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billion sale to closes, expected this The rural phone companies on Tuesday announcecd the planned name and logo for the combined CenturyLink will retain theCenturyTel CTL) trading symbol. “Our new branf name was selected becaused our customers and employees told us it reflectex a company thatis forward-looking and committed to linkintg the country together,” CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chieft executive of CenturyLink, said in the The company will begin operating under the new brand immediatelh upon closing the deal.
In the following months, markets will be converted to the new with customers being notifiexd in advance and the name being addeds tocompany signs, vehicles and marketing materials. The logo is intendecd to represent the power of connecting people and businesses to one anothetr and tonew opportunities, locally and nationally, the releasee said. Overland Park-based Embarq (NYSE: EQ) and CenturyTel, based in La., are — from the — before the deal can The headquarters will be in A Denver brandconsulting , helped develop the new brand strategy, name and the release said. Together, the two companies will have aboutr 7.
5 million access lines, more than 2 milliob broadband customers and morethan 400,00p0 video subscribers. will . Embarq ranks No. 3 on the Kansaa City Business Journal ’s list of area publivc companies.