MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2003--CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE: CTL) plans to release its third quarter 2003 earnings results
pre-market opening on Thursday, October 30, 2003, and host a related
conference call at 10:30 a.m. CST that day.
The conference call will be streamed live over CenturyTel's Web
site at www.centurytel.com. Interested parties can also access the
call by dialing 800.346.2923 and entering the conference ID number:
3383 five minutes prior to the start of the call. A digital recording
of the call will be available beginning at 1:30 p.m. CST on October
30, 2003, and ending November 3, 2003, at 1:30 p.m. CST. The replay
can be accessed by calling 800.332.6854 and entering the conference ID
number: 3383. A replay of the call will also be available on the Web
site after 12:30 p.m. CST on October 30, 2003.
CenturyTel, Inc.
provides communications services including local,
long distance, Internet access and data services to more than 3
million customers in 22 states. The company, headquartered in Monroe,
Louisiana, is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol CTL, and is included in the S&P 500 Index. CenturyTel is the
8th largest local exchange telephone company, based on access lines,
in the United States. Visit CenturyTel at www.centurytel.com.
CONTACT: CenturyTel Inc.
, Monroe
Media: Patricia Cameron, 318-388-9674
patricia.cameron@centurytel.com
or
Investors: Tony Davis, 318-388-9525
tony.davis@centurytel.com
SOURCE: CenturyTel, Inc.