CenturyTel, Inc.
News and overview for CenturyTel, Inc.
CenturyLink Reports Second Quarter 2009 Earnings [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 108 days 22 hours 6 minutes ago
MONROE, La., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyLink (CenturyTel, Inc.)
CenturyLink Reports Third Quarter Earnings [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 17 days 15 hours 14 minutes ago
MONROE, La., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyLink
CenturyLink earnings rise - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 20 hours 38 minutes ago
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CenturyLink Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 15 hours 6 minutes ago
...La., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyLink (CenturyTel, Inc.) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to declare...Davis of CenturyLink, +1-318-388-9525,tony.davis@centurytel.com
Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 51 days 13 hours 6 minutes ago
...Oct. 2 In January 2009, prior to their merger, CenturyTel and Embarq announced the settlement of a shareholder...ON WHICH THE MERGER BETWEEN EMBARQ CORPORATION AND CENTURYTEL, INC. BECAME EFFECTIVE: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that...
CenturyLink Announces Early Tender Results of Debt Tender Offers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 55 days 18 hours 36 minutes ago
...000 1 $182,470,000 Inc. Senior Notes, Series L, due August 15, 2012 CenturyTel, 156700AA4 8.375...CONTACT: Tony Davis of CenturyTel, Inc., +1-318-388-9525,tony.davis@centurytel.com
CenturyLink Recommends Rejection of Mini-Tender by TRC Capital Corporation [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 100 days 18 hours 37 minutes ago
...La., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyLink (CenturyTel, Inc.) announced today that it has been notified of an unsolicited...Davis of CenturyLink, +1-318-388-9525,tony.davis@centurytel.com
CenturyLink Wholesale Operations Earns Four 'Best-In-Class' Awards [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 40 days 14 hours 28 minutes ago
...created as a result of the July 1, 2009 merger between CenturyTel, Inc. and Embarq Corporation, is the fourth largest wireline...communications company in the United States. "Both CenturyTel and EMBARQ legacy companies have done very well in...
UPDATE 1-CenturyTel profit rises after Embarq deal
Reuters | 17 days 20 hours 14 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Rural telephone operator CenturyTel Inc (CTL.N), which is changing its name to CenturyLink, posted on Thursday a jump in quarterly profit and revenue due to its July purchase of another operator Embarq.
Newly branded CenturyLink 3Q sees slower line loss, rising data additions
OneTRAK | 17 days 17 hours 33 minutes ago
In its first quarter as a combined company, the newly rebranded CenturyLink Inc. appears to have slowed line loss as well as putting its data subscriber growth back on track.The company is the result of an $11.6 billion acquisition of Embarq Corp. by smaller telco CenturyTel Inc. Comparisons for the quarterly results are tricky given CenturyLink did not release pro forma results combining Embarq and CenturyTel results for the third quarter 2008. However, some general estimates can be made by ...
CenturyLink gets deal with Louisiana
Seattle Times, The | 3 days 19 hours 30 minutes ago
MONROE, La. Telecommunications provider CenturyLink has agreed to add 350 jobs in Louisiana while maintaining its headquarters in the state for at least the next decade. Gov. Bobby Jindal revealed the deal after meeting with Monroe-based CenturyLink's board of directors on Wednesday.
CenturyLink gets deal with Louisiana - National Business - MiamiHerald.com
Miami Herald, The | 3 days 19 hours 37 minutes ago
MONROE, La. -- Telecommunications provider CenturyLink has agreed to add 350 jobs in Louisiana while maintaining its headquarters in the state for at least the next decade.
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Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 3 days 19 hours 35 minutes ago
MONROE, La. -- Telecommunications provider CenturyLink has agreed to add 350 jobs in Louisiana while maintaining its headquarters in the state for at least the next decade.
CenturyLink gets deal with Louisiana
Philadelphia Inquirer, The | 3 days 19 hours 30 minutes ago
MONROE, La. - Telecommunications provider CenturyLink has agreed to add 350 jobs in Louisiana while maintaining its headquarters in the state for at least the next decade.
CenturyLink agrees to add 350 jobs, stay in Louisiana
Sun (Baltimore), The | 3 days 19 hours 18 minutes ago
Telecommunications provider CenturyLink has agreed to add 350 jobs in Louisiana while maintaining its headquarters in the state for at least the next decade.
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Company Overview
| Company: | CenturyTel, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Fixed-line Voice Services Providers |
| Website: | http://www.centurytel.com |
Bright lights and big cities are not necessarily for CenturyTel. The company mainly provides local telephone services in rural areas, as well as network access to other carriers and businesses. It also offers long-distance and Internet access. It serves about 2 million local voice lines and provides Internet access to about 600,000 subscribers in 23 states throughout the US. CenturyTel's core service areas are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Washington, and Wisconsin. Additionally, the company provides paid television service to residential customers through a deal with DISH Network. Its other services include commercial printing, database management, and direct mail.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 2,599.7 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -2.1 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 365.7 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -12.6 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 6,500 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -1.5 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |