MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2005--CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE Symbol: CTL) today announced that its Board of Directors voted
to declare a quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share, payable on
September 16, 2005, to shareholders of record on September 2, 2005.
Included in the S&P 500 Index, CenturyTel
(NYSE: CTL) is a leading
provider of a full array of communications services primarily to rural
areas and small to mid-size cities in 26 states. Visit CenturyTel
at
www.centurytel.com.
CONTACT: CenturyTel, Inc.
, Monroe
Tony Davis, 318-388-9525
tony.davis@centurytel.com
SOURCE: CenturyTel, Inc.