CenturyLink Unveils Expanded Simple for Business Portfolio

The CenturyLink ‘Simple for Business’ portfolio of prepaid services has been expanded to include Simple Internet + Digital Phone.

This bundled service includes: internet speeds up to 140 Mbps; digital phone service with unlimited nationwide calling, instant messaging, video conferencing and file sharing; online ordering with a credit card; pay-as-you-go pricing with no term commitment required; and a consistent monthly service rate.

CenturyLink’s Garrett Gee

Garrett Gee, CenturyLink’s senior vice president of indirect and alliances, tells Channel Partners the CenturyLink Simple for Business portfolio of solutions allows partners to offer “business-critical services to their small business customers that deliver a consistent monthly rate to help with expense management.”

“We look forward to making our Simple Internet + Digital Phone solution available to our partner community in the near future,” he said.

Lisa Miller, CenturyLink’s president of wholesale, indirect, and small and medium enterprise, said customers want her company to be easier to do business with.

“When we launched Simple, our goal was to provide our small business customers with services that are easy to purchase and offer simplified pricing,” she said. “With the CenturyLink Simple service expansion, we can deliver business-critical internet and voice solutions to small business owners for the same price each month to help with budgeting.”

“Small businesses will benefit greatly from a service that allows them to control costs with a predictable monthly bill for internet and phone services,” said Shari Lava, IDC research director for small and medium business. “Internet and voice services are core critical technologies for small business owners where unexpected charges can take a toll.”