implemented our electronic medical records solution without the CenturyLink MOE. It scales to 1 gig of capacity, is reliable; and easy to implement and manage. The bottom line is that our patients receive faster care and our doctors are happier with the performance of the applications they …

"High-capacity GeoMax service has reduced our maintenance time and costs by allowing server consolidation. With the whole set of solutions including GeoMax and VoIP, we've standardized on hardware and on some software to reduce costs further. I've also been able to centralize some administration, saving additional staff time."

"The CenturyLink Managed Office Essentials solution delivers the business-grade voice and Internet services we needed. It's reliable, performs well and allows us to put our energy into growing our firm."

"We chose CenturyLink because they were able to bring our statewide voice and data service under one umbrella as a managed service while lowering our costs and setting us up to achieve even more using the game-changing productivity and video capabilities enabled by our powerful new network."

"We needed seven voice T-1s to handle all those calls, But the rest of the year the excess capacity was idle. I wanted to find a solution that would meet our seasonal needs without paying for bandwidth that wasn't being used the rest of the year."

"The Qwest MPLS service established a secure,private VPN for our banking office data traffic at an affordable price. It’s easier to manage, scales easily and significantly increases the speed with which we can fail over to our disaster recovery site."

"Qwest customer service is outstanding, and that influenced our choice of Qwest iQ® Networking Private Port service. Qwest service has been five-star, 10 out of 10, on every level from Qwest CSRs to corporate management."

"One of the measurable benefits of having customer-satisfying Wi-Fi in place is our market share. We are able to grow our market share in a competitive environment by etting telecom services right. It's that simple."

"Qwest stood out because they were the only provider that had the fiber presence to all five of our Phoenix metro sites. The Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet (QMOE ?) circuits were a critical precursor to implementing projects that will save us thousands of dollars over the life of the contract."