CenturyLink seeks to shut down Frame Relay, ATM [telecom]

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CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is seeking to shut down its legacy Frame Relay and ATM services in both its Embarq and CenturyTel affiliate regions, reflecting the service provider industry's ongoing shift to IP-based Ethernet business services. It filed a similar application for its Qwest affiliate last year.

One of the primary reasons it is looking to shut down these legacy services is the equipment that supports them is no longer being made or supported by its main vendor, Alcatel-Lucent

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