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    <p>I see situations up here in Minnesota where it appears that
      CenturyLink is essentially CLECing themselves.  An simple example
      would be Warroad, MN.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=WARROAD&state=MN">https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=WARROAD&state=MN</a><br>
      CENTURYTEL OF MINNESOTA, INC. (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 1445 is the
      original ILEC in Warroad with 218-386.<br>
      CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LL (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 508J has
      CLECed Warroad with 218-986-6.</p>
    <p>The same sort of thing exists for <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=ROSEAU&state=MN">Roseau</a>,
      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=BAUDETTE&state=MN">Baudette</a>,
      and <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=HUMBOLDT&state=MN">Humbolt</a>.</p>
    <p>Over in Thief River Falls, MN, the original ILEC is 218-681,
      shown as QWEST CORPORATION OCN 9631.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=THIFRIVFLS&state=MN">https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=THIFRIVFLS&state=MN</a><br>
      CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LL (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 508J is also
      present in this exchange with 218-684-7.<br>
      As a bonus, LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN
      5256 is here too with 218-416-8.</p>
    <p>We have a nickname for this company where we try to slur all the
      names together.  It sounds something like:<br>
      Qwest-tree-Tel-Link<br>
      But trying to add Level 3 and Lumen to the mix is somewhat
      challenging.  Maybe make the "tree" sound into a "three"?  I'm
      open to suggestions on this clearly very important topic.<br>
      Qwest-3-Tel-Link ???<br>
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