Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- CenturyTel Inc. received a subpoena from the Federal Communication Commission in July over its depreciation rates and methodologies since 2000, the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. CenturyTel said the FCC's Office of Inspector General has not identified any specific issues with the company's participation in the federal...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
(Corrects first paragraph reference to revenue settlement, not tax benefit and adds settlement detail)
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- CenturyTel Inc. said Thursday that second-quarter earnings were $92 million, or 88 cents a share, compared to 34 million, or 30 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Operating revenue, excluding nonrecurring items, increased 2.8% to $657.1 million compared to $639.1 million in second quarter 2007. FactSet analysts, on average, estimated earnings per share of...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
MONROE, La., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announces operating results for second quarter 2008. * Operating revenues, excluding nonrecurring items, increased 2.8% to $657.1 million compared to $639.1 million in second quarter 2007. Reported under GAAP, operating revenues decreased 4.6% to $658.1 million, primarily due to a nonrecurring $49 million favorable...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
MONROE, La., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyTel, Inc. plans to release its second quarter 2008 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 31, 2008, and host a related conference call at 10:30 a.m. CDT that day.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
MONROE, La., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) plans to release its second quarter 2008 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 31, 2008, and host a related conference call at 10:30 a.m. CDT that day. The conference call will be streamed live over CenturyTel's Web site at . Interested parties can also access the call by dialing 866.206.5917...
Privacy Digest (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
CenturyTel joins Charter in data pimping freeze - Via The Register(UK) : Another American ISP has put the skids on its data pimping plans. Last week, under pressure from Congressional big wigs, Charter Communications suspended plans to deploy a Phorm -like behavioral ad targeting service from NebuAd, and over the weekend, Louisiana-based CenturyTel did much the same. "We have delayed...
News from www.lacrossetribune.com (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
La Crosse County health officials may seek a judicial order to euthanize a pit bull that escaped from a South Side yard Monday and attacked two CenturyTel technicians, leaving both with bite wounds.
remove the labels | Gadgets & Life (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
On the heels of Charter’s decision last week to suspend their use of NebuAD user tracking ad technology, I’m seeing hints that CenturyTel may be doing the same thing. In addition to reworking their privacy page, the company is e-mailing customers who ask to inform them that plans to implement the gear have been “delayed.” [...]
broadbandreports.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
On the heels of Charter's decision last week to suspend their use of NebuAD user tracking ad technology, I'm seeing hints that CenturyTel may be doing the same thing. In addition to reworking their privacy page, the company is e-mailing customers who ask to inform them that plans to implement the gear have been "delayed." Carriers are concerned after Congress showed hints they could be investigating...
The Register (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Another American ISP has put the skids on its data pimping plans.Last week, under pressure from Congressional big wigs, Charter Communications plans to deploy a -like behavioral ad targeting service from NebuAd, and over the weekend, Louisiana-based CenturyTel did much the same."We have delayed implementation [of NebuAd] so that Congress has the time it needs to address the issues and policies...
broadbandreports.com (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Over the last few months, behavioral advertising firm NebuAD has seen their entire business model implode. Charter, Embarq, CenturyTel, Knology, Wide Open West and others, all of whom were either testing or deploying behavioral advertising technology from NebuAD, have either suspended or terminated those plans. The decisions were prompted largely due to Congressional concerns that selling user...
remove the labels | Gadgets & Life (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Over the last few months, behavioral advertising firm NebuAD has seen their entire business model implode. Charter, Embarq, CenturyTel, Knology, Wide Open West and others, all of whom were either testing or deploying behavioral advertising technology from NebuAD, have either suspended or terminated those plans. The decisions were prompted largely due to Congressional concerns that [...]
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Legendary bluesman B.B. King plots out a fall tour, Hall , Oates & Oates’ mustache embark for a brief jaunt and GWAR bring their enormous costume wardrobe across America. Hit the jump for the complete set of tour dates for all three treks. B.B. King September 6 - Laughlin, NV @ Harrah’s Laughlin Rio Vista Amphitheatre September 7 - Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theater September 18 - Bossier City, LA @ CenturyTel...
ClickZ (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
... According to letters posted to the House of Representatives Web site, Bresnan Communications, CenturyTel, Cable One, and Knology tested such ad targeting technology. Charter Communications scheduled a test, but ended those plans. Knology terminated its trials of NebuAd's system as recently as July 14. The ISP began its tests in January with customers in West Point, Georgia, and branched...
