CenturyLink Agrees to Pay $275,000 to Settle Violation of Amended Final Judgment
CenturyLink Inc., now known as Lumen Technologies Inc., has agreed to pay $275,000 to resolve a civil contempt claim by the Department of Justice arising from CenturyLink's violations of the Amended Final Judgment that was designed to preserve competition following CenturyLink's 2018 acquisition of Level 3 Communications Inc.
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division today filed a petition in federal court in Washington, D.C., asking the court to find CenturyLink in civil contempt of the Amended Final Judgment. At the same time, the department filed a settlement agreement and order that, if approved by the court, would resolve the claim.