CenturyLink says that in Utah and other communities where it is deploying its 1 Gbps fiber-to-the-premises service, it is gaining strong traction with local school districts and residential users who telecommute for major corporations like eBay and Microsoft . While bringing 1 Gbps broadband service to residential customers is a key focus for CenturyLink, the service provider is finding that schools represent a large market that's in dire need of higher speeds.