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Report: Huge CenturyLink outage caused by bad networking card in Colorado

A widespread outage on CenturyLink’s cloud network that lasted almost two days and hampered emergency phone service in Washington and… Read More

FCC launches investigation into CenturyLink following 911 outages

The Federal Communications Commision has initiated an investigation into a widespread CenturyLink outage that interrupted 911 service across the country Thursday… Read More

Working Geek: This CenturyLink exec turns family and friends’ feedback into systemic fixes

As CenturyLink’s vice president of operations for Washington, Sue Anderson bears the responsibility of maintaining the telecommunication company’s voice, internet and video… Read More

Class action suit vs. CenturyLink and DirecTV alleges customer data can be accessed via internet search

A lawsuit against internet provider CenturyLink and AT&T-owned DirecTV alleges the companies fail to adequately protect personal customer data — to… Read More

Internet issues plague users across the U.S. on Monday morning

UPDATE: Comcast tweeted at 12:38 p.m. PT, saying that issues should be resolved for almost all customers. Internet issues should… Read More

Comcast rolls out gigabit internet in Seattle and other cities, at $160/month, or $110/month with 1-year contract

Comcast customers in Seattle, as well as other parts of Washington now have access to gigabit internet service. The company… Read More

Verizon to bring 5G network to select customers in Seattle and 10 other U.S. cities this year

Verizon will be the latest wireless provider to pilot 5G this year. The company announced Wednesday a plan to rollout the next-generation… Read More

Seattleites plan to march on City Hall really, really slowly to protest poor Internet service

Activists frustrated with their Internet service in Seattle hope that slowing down can speed up change. They’re planning a Slow… Read More

CenturyLink fined another $2.85M for 2014 statewide 911 outage

A six-hour 911 outage that took place in April 2014 is costing CenturyLink another $2,854,750. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission… Read More

A big internet upgrade: A real-world review of the new 1 Gigabit internet from CenturyLink

CenturyLink has been aggressively rolling out gigabit internet service in Seattle neighborhoods over the past year. I’ve been eagerly awaiting… Read More

CenturyLink loses two executives in shakeup at cloud unit

Two key executives are leaving CenturyLink in a move that may show the telecom provider’s shifting attitude on the cloud.… Read More

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CenturyLink fiber Internet goes down in Seattle, unclear when service will be restored

Some CenturyLink fiber Internet customers in Seattle have been without a connection since Sunday afternoon. Several Seattle residents took to Twitter… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon hires film music vet Bob Bowen; Former PopCap exec Karla Horwitz joins 8Stem; and more

—Amazon hired Bob Bowen as head of music for the company’s Amazon Studios division. The film music veteran will oversee strategy, partnerships… Read More

CenturyLink launches Prism TV service in Seattle, brings competition for Comcast

CenturyLink is launching a new TV service in Seattle today, bringing about competition for existing providers like Comcast and Wave Broadband. The… Read More

CenturyLink gigabit Internet reaches 100,000 Seattle households ahead of schedule

CenturyLink’s 1 gigabit Internet service now reaches 100,000 households in Seattle, up from 60,000 it boasted previously. The company said in… Read More

Q&A: Former Seattle CTO Bill Schrier on the outlook for municipal broadband

Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show was Bill Schrier, the former CTO for the City of Seattle and… Read More

Seattle councilmember calls for ‘mass citywide movement’ against Comcast and CenturyLink in support of municipal broadband

Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant wants a municipal broadband network in the Emerald City, and she’s calling on the city’s residents… Read More

Seattle officials: Municipal broadband too risky and expensive for city to build alone

A long-awaited study says building a municipal gigabit fiber network in Seattle would cost $480 million to $665 million — less… Read More

CenturyLink expands gigabit internet service to more businesses in Washington

Businesses in the Tacoma area now have access to CenturyLink’s gigabit Internet service. The company announced today that an additional… Read More

Municipal broadband in Seattle? New group lobbies city for public Internet

Karen Toering was at the Rainier Beach Public Library in Seattle one year ago when a man came to the… Read More

Comcast alternative: CenturyLink launches Prism TV in Portland; Seattle could be next

Portlanders have a new cable TV option. CenturyLink today launched its Prism TV service, an alternative to Comcast that’s delivered not via… Read More

CenturyLink adds six more Seattle neighborhoods to gigabit Internet expansion

Without a lot of fanfare, CenturyLink is adding to its gigabit broadband Internet footprint in Seattle, introducing the service in six new… Read More

CenturyLink acquires Portland-based Orchestrate to bolster cloud services

CenturyLink acquired another Pacific Northwest startup on Monday, swooping up the 10-person team at Orchestrate, a Portland-based company that helps developers… Read More

Seattle City Council eliminates cable TV franchise districts, aiming for more competition

The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously approved legislation that ditches a longstanding cable franchise district system — a decision that… Read More

CenturyLink exceeds initial estimates, expands Seattle gigabit Internet to five more neighborhoods

CenturyLink is declaring its initial Seattle rollout of gigabit broadband Internet service a success, and is beginning work to expand… Read More

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CenturyLink expands high-speed gigabit Internet in Seattle to 20K homes

CenturyLink is rolling out its laser-quick Internet throughout Seattle. Announced back in August, CenturyLink’s gigabit service is now available to nearly 22,000… Read More

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CenturyLink buys DataGardens cloud disaster recovery company

CenturyLink announced today that it has acquired DataGardens, a company that offers services to help firms recover from problems that… Read More

From Apple and Alibaba to Salesforce and Splunk: A guide to tech giants with outposts in Seattle

Home-grown tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon.com, Expedia, T-Mobile, Zillow and Tableau have deep roots in Seattle — important companies… Read More

Inside CenturyLink’s fast-growing dev center: Shaking up the cloud with innovative work spaces

CenturyLink’s new cloud development center in downtown Bellevue boasts all of the cool amenities of a typical high-tech office space.… Read More

Competition for Comcast, CenturyLink? Broadband expert discusses municipal Internet idea for Seattle

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray thinks that his citizens deserve faster and cheaper Internet. His constituents probably wouldn’t mind having more… Read More

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