CenturyLink said it expanded its gigabit fiber services...

CenturyLink said it expanded its gigabit fiber services in 16 cities, including 13 where it didn’t already offer gigabit fiber. Ten of the cities now have residential and business fiber services -- Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri; Denver; Las Vegas; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Omaha; Orlando; Portland, Oregon; Salt Lake City; and Seattle. CenturyLink was already offering residential fiber in Las Vegas and Omaha, and business fiber in Salt Lake City. The telco said it’s now offering business fiber in six other cities -- Albuquerque; Colorado Springs; Phoenix; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Spokane, Washington; and Tucson. Pricing for the 1 Gbps service begins at $79.95, while 100 Mbps will cost at least $49.95 and 40 Mbps will cost at least $39.95, CenturyLink said Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1lwx7Ee).