FAIRNET LLC, owned by Carroll County REMC, has announced increased coverage in the Carroll County area with the addition of a new tower in Bringhurst, said Eric Wertz, Fairnet general manager.

“With the Bringhurst addition, Fairnet now has ten towers in Carroll County,” said Wertz. “The new Carroll County tower gives Fairnet the ability to provide high speed Internet to more than 85% of Carroll County residents. Fairnet’s northwest Indiana coverage now covers 7,400 square miles.”

“Fairnet considers itself fortunate to be owned by a rural electric cooperative,” Wertz added. “Their high standards and community commitment drive their business and ours as well.”

For more information, call Fairnet at (574) 583-9906 or visit www.ffni.com.

CENTURY/TEL and EMBARQ are officially launching the new CenturyLink brand this week throughout the company’s 33-state service area. CenturyLink began its brand advertising at the end of August, and customers will begin seeing the new name and logo on bills, buildings and vehicles beginning later this month.

Other relevant information includes:

CenturyTel and EMBARQ customers’ e-mail addresses will stay the same. Only new customers who sign up for broadband service will receive a CenturyLink email address.

There will be no changes to customers’ phone numbers or local service.

Current customer service contact numbers and business hours will remain the same.

Customers visiting the centurytel. com and embarq.com Web sites will now be redirected to a centurylink.com Web site.