As part of our core business, CenturyTel has a rich and proud history of RLEC experience -- experience that we put to work for you. As a fellow RLEC committed to developing one of the most state-of-the-art networks, our financial strength and stability has allowed us to make significant investments in our infrastructure and technology that translates into significant advantages to our partners. Reliability, flexibility, understanding your unique needs and custom solutions are just some of the advantages of working with CenturyTel.

What can CenturyTel Wholesale Services provide you?

• A thorough understanding of the needs of RLECs
• An unmatched standard for RLEC network design -- having designed and using it every day to service nearly a quarter-million customers
• Customized construction of your RLEC network -- with as little or as much guidance as you deem appropriate from CenturyTel
• An RLEC Partnership -- together we will work toward meeting your goals without the full investment you would have to make on your own
• Specialization in serving mid-size to rural markets and the routing expertise to get you back to larger markets
• More Points of Presence

Key Products and Services for RLEC

Dedicated Internet Access

With flexible connection speeds from 10Mbps to 10Gbs, you can customize your Dedicated Internet Access service to meet your exact needs -- and budget. Delivered via Private Line or Ethernet, our Dedicated Internet Access offers you the flexibility to grow with your data needs and your business demands.

Long-Haul Transport

Owning and maintaining a right-of-way network spanning 17 states. With dedicated Point-to-Point Private Line services available in bandwidth increments from DS1 to OC 192, Optical Wavelength over a DWDM network, and Fanned Interconnect available in DS3 to OCX bandwidths, you’ll find the products and services to meet every need and budget.