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Read USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract
USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

January 21, 2022 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has won a $1.2 billion contract from the US Department of Agriculture. Lumen is to deliver a fully integrated wide-area data transport service to over 9,500 US Department of Agriculture locations across the country and around the world. With this contract, Lumen will offer a...

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Read Facebook is expanding its Los Lunas data center in New Mexico
Facebook is expanding its Los Lunas data center in New Mexico

Facebook is expanding its Los Lunas data center in New Mexico

October 29, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook announced this week that it is expanding its Los Lunas data center in New Mexico. Facebook plans to add another two buildings to the facility. Upon completion, the site will have almost 3.8 million square feet of space. The social media giant's investment in the facility will also rise...

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Read Lumen pays $275,000 to DoJ for contacting former customers it divested
Lumen pays $275,000 to DoJ for contacting former customers it divested

Lumen pays $275,000 to DoJ for contacting former customers it divested

September 07, 2021 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies, formerly known as CenturyLink, has agreed to pay $275,000 to resolve a Civil Contempt Claim by the Department of Justice for its acquisition of Level 3 Communications Inc in 2016. The Justice Department accused Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) of violating the terms designed to...

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Read Lumen divests CenturyLink ILEC assets
Lumen divests CenturyLink ILEC assets

Lumen divests CenturyLink ILEC assets

August 06, 2021 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has announced that it is selling its current local exchange carrier (ILEC) business in 20 states for $7.5 billion. The firm will be selling the business to Apollo Funds. Lumen Technologies currently operates the ILEC business under the CenturyLink name, and the business...

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Read Lumen is selling its Latin American business to Stonepeak for $2.7 billion
Lumen is selling its Latin American business to Stonepeak for $2.7 billion

Lumen is selling its Latin American business to Stonepeak for $2.7 billion

July 28, 2021 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has announced the sale of its entire Latin American business to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners. The sale is said to be worth $2.7 billion. Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, is also investing funds in the deal with Stonepeak. The current leadership team of...

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Read Regulators instruct Facebook to review power purchase agreements in New Mexico
Regulators instruct Facebook to review power purchase agreements in New Mexico

Regulators instruct Facebook to review power purchase agreements in New Mexico

July 05, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Regulators have instructed Facebook to renegotiate the terms of its proposed power purchase agreements regarding solar energy and energy storage facilities in New Mexico.The agreement relates to 50MW of solar energy from Encino North Solar Energy Center, 190MW of solar from Sky Ranch Solar...

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Read Utilities plan two 50MW solar plants for Facebook’s Los Lunas data center
As Facebook’s $1bn data center expansion in Los Lunas steams ahead, a joint venture established by several New Mexico utilities is planning to build two 50MW solar farms to power the facility.

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Utilities plan two 50MW solar plants for Facebook’s Los Lunas data center

November 27, 2018 Hyperscale Data Center

As Facebook’s $1bn data center expansion in Los Lunas steams ahead, a joint venture established by several New Mexico utilities is planning to build two 50MW solar farms to power the facility. NM Renewable Development (NMRD), made up of subsidiaries of American Electric Power and local provider...

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