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2007 Review
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Chairman’s Message

Table of contents

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    2007 Review and Chairman's Message

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    ... 555,000 high-speed Internet customers. We also grew broadband-enabled lines from approximately 79 percent of total access lines at year-end 2006 to nearly 84 percent at year-end 2007. Additionally we responded to our customers' demand for greater data speeds by increasing available bandwidth in the...

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    ...strategic outlook. Currently, we foresee: a new generation of Internet-based video services further integrates personal computers and televisions into one IP-driven appliance. We expect home networking to continue to proliferate, driving demand for services and bandwidth. Wireless services continue...

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    "We see the broadband connection as a key to CenturyTel's future. Broadband will enable the development of new products and services that should allow us to both acquire new and retain existing customers. We will continue investing in our people, our networks and our systems to ensure that we ...

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    ... payment centers to service customer locations and expanding our door-to-door sales efforts in key markets. • We will continue to balance our investments between our circuit-based and IP-enabled networks. We are providing digital television services in La Crosse, Wisconsin and Columbia, Missouri...

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    ... activities from continuing operations Capital expenditures Repurchase of common stock and common dividends paid Book value per share Dividends per common share Average diluted shares outstanding Total assets Long-term debt Stockholders' equity Telephone access lines High-speed Internet customers...

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    ... our Unlimited Savings service bundles, resulting in a 24 percent increase in the number of residential customers choosing bundled services. • We deployed WiFi Hot Spots in select locations, providing customers an enhanced broadband experience through wireless service availability. Supporting...

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    ... fiber network for Bridge Street Town Centre, a new development in the park that consists of hotels as well as office, shopping, dining and entertainment facilities. La Crosse, Wisconsin CenturyTel helped Wisconsin migrate to BadgerNet, a state-of-the-art, converged voice, data and video network...

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    ... also be found on CenturyTel's Corporate Website at www.centurytel.com. To obtain a copy of CenturyTel's Annual Report on Form 10-K at no charge, contact: Tony Davis Vice President of Investor Relations CenturyTel, Inc. 100 CenturyTel Drive Monroe, Louisiana 71203 800.833.1188 Telephone 318.388.9064...

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    ... information about us or a copy of our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, please refer to the accompanying Proxy Statement or to our Website at www.centurytel.com, or call our Investor Relations Department at the number listed below. CenturyTel, Inc. 100 CenturyTel Drive Monroe, Louisiana 71203...