Internet Providers · ISP · No confirmed finding (unverified, not clean)
CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber / Brightspeed
Headline
Nothing confirmed
Each transfer moves subscriber records into a new entity with a new privacy policy and a new security posture, and the customer's consent travels with the asset without ever being asked again.
Not independently verified. Verification status: Unverified - heuristic first draft. Publish state: draft unverified.
What this pass recorded. Nothing confirmed this pass, and the brand fragmentation is itself the finding: CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber and Brightspeed represent a copper-and-fiber footprint that has been split, rebranded and sold between corporate parents, with Brightspeed carved out to a private-equity buyer. Each transfer moves subscriber records into a new entity with a new privacy policy and a new security posture, and the customer's consent travels with the asset without ever being asked again. For a consumer trying to determine who currently holds their billing and usage history, the honest answer may require reading three companies' policies.
- Severity
- Evidence tierUnassigned
- Claims confirmed
- Last verified2026-08-04
Primary source. None recorded — Unverified - heuristic first draft.
Terms
Arbitration
Subscriber Agreement explicitly reserves the right for the company to unilaterally change 'the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; Governing Law provision' itself — i.e., the arbitration clause can be amended by the company at will, subject to standard notice; verify current opt-out mechanism directly.
Data sharing
Not independently confirmed this pass.
Fees and billing
Not itemized this pass.
Contacts
Privacy contact. Not recorded.
Legal notice. Not verified this pass. If publicly traded: SEC Form 10-K cover page gives the official corporate address; the Secretary of State business-entity search in the state of incorporation gives the registered agent, which must accept service. If private: the state registered agent is usually the only reliable route.
Mailing address. Not recorded.
Evidence
No claims have been itemized for this row yet.
No sources are on file for this row yet.
Source vault
Link status: Candidate - not yet fetched
| Document | Last fetch | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy policy brightspeed.com / centurylink.com (privacy policy not individually located this pass) | Not fetched yet | NOT CONFIRMED |
| Terms of service brightspeed.com/content/dam/brightspeed/images/legal/BSPD_LEGAL_High-speed_internet_subscriber_service-agreement_071322.pdf | Not fetched yet | YES |
| Website No URL recorded | Not fetched yet | — |
| Primary source No URL recorded Verification: Unverified - heuristic first draft | Not fetched yet | — |
Enforcement
No enforcement actions are linked to this row.
State statute
No HQ state on file, so no state statute applies by headquarters.