CenturyLink (Lumen Technologies) · FinOps Profile

Centurylink Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps framing for Lumen/CenturyLink: enterprise telecom and network services billed by contract; API access bundled with underlying network, edge, CDN, and security service charges rather than separately metered.

Centurylink Finops is the FinOps profile for CenturyLink (Lumen Technologies) on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription + usage (contract).

The profile maps 6 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Telecom, and Network.

Category: Telecommunications / Network Pricing: Subscription + Usage (Contract) Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSTelecomNetwork

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxAdjustmentCredit

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
ProviderName
Lumen Technologies
PublisherName
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Telecommunications
ServiceName
Lumen Network Services

Meters

connectivity_circuits
Unit: circuit-month
bandwidth_committed
Unit: Mbps-month
cdn_traffic
Unit: GB
ddos_protected_capacity
Unit: Mbps-month
edge_compute
Unit: instance-hour

Sources

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