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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K For the transition period from Louisiana ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 100 CenturyLink Drive , Monroe , Louisiana ( Address of principal executive offices ) Large Accelerated Filer Commission File No. 001-7784 LUMENⓇ Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 per share Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Lumen Technologies , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) to N / A ( 318 ) 388-9000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) LUMN 72-0651161 Accelerated Filer ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 71203 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No No 区 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Non - accelerated Filer 0 Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company