CenturyTel

P.O. Box 4800
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 796-6755
www.centurytel.com

Mission Statement CenturyTel is committed to the provision of high-quality communications services at fair prices, strong growth and attractive returns for shareholders, competitive income and benefits for our family of employees, good community citizenship in our operating areas and the accomplishment of these goals within an environment of honesty and integrity.
Services CenturyTel is a leading provider if integrated communications services including local exchange, wireless, long distance, Internet access and security monitoring services. We serve more than two million customers in 20 states.

Headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, CenturyTel is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CTL. CenturyTel is the 7th largest local exchange telephone company, based on access lines, and the 9th largest cellular company, based on population equivalents owned, in the United States. History

CenturyTel's formation began in 1930 when William Clarke and Marie Williams purchased the Oak Ridge Telephone Company in Oak Ridge, Louisiana. The Williams' son, Clarke, now Chairman of the Board, assumed management of the fledgling company after returning from World War II in 1946.

By 1968, after building and shaping his businesses into profitable, good-service companies, Clarke had expanded the family business into a tri-state company serving 10,000 access lines. That year, the company was incorporated under the name Central Telephone and Electronics, and Clarke M. Williams was named President and Chairman of the Board. The company was renamed Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc., in 1971.

Benefits CenturyTel offers a full benefit package including medical, dental, short and long term disability, life, dependent life, accidental death and dismemberment, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, education reimbursement and flexible spending accounts.