Item 8.01 Other Events.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") has been advised that Connect Holding II LLC (d/b/a Brightspeed), an affiliate of funds advised by Apollo Global Management, Inc., has commenced marketing a debt financing to fund its previously-announced acquisition of a portion of the Company's facilities-based incumbent local exchange carrier business. For informational purposes, the Company has filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K a copy of Brightspeed's related press release issued on September 16, 2022. Brightspeed alone remains responsible for its contents.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:



Exhibit
  No.     Description

99.1        Press Release of Brightspeed, dated September 16, 2022.

104       Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.



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