MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2005--CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE:CTL) plans to release its third quarter 2005 earnings results
pre-market opening on Thursday, October 27, 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 866-259-7123 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 October 27, 2005, and ending November 2, 2005, at
11:59 p.m. CDT. The replay can be accessed by calling 888-266-2081 and
entering the access code: 788978. A replay of the call will also be
available on the Web site beginning at 2:00 p.m. CDT on October 27,
2005 and ending November 16, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. CDT.
Delivering advanced communications with a personal touch,
CenturyTel
is focused on people, solutions and networks. CenturyTel
is
listed on the NYSE as CTL and included in the S&P 500 Index. The
company is a leading provider of advanced communications solutions
primarily to rural areas and small to mid-size cities in 26 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.