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billion sale to closes, expected this The rural phone companies on Tuesdayh announced the planned name and logo for thecombinesd company. CenturyLink will retain the CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) trading symbol. “Our new brand name was selecte d because our customers and employees told us it reflectexd a company thatis forward-looking and committes to linking the country together,” CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chiecf executive of CenturyLink, said in the The company will begin operating underr the new brand immediatelyu upon closing the deal.
In the following markets will be convertex to the new with customers being notified in advance and the name beingh added tocompany signs, vehicles and marketingt materials. The logo is intende to represent the power of connecting people and businessee to one another and tonew opportunities, locallu and nationally, the release said. Overland Park-based Embarw (NYSE: EQ) and CenturyTel, based in La., are — from the — before the deal can The headquarters will bein Monroe. A Denvert brand consulting agency, , helped develop the new brand nameand logo, the release said. Together, the two companied will have about 7.
5 million accese lines, more than 2 million broadband customers and morethan 400,0000 video subscribers. will . Embarq ranks No. 3 on the Kansax City Business Journal ’s list of area public