| CenturyTel, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is an integrated communications company engaged primarily in providing an array of communications services, including local and long distance voice, Internet access and broadband services. It conducts its operations in 25 states located within the continental United States. At December 31, 2007, its incumbent local exchange telephone subsidiaries operated approximately 2.1 million telephone access lines, primarily in rural areas and small to mid-size cities in 24 states, with over 68% of these lines located in Missouri, Wisconsin, Alabama, Arkansas and Washington. It also provides fiber transport, local exchange carrier, security monitoring, and other communications and business information services in certain local and regional markets. On April 30, 2007, it acquired all of the outstanding stock of Madison River Communications Corp. (Madison River). |
