CenturyLink Schedules Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

MONROE, La., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyLink (CenturyTel, Inc.),
(NYSE: CTL) plans to release its second quarter 2009 earnings results before
the market opens on Thursday, August 6, 2009, and host a related conference
call at 10:30 a.m. CDT that day.

The conference call will be streamed live over CenturyLink's Web site at
www.centurylink.com. Interested parties can also access the call by dialing
866.259.6033 five minutes prior to the start of the call. A digital recording
of the call will be available beginning at 2:30p.m. CDT on August 6, 2009 and
ending August 12, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. CDT. The replay can be accessed by
calling 888.266.2081 and entering the access code: 1377919. A replay of the
call will also be available on the Web site beginning at 2:00p.m. CDT on
August 6, 2009 and ending August 26, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. CDT.

CenturyLink is a leading provider of high-quality voice, broadband and video
services over its advanced communications networks to consumers and businesses
in 33 states. CenturyLink, headquartered in Monroe, La., is an S&P 500 Company
and expects to be listed in the Fortune 500 list of America's largest
corporations. For more information on CenturyLink, visit www.centurylink.com.

SOURCE CenturyTel, Inc.

Tony Davis of CenturyTel, Inc., +1-318-388-9525, tony.davis@centurytel.com