Industry Recognition

We are proud of our achievements and the recognition CenturyLink has earned from industry analysts and customers. Read about our accolades and awards here.

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  • Atlantic-ACM

    2011 - Atlantic-ACM , a leading telecommunications research and benchmarking firm, analyzed over 3,500 business customers ratings of their telecom service providers. In this research, Qwest received best-in-class ratings and won the Carrier Excellence awards among Incumbents and Interexchange Carriers for billing and Enterprise voice value.

  • Ciena

    In 2011, Qwest was awarded Ciena's #1 North American Solution Provider Partner of the Year Award for the 4th consecutive year! Qwest recently earned Diamond status as a Managed Service Provider Partner, representing Ciena's first double-diamond level partnership providing Qwest with the most competitive pricing structure that allows Qwest to deliver cost effective solutions to its customers.

  • Cisco System, Inc

    2010 - Qwest received three Cisco Partner Summit awards: U.S. and Canada Service Provider Cisco Capital Partner of the Year, Service Provider Advanced Technology Partner of the Year and West Region SLED Partner of the Year.

  • Frost and Sullivan

    2012 - CenturyLink was awarded the North America Customer Value Enhancement of the Year-Retail Mid-Band Ethernet (MBE) Services award. The award is based on Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices research, and recognizes the growth of CenturyLink's MBE market coverage and product portfolio.

  • Nemertes

    2011 - Qwest won the Nemertes PilotHouse Award for Managed Internet Services Award in the Market Challengers category. Nemertes interviewed more than 2,000 IT decision makers and asked them to rate their providers for technology, customer service, and value. Nemertes also consolidated the ratings into an overall score.