by Gina Narcisi
CenturyLink might be taking a page out of Windstream's book as the telecommunications giant seeks alternatives for its data center operations and co-location business. Telecommunications provider WindStream agreed to sell its data center services business, including more than 20 data centers, to cloud services and co-location provider TierPoint last month for $575 million.
According to CenturyLink, there are several strategic alternatives on the table, including partnerships or a joint venture, a sale of all or a portion of the data centers, or potentially keeping the data center assets as part of CenturyLink's portfolio, said Glen Post, president and CEO of CenturyLink, during the provider's third-quarter 2015 earnings call this week.