MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2004--CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE: CTL) today announced that the Board of Directors voted to
declare a quarterly cash dividend of $.0575 per share, payable on
September 17, 2004, to shareholders of record on September 7, 2004.
CenturyTel, Inc.
provides communications services including local,
long distance, Internet access and data services to 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.
Investors:
Tony Davis, 318-388-9525
tony.davis@centurytel.com
SOURCE: CenturyTel, Inc.