CTL 2013-12-31 EX 23

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 333-187366 and No. 333-179888) on Form S-3, the Registration Statements (No. 33-60061, No. 333-160391, No. 333-37148, No. 333-60806, No. 333-150157, No. 333-124854, No. 333-150188, and No. 333-174571) on Form S-8, and the Registration Statements (No. 33-48956, No. 333-17015, No. 333-167339, No. 333-174291, and No. 333-155521) on Form S-4 of CenturyLink, Inc. of our reports dated February 27, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of CenturyLink, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows, and stockholders' equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which reports appear in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10-K of CenturyLink, Inc.