CenturyTel

One consequence from the intrusion of wireless, Internet and other technologies into a space Bell telephone giants have comfortably occupied for the past century or so has to do with relationships, such as those between entrenched landline carriers and state-municipal …

The U.S. carrier market appears to be headed for further constriction on news that regional carrier Alltel Corp. is in advanced negotiations to buy Western Wireless Corp. for $4 billion. The report follows Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s purchase of AT&T Wireless …

The U.S. carrier market appears to be headed for further constriction on news that regional carrier Alltel Corp. is in advanced negotiations to buy Western Wireless Corp. for $4 billion. The report follows Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s purchase of AT&T Wireless …

Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said it has entered into a reseller relationship with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. that will allow CenturyTel to provide wireless voice and text-messaging services as part of a bundled service offering. CenturyTel said it will be …

WASHINGTON-Rural local exchange carrier CenturyTel Inc. has agreed to pay the Federal Communications Commission $100,000 and set up procedures and systems to properly route ported wireless numbers, according to an agreement between the carrier and government. “The Cellular Telecommunications & …

WASHINGTON-CenturyTel Inc. has agreed to pay the Federal Communications Commission $100,000 and set up procedures and systems to properly route ported wireless numbers, according to a consent decree released by the FCC Monday. “The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association thinks …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission could fine CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers. “Regardless of the status of a carrier’s obligation to provide number portability, all carriers have the duty to route calls to ported numbers. In other …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday proposed fining CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers. “Regardless of the status of a carrier’s obligation to provide number portability, all carriers have the duty to route calls to ported numbers. In …

SAN ANTONIO-Rebuffing claims that it was looking to sell up to 650,000 rural access lines in Michigan and Texas to help fund subsidiary Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., SBC Communications Corp. said in a statement …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted $1.2 billion in wireless revenues for the fourth quarter of 2003, which was a 6-percent improvement compared with the $1.1 billion the company reported for the fourth quarter of 2002. For the year, wireless revenues …

Alltel Corp. posted $1.2 billion in wireless revenues for the fourth quarter of 2003, which was a 6-percent improvement compared with the $1.1 billion the company reported for the fourth quarter of 2002. For the year, wireless revenues increased more …

NEW YORK-Nearly a year and a half after selling its wireless properties to Alltel Corp. for $1.6 billion, regional telecommunications service provider CenturyTel Inc. said it is in talks with wireless providers to resell wireless services to its customers. CenturyTel’s …

Nearly a year and a half after selling its wireless properties to Alltel Corp. for $1.6 billion, regional telecommunications service provider CenturyTel Inc. said it is in talks with wireless providers to resell wireless services to its customers. CenturyTel’s Chief …

Alltel Corp. posted $1.2 billion in wireless revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 13-percent increase compared with the $1.1 billion in revenues the company reported during the third quarter of 2002. The strong wireless growth …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted an 12 percent increase in wireless revenues for the third quarter rising from $973.5 million last year to $1.1 billion this year, with a $7 million drop in product sales was more than offset by …

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. closed its sale of 371,000 local access lines in Missouri to CenturyTel Inc. over the weekend, completing a three-state asset sale program that netted the telecommunications company approximately $4 billion in pre-tax cash for the third …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it has completed its $1.9 billion purchase of local telephone properties in Kentucky from Verizon Communications Inc. and its $1.6 billion dollar purchase of CenturyTel Inc.’s wireless assets. The wireless properties include more than 700,000 …

MONROE, La.—CenturyTel’s founder and chairman of the board Clarke M. Williams died June 5 at age 80 following a lengthy illness. Williams grew CenturyTel from the Oak Ridge Telephone Company, given to him by his parents as a wedding gift …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. said it plans to offer $1.25 billion in publicly traded equity units next week, with proceeds from the sale helping to finance its pending acquisition of Verizon Communications’ local telephone business in Kentucky and CenturyTel Inc.’s …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. reported 80,250 net wireless subscriber additions for the first quarter compared with 108,787 net subscriber additions for the first quarter of 2001. Alltel, which ended the quarter with more than 6.7 million customers, said it expects …

WASHINGTON—Alltel Corp. withdrew a $1 billion shelf offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last May, but left intact a $5 billion shelf filed last month. The company said it plans to use proceeds from that shelf offering to …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission enabling the company to offer up to $5 billion in the aggregate of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, forward purchase contracts, warrants, depositary shares …

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, United States—Alltel said it will buy all of CenturyTel’s wireless properties for US$1.65 billion cash. Alltel said the deal will bring it more than 700,000 new customers in markets including Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Texas and Wisconsin, …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel this morning said it will buy all of CenturyTel’s wireless properties for $1.65 billion cash. Alltel said the deal will bring it more than 700,000 new customers in markets including Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Texas and Wisconsin, …

MONROE, La.—CenturyTel Inc. said its wireless revenues decreased 3 percent to $108.5 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with $111.8 million for fourth-quarter 2000. Its wireless revenues for the year totaled $438 million, compared with $443.6 million, …