MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2005--CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE: CTL) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to
increase the quarterly cash dividend to $.06 from $.0575 per share, a
4.3 percent increase, payable on March 18, 2005, to shareholders of
record on March 4, 2005.
"CenturyTel
is pleased to announce an increase in common dividends
for the 32nd consecutive year," Glen F. Post III, CenturyTel's
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said.
CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE: CTL) provides a full range of local, long
distance, Internet and broadband services to consumers in 22 states.
Included in the S&P 500 Index, CenturyTel
is a leading provider of
integrated communications services to rural areas and small to
mid-size cities in the United States. Visit CenturyTel
at
www.centurytel.com.
CONTACT: CenturyTel Inc.
, Monroe
Tony Davis, 318-388-9525
tony.davis@centurytel.com
SOURCE: CenturyTel, Inc.