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CenturyTel
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| Type | Public (NYSE: CTL) |
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| Founded | 1930 |
| Headquarters | Monroe, Louisiana, USA |
| Key people | Glen F. Post III, Chairman & CEO |
| Industry | Telecom Service - Domestic |
| Products | Telephony, Broadband Internet |
| Revenue |  $2.479 Billion USD (2005) |
| Employees | 6,900 (2005) |
| Slogan | Personal touch, advanced communications |
| Website | www.centurytel.com |
CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is a United States telecommunications firm, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. The company primarily operates as a local exchange carrier and Internet service provider in rural markets in 25 states, and is the eighth-largest local exchange carrier in the U.S. in terms of lines served.
Since its founding, it has grown in size by acquisitions. In 1998, it purchased 89,000 access lines and 19 exchanges in 21 northern Wisconsin communities from Ameritech. The affected customers had formerly been served by Wisconsin Bell. Ameritech's directory publishing operations serving those customers were also acquired. From 2000-2002, CenturyTel acquired Verizon's GTE assets in Missouri and Alabama.
CenturyTel operates a fiber optic transport system connecting cities in 16 states in the central United States. It also offers long distance services, dial-up Internet access, high-speed DSL Internet connections, and database management, printing, electronic pre-press and fulfillment services.
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