MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2005--CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE:CTL) plans to release its first quarter 2005 earnings results
pre-market opening on Thursday, April 28, 2005, and host a related
conference call at 10:30 a.m. CDT 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 866.802.4324 five minutes prior to the start of the
call. A digital recording of the call will be available beginning at
2:00 p.m. CDT on April 28, 2005, and ending May 4, 2005, at 11:59 p.m.
CDT. The replay can be accessed by calling 888.266.2081 and entering
the access code: 680045. A replay of the call will also be available
on the Web site after 2:00 p.m. CDT on April 28, 2005 and ending May
18, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. CDT.
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.
Media:
Patricia Cameron, 318-388-9674
patricia.cameron@centurytel.com
or
Investors:
Tony Davis, 318-388-9525
tony.davis@centurytel.com
SOURCE: CenturyTel, Inc.