| Business Summary | | CenturyTel,
Inc.
is
a
regional
integrated
communications
company
engaged
primarily
in
providing
local
exchange
telephone
services
and
wireless
communications
services.
Through
its
operating
telephone
subsidiaries,
the
Company
provides
services
to
predominately
rural,
suburban
and
small
urban
markets
in
21
states,
with
the
largest
customer
bases
located
in
Wisconsin,
Arkansas,
Washington,
Missouri,
Michigan,
Louisiana
and
Colorado.
The
Company's
wireless
customers,
totaling
more
than
751,000
as
of
December
31,
2000,
are
located
in
Michigan,
Louisiana,
Wisconsin,
Mississippi,
Texas
and
Arkansas.
CenturyTel
also
provides
long
distance,
Internet
access,
competitive
local
exchange
carrier,
broadband
data,
security
monitoring
and
other
communications
and
business
information
services
in
certain
local
and
regional
markets.
All
of
the
Company's
operations
are
conducted
within
the
continental
United
States. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Centurytel
is
a
regional
diversified
communications
company
engaged
primarily
in
providing
local
exchange
telephone
services
and
wireless
telephone
communications
services.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
rose
24%
to
$1.03
billion.
Net
income
applicable
to
Com.
rose
88%
to
$200.8
million.
Revenues
reflect
the
acquisition
of
Verizon
properties.
Earnings
also
benefitted
from
the
non-recurring
gain
associated
with
the
sales
of
30
PCS
licenses
to
Leap. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Clarke Williams, 79 Chairman | $1.1M | $850K | Glen Post III, 48 Vice
Chairman of Directors, Pres and CEO | 1.0M | 1.4M | R. Stewart Ewing, Jr., 49 CFO,
Exec. VP | 481K | -- | Karen Pukett, 40 COO,
Exec. VP | -- | -- | Harvey Perry, 56 Exec.
VP, CAO, Director | 464K | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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