PUBLIC SECTOR

Built for reliability. Designed for trust.

Support critical operations, protect sensitive data and modernize infrastructure to meet the real-time needs of your agency and mission.

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PUBLIC SECTOR

Built for reliability. Designed for trust.

Support critical operations, protect sensitive data and modernize infrastructure to meet the real-time needs of your agency and mission.

Drive security, performance and cost control with confidence

Public sector organizations face rising expectations, evolving threats, budget concerns and aging infrastructure. Lumen helps keep operations steady while strengthening security and simplifying modernization.

60%

more capacity vs. legacy fiber powers data-intensive workloads

60%

more capacity vs. legacy fiber powers data-intensive workloads

400G

optical network boosts distributed connectivity

400G

optical network boosts distributed connectivity

99.99%

service availability SLA supports high-speed IP services

99.99%

service availability SLA supports high-speed IP services

2.3 million

unique threats tracked daily strengthens data protection

2.3 million

unique threats tracked daily strengthens data protection

Why Lumen?

From cybersecurity to cloud integration, we help you build a dependable digital foundation that can evolve as needs change.

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Public sector solutions

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Public sector solutions

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Lumen Public Sector: built for mission‑ready networks

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Lumen Public Sector: built for mission‑ready networks

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Building AI-ready networks: A public sector guide to Lumen® Private Connectivity Fabric® (PCF℠)

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Building AI-ready networks: A public sector guide to Lumen® Private Connectivity Fabric® (PCF℠)

Serving all public sector

Wherever you are in the public sector landscape, Lumen has solutions and services catered to your segment and agency needs.

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Civilian Government

Connect people, data and systems securely—supporting productivity, resilience and consistent service delivery through change.

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Civilian Government

Connect people, data and systems securely—supporting productivity, resilience and consistent service delivery through change.

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Defense and Intelligence Community

Support high-assurance connectivity and secure infrastructure to drive mission readiness, resilient operations and timely decision-making.

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Defense and Intelligence Community

Support high-assurance connectivity and secure infrastructure to drive mission readiness, resilient operations and timely decision-making.

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State and Local Government

Keep critical services running through disruption with solutions built to modernize infrastructure, strengthen security and improve budget visibility.

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State and Local Government

Keep critical services running through disruption with solutions built to modernize infrastructure, strengthen security and improve budget visibility.

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Public Safety

Enable timely response with resilient connectivity and situational awareness tools designed to support public safety operations.

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Public Safety

Enable timely response with resilient connectivity and situational awareness tools designed to support public safety operations.

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Higher Education

Empower student success with reliable, scalable access to digital learning while maintaining continuity across campus operations.

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Higher Education

Empower student success with reliable, scalable access to digital learning while maintaining continuity across campus operations.

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Public Healthcare

Protect sensitive data and support continuity of care with infrastructure built for secure, connected healthcare services.

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Public Healthcare

Protect sensitive data and support continuity of care with infrastructure built for secure, connected healthcare services.

Customer stories

PIMA COUNTY

Building a network for real‑time emergency response

Pima County, Arizona, needed to upgrade nine legacy public safety answering points for a modernized emergency response system. Learn how they partnered with Lumen for an end-to-end managed Next-Generation 9-1-1 solution to maximize public safety.

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PIMA COUNTY

Building a network for real‑time emergency response

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Federal Infrastructure

Enabling innovative data security solutions

When a federal agency needed to replace an end‑of‑life NetFlow solution, they turned to Lumen to strengthen their defensive perimeter. Discover how scalable, Lumen‑hosted solutions enabled rapid adoption, improved visibility and supported evolving security needs.

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Federal Infrastructure

Enabling innovative data security solutions

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Lumen Public Sector

Modernizing legacy infrastructure

Lumen PCF provides a secure, high‑performance backbone for mission‑critical services. See how agencies use this modern foundation to manage resources more efficiently, adapt to evolving demands and maintain operational continuity through digital transformation.

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Lumen Public Sector

Modernizing legacy infrastructure

State of South Dakota

Modernizing emergency response with Next‑Generation 9‑1‑1

South Dakota required a statewide modernization of its legacy 9‑1‑1 environment. Learn how Lumen delivered reliable cloud connectivity and hosted call‑handling applications to streamline emergency response, improve reliability and support real‑time decision‑making.

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State of South Dakota

Modernizing emergency response with Next‑Generation 9‑1‑1