MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2005--CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE:CTL) announces that it is scheduled to participate in the
following analyst conferences:
Smith Barney Citigroup
Fifteenth Annual Entertainment, Media and Monday
Telecommunications Conference January 10
Raymond James & Associates
Monday
26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference March 7
Merrill Lynch Wednesday
Communications Forum March 9
Conference hosts may provide webcast availability in some cases.
For information regarding specific presentation times and webcast
availability, please visit CenturyTel's
Web site at
www.centurytel.com, Investor Relations, Calendar of Events.
Participation in these conferences is subject to change due to
unforeseen events. Therefore, please check the company's Investor
Relations Calendar of Events prior to each conference.
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.
, 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.