Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN)

[inforthemoney2]

I agree. If the deal is inked next week as stated we could see some nice action up to it and beyond imo.

[FutureBankruptcy]

news making this a very interesting play

[BettingAngles]

Finally-Bottom Bounce in progress..

[Chalicham]

Me too @39; hoping for revarsal soon.

[Jarran505]

Got in at 39.70, I have a ways to go lol

[Stump]

Had an interesting conversation with tech Suport for this company 3/11/2015. I get speeds as low as .3 yes that is a point. They cannot even deliver 1. When I told tech support that he told me it was over sold in this area. Also that they have no plans of correcting it.
So I will do what I can to help. I plan to let as manny people as possible know. It is so bad I had to use my ATT SERVICE TO PAY THERE BILL LAST MONTH. I will be trying to help them out since they are over sold I will see how many of there customers I can help them get rid of.

[stocktrademan]

$CTL DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/CTL

bullish
quick trade

bullish price objective 79


$CTL recent news/filings

## source: finance.yahoo.com

Fri, 26 Dec 2014 14:25:00 GMT ~ AT&T, Verizon Unlikely To Go REIT, Frontier May

[at Investor's Business Daily] - Frontier Communications (FTR) is the likeliest phone company to follow Windstream Holdings in restructuring as a real estate investment trust, if institutional investors signal their approval, speculates ...

read full: http://news.investors.com/122614-732159-institutional-investor-reaction-key-to-telecom-reit-conversions.htm?ven=yahoocp&src=aurlled&ven=yahoo
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Fri, 19 Dec 2014 02:00:00 GMT ~ CenturyLink recognized as a visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, Asia Pacific

[CNW Group] - CenturyLink recognized as a visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, Asia Pacific

read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/centurylink-recognized-visionary-gartners-magic-020000825.html
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Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:20:02 GMT ~ CenturyLink Acquires Cognilytics to Strengthen IT Offerings


read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/centurylink-acquires-cognilytics-strengthen-offerings-222002613.html
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Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:30:00 GMT ~ CenturyLink acquires Cognilytics to extend its IT services, Big Data and advanced predictive analytics capabilities

[PR Newswire] - MONROE, La. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) today announced the acquisition of Cognilytics, a leading provider of advanced predictive analytics and Big Data solutions to mid-sized and large enterprises. Cognilytics helps businesses convert "data to decisions" through deep expertise in Big Data deployment, management, advanced decision sciences, predictive analytics and data visualization. "We are excited to expand CenturyLink's IT Services, Big Data and predictive analytics capabilities through the addition of Cognilytics," said Glen F. Post, III, chief executive officer and president.

read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/centurylink-acquires-cognilytics-extend-services-213000246.html
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Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:30:00 GMT ~ CenturyLink acquires Cognilytics to extend its IT services, Big Data and advanced predictive analytics capabilities

[CNW Group] - CenturyLink acquires Cognilytics to extend its IT services, Big Data and advanced predictive analytics capabilities

read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/centurylink-acquires-cognilytics-extend-services-213000043.html
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$CTL charts

basic chart ## source: stockcharts.com



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$CTL company information

## source: otcmarkets.com

Link: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CTL/company-info
Ticker: $CTL
OTC Market Place: Not Available
CIK code: 0000018926
Company name: CenturyLink, Inc.
Company website: http://www.centurytel.com
Incorporated In: LA, USA


$CTL share structure

## source: otcmarkets.com

Market Value: $22,930,938,592 a/o Dec 24, 2014
Shares Outstanding: 570,705,291 a/o Oct 31, 2014
Float: Not Available
Authorized Shares: Not Available
Par Value: 1
$CTL extra dd links

Company name: CenturyLink, Inc.
Company website: http://www.centurytel.com

## STOCK DETAILS ##
After Hours Quote (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/after-hours
Option Chain (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/option-chain
Historical Prices (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=CTL+Historical+Prices
Company Profile (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=CTL+Profile
Industry (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/in?s=CTL+Industry

## COMPANY NEWS ##
Market Stream (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/stream
Latest news (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CTL/news - http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=CTL+Headlines

## STOCK ANALYSIS ##
Analyst Research (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/analyst-research
Guru Analysis (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/guru-analysis
Stock Report (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/stock-report
Competitors (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/competitors
Stock Consultant (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/stock-consultant
Stock Comparison (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/stock-comparison
Investopedia (investopedia.com): http://www.investopedia.com/markets/stocks/CTL/?wa=0
Research Reports (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CTL/research
Basic Tech. Analysis (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=CTL+Basic+Tech.+Analysis
Barchart (barchart.com): http://www.barchart.com/quotes/stocks/CTL
DTCC (dtcc.com): http://search2.dtcc.com/?q=CenturyLink%2C+Inc.&x=10&y=8&sp_p=all&sp_f=ISO-8859-1
Spoke company information (spoke.com): http://www.spoke.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=CenturyLink%2C+Inc.
Corporation WIKI (corporationwiki.com): http://www.corporationwiki.com/search/results?term=CenturyLink%2C+Inc.&x=0&y=0
WHOIS (domaintools.com): http://whois.domaintools.com/http://www.centurytel.com
Alexa (alexa.com): http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http://www.centurytel.com#
Corporate website internet archive (archive.org): http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.centurytel.com

## FUNDAMENTALS ##
Call Transcripts (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/call-transcripts
Annual Report (companyspotlight.com): http://www.companyspotlight.com/library/companies/keyword/CTL
Income Statement (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/financials?query=income-statement
Revenue/EPS (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/revenue-eps
SEC Filings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/sec-filings
Edgar filings (sec.gov): http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000018926&owner=exclude&count=40
Latest filings (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CTL/filings
Latest financials (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CTL/financials
Short Interest (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/short-interest
Dividend History (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/dividend-history
RegSho (regsho.com): http://www.regsho.com/tools/symbol_stats.php?sym=CTL&search=search
OTC Short Report (otcshortreport.com): http://otcshortreport.com/index.php?index=CTL
Short Sales (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CTL/short-sales
Key Statistics (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=CTL+Key+Statistics
Insider Roster (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ir?s=CTL+Insider+Roster
Income Statement (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=CTL
Balance Sheet (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=CTL
Cash Flow (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=CTL+Cash+Flow&annual

## HOLDINGS ##
Major holdings (cnbc.com): http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/CTL/tab/8.1
Insider transactions (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=CTL+Insider+Transactions
Insider transactions (secform4.com): http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/CTL.htm
Insider transactions (insidercrow.com): http://www.insidercow.com/history/company.jsp?company=CTL
Ownership Summary (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/ownership-summary
Institutional Holdings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/institutional-holdings
Insiders (SEC Form 4) (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/insider-trades
Insider Disclosure (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CTL/insider-transactions

## SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER VARIOUS SOURCES ##
PST (pennystocktweets.com): http://www.pennystocktweets.com/stocks/profile/CTL
Market Watch (marketwatch.com): http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL
Bloomberg (bloomberg.com): http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/CTL:US
Morningstar (morningstar.com): http://quotes.morningstar.com/stock/s?t=CTL
Bussinessweek (businessweek.com): http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=CTL



$CTL DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/CTL

[eastunder]

I'm sure that will take some time but I'm all for it! ;)
Good luck!

[wer123]

Thanks for the heads up. I never sold one share.

[eastunder]

CenturyLink To Fill The February Gap Caused By The Dividend Cut
Mar 29 2013, 18:23 by: Stone Fox Capital

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1309421-centurylink-to-fill-the-february-gap-caused-by-the-dividend-cut?source=yahoo

As investors might remember, back in mid-February CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) did the unthinkable at the time. The company slashed the dividend in order to better allocate cash and implement a more flexible stock buyback plan (see Did CenturyLink Just Become A Gold Mine To New Investors?). The mega-cap stock plunged 26%, which is unheard of for a stock that still maintains a market cap of $22B.

As cooler heads prevailed, the third largest telecommunications provider in the U.S. has rebounded sharply from the initial lows below $32. At the current price over $35, savvy investors have already made 10% from those first day lows.

Recap Of New Capital Allocation Strategy

Before going too far let's recap what the company outlined in the revised capital allocation strategy as follows:

Authorized the repurchase of up to an aggregate $2.0 billion of the company's outstanding common stock. The company expects to complete the program by its scheduled termination date of February 13, 2015.

Intention to revise the company's quarterly dividend rate to $0.54 from $0.725 per share. The board expects to approve this new rate at its next regularly scheduled meeting on February 26, 2013, with the change effective with the March 2013 quarterly dividend payment.

Expects to utilize a portion of its free cash flow generated in 2013 and 2014 to repay debt and maintain leverage at less than 3.0 times EBITDA.

The company will save around $460M on the annual dividend payments and could spend up to $1B a year on the buybacks. Investors piling into the stock since it got whacked last month will want to see the company having implemented the buyback. The current stock price is too cheap if the new allocation strategy is a legitimate move to a flexible buyback plan. Without making any purchases, the skeptical shorts will press the stock as the suggestion will be that the company announced the switch to a buyback in order to mask the dividend cut.

Highly Shorted Stock

Speaking of the shorts, DividendChannel.com posted an interesting study on Forbes highlighting the huge rise in "days to cover" short shares on CenturyLink. The company is now the 63rd most shorted S&P 500 stock based on that metric. After the dividend cut and a huge drop in the stock price, it is odd that the shares' short exploded.

Even with the recent stock gains, it still has a dividend yield of over 6% that the shorts have to fight. What is the likelihood that the company would spend the time discussing stock buybacks and anytime in the near future cut the dividend again? The answer is close to zilch.

Stock Chart

Any average technical investor knows that when a stock creates a gap on the opening from the previous day, the gap normally gets filled. Whether the gap was up or down, the investment community typically gets overly bullish or bearish based on one piece of news causing the sudden irrational move. The gap isn't always filled, but the below chart appears set up for a run back to $41:



Conclusion

If the company has been able to initiate the buyback program of nearly $1B a year, it will be able to repurchase nearly 5% of the outstanding shares while still paying a 6% dividend. Even though the stock is up nearly 10% from the lows, investors still have time to buy CenturyLink on the cheap as investors made an incredibly irrational decision to unload the stock. Shifting the capital allocation plan from a dividend to a buyback is hardly a solid reason to unload a stock. New investors still get the opportunity to benefit from the illogical mindset of the investment community as the stock ought to eventually fill that gap back to $41.

[KING_TRADER$]

BUY HOLD WIN

[eastunder]

Did CenturyLink Just Become A Gold Mine To New Investors?

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1199831-did-centurylink-just-become-a-gold-mine-to-new-investors?source=yahoo


Last week CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) did the unthinkable by slashing the dividend in favor of a more flexible stock buyback program. In response, investors slashed the stock price 26% to correspond with the dividend cut. Were investors being rational?

Per the company, it is the third largest telecommunications provider in the United States and is recognized as a leader in the network services.

Revised Capital Allocation Strategy

The company announced the following revised capital allocation plans:

Authorized the repurchase of up to an aggregate $2.0 billion of the company's outstanding common stock. The company expects to complete the program by its scheduled termination date of February 13, 2015.

Intention to revise the company's quarterly dividend rate to $0.54 from $0.725 per share. The board expects to approve this new rate at its next regularly scheduled meeting on February 26, 2013, with the change effective with the March 2013 quarterly dividend payment.

Expects to utilize a portion of its free cash flow generated in 2013 and 2014 to repay debt and maintain leverage at less than 3.0 times EBITDA

The media outlets initially played this announcement as a dividend cut only that fed into the fears of investors that the wireline focused company was struggling. The odd part is that the stock sold off so much considering the constant debate on whether the high dividend yield of around 7% was sustainable.

Now with the massive stock plunge, new investors get a dividend yield of roughly 6.5% along with the company promising to repurchase 10% of the outstanding stock at the current valuation plus pay down debt.

Dividends Versus Buybacks

The heart of the stock selloff is the debate of dividends versus stock buybacks. For whatever reason, investors have the mindset that a company that mind numbingly paying dividends is preferred over a capital allocation strategy that allows the board of directors the flexibility to utilize dividends or buybacks depending on the market conditions and stock price.

The company reported roughly 622M shares outstanding suggesting the dividend cut of $0.74 per year would save $460M in annual dividend payments. Conversely, the company now plans to spend $1B a year on share buybacks. Simple math suggests the company will now spend over $500M more on returning capital to shareholders.

Bottom Line

The management of CenturyLink made a brilliant capital allocation strategy that should benefit new investors. Existing investors aren't likely to be in a good mood considering the stock plunged back to levels not seen since the end of 2011.

For new investors, not only is the plan to return more capital to them, but also the stock is over 20% cheaper after the announcement. Smart investors will take advantage of this situation that could only occur in the bizarre stock market stuck in tradition and not facts. Returning more capital to investors and paying down debt is much preferred over keeping the absurd tradition of not cutting the dividend.

[KING_TRADER$]

Def good time to buy CTL IMO. Dropped to the 2009s level in one day. This is OVERSOLD. If company carries through with their $2 billion share buyback plans by 2015, this thing will reach a new higher high levels. Without taking that into consideration, the share should be able to get back up to the $36-38s zone easily IMO. Solid/strong company to be trading at this cheap level. I added some and will be considering adding MORE on the dips. The gap down should be filled in the next few days. buy on opportunity!

[3kidsplus1]

Is this a good time to buy CTL or should I wait to see what the next few weeks will bring?

[wer123]

I think their business model is proving to be flawed. In an industry where hard wire communication is losing market share, organic growth through acquisitions has does not translate to never ending revenues. I think the ponzi scheme has hit the wall. That's not to say they haven't stopped the bleeding, only a rethink is necessary.

[Lawrence 147]

Something bad is going on with this company. I do not own any shares but I am a customer. I can barely hear my phone some times, they changed my contract after they purchased Qwest and have limited my dial up access, and to top it all of phone boxes destroyed over a year ago were repaired by placing an orange plastic tarp over it, recently it was noticed the tarp was over a year old and a new smaller plastic tarp was taped over the old one.
Here it is I thought all that money they were saving was going to you guys.
I had Qwest for 10 plus years and never had a problem, since the buyout nothing but.
And yes before you come up with the crack about paying my bill I do generally 2 months in advance.

[wer123]

I think I just got punched in the gut.

[eastunder]

CenturyLink revises capital allocation strategy

http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/CenturyLink+revises+capital+allocation+strategy/8092467.html


MONROE, La., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that the company's board of directors has authorized certain capital allocation initiatives that further enable its strategy of investing in key drivers to stabilize and grow operating revenues.

The CenturyLink board has authorized the repurchase of up to an aggregate $2.0 billion of the company's outstanding common stock. The company expects to execute this share repurchase program primarily in open market transactions, subject to market conditions and other factors, and expects to complete the program by its scheduled termination date of February 13, 2015. CenturyLink intends to fund the share repurchase program primarily with free cash flow generated by the business.

In connection with the new repurchase program, the board also indicated its intention to revise the company's quarterly dividend rate to $0.54 from $0.725 per share. The board expects to approve this new rate at its next regularly-scheduled meeting on February 26, 2013, with the change effective with the March 2013 quarterly dividend payment.

CenturyLink also expects to utilize a portion of its free cash flow generated in 2013 and 2014 to repay debt and maintain leverage at less than 3.0 times EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization).

"CenturyLink has made significant progress over the last several years in improving our top-line revenue trend," said Glen F. Post, III, chief executive officer and president. "We have continued to achieve strong operating revenue performance, cash flows and broadband growth, and we remain focused on enhancing long-term shareholder value.

"The share repurchase program, which will be accretive to free cash flow per share, along with our very competitive cash dividend, will enable us to significantly increase the total cash returned to our shareholders in 2013 and 2014. Additionally, we are positioning the company to maintain a dividend payout ratio of less than 60 percent of free cash flow after we have fully utilized our federal income tax net operating loss carryforwards," said Post.

"We are confident that the capital allocation initiatives we announced today will allow us to continue our investments to drive strategic revenue growth, while maintaining our focus on creating long-term shareholder value," concluded Post.

About CenturyLinkCenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and is recognized as a leader in the network services market by technology industry analyst firms. The company is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprise customers. CenturyLink provides data, voice and managed services in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers for businesses and consumers. The company also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink™ Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included among the Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations. For more information, visit www.centurylink.com.

[eastunder]

CenturyLink Shocks The Market With Its Dividend Cut

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1182671-centurylink-shocks-the-market-with-its-dividend-cut?source=yahoo

[eastunder]

CenturyLink's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1182591-centurylink-s-ceo-discusses-q4-2012-results-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo

[eastunder]

CTL: Citigroup Cuts to Neutral from Buy; Analyst Notes

Thursday , February 14, 2013 09:22ET

Issuer: CenturyLink Inc (NYSE: CTL)

Analyst Firm: Citigroup Inc.

Ratings Action: DOWNGRADE

Current Rating: Neutral (from Buy)

http://www.knobias.com/story.htm?eid=3.1.ac3b290e7dd37c94296e3fcfb424af1f71032987cdf05bb08774dc11e7fe9135


Analyst Comments: Citigroup downgraded CenturyLink due to the reduced dividend polity and increased debt leverage targets.

This rating information was reported by TheFlyOnTheWall.

[eastunder]

CTL: Raymond James Cuts to Mkt Perform from Strong Buy

Thursday , February 14, 2013 09:21ET

Issuer: CenturyLink Inc (NYSE: CTL)

Analyst Firm: Raymond James Financial Inc.

Ratings Action: DOWNGRADE

Current Rating: Mkt Perform (from Strong Buy)

[eastunder]

CTL: JP Morgan Cuts to Neutral from Overweight; Cuts Tgt to $38 vs $45; Analyst Notes

Thursday , February 14, 2013 09:09ET

http://www.knobias.com/story.htm?eid=3.1.5ac125292f651a55a12569282c9658c8347c43a164ac38e2233ea18c64698b5a

Issuer: CenturyLink Inc (NYSE: CTL)

Analyst Firm: JP Morgan

Ratings Action: DOWNGRADE

Current Rating: Neutral (from Overweight)

Target Price Action: DECREASE
Target Price: $38.00 (-15.56% from $45.00)

Analyst Comments: JPMorgan downgraded CenturyLink to reflect the dividend reduction and limited upside to shares.

[eastunder]

CTL: Q4 EPS 37c vs 18c Misses 68c Est

Thursday , February 14, 2013 06:30ET

http://www.knobias.com/story.htm?eid=3.1.f8d1e41b964c557acc872af0eda54e2e20f19e61e5e5f6cd56926a1faac1540a

QUARTER RESULTS
CenturyLink Inc (CTL) reported Q4 results ended December 2012. Q4 Revenues were $4,583.00M; -1.50% vs yr-ago; MISSING revenue consensus by -0.07%. Q4 EPS was 37c; +105.56% vs yr-ago; MISSING earnings consensus by -45.59%.

Q4 RESULTS      Reported      Year-Ago     Y/Y Chg      Estimate    SURPRISE 
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 Revenues:     $4,583.00M    $4,653.00M      -1.50%    $4,586.13M      -0.07% 
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 EPS:                 37c           18c    +105.56%           68c     -45.59% 
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YEAR-END RESULTS
Co. also reported Year-End results ended December 2012. FY Revenues were $18,376.00M; +19.71% vs yr-ago; MISSING revenue consensus by -0.05%. FY EPS was $1.25; +16.82% vs yr-ago; MISSING earnings consensus by -53.18%.

FY RESULTS      Reported      Year-Ago     Y/Y Chg      Estimate    SURPRISE 
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 Revenues:    $18,376.00M   $15,351.00M     +19.71%   $18,386.11M      -0.05% 
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 EPS:               $1.25         $1.07     +16.82%         $2.67     -53.18% 
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[eastunder]

CTL

2-14-13

33.23 Down -8.485 (-20.35%)

Volume: 17,334,799 and Above Avg

[eastunder]

CenturyLink Shares Swoon On 26% Dividend Cut

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2013/02/13/centurylink-shares-swoon-on-26-dividend-cut/?partner=yahootix

CenturyLink shares are taking a pounding after the company announced a 26% reduction in its quarterly dividend.

The telecom company plans to reduce the rate to 54 cents quarterly, from 72.5 cents. At the old rate, the company had a dividend yield of 7%; at the revised rate, the yield based on today’s regular session close falls to 5,2%.

The company also said its board has adopted a $2 billion stock repurchase program.

CenturyLink also said it plans to use a portion of free cash flow generated in 2013 and 2014 to repay debt.

“We are confident that the capital allocation initiatives we announced today will allow us to continue our investments to drive strategic revenue growth, while maintaining our focus on creating long-term shareholder value,” CEO Glen Post III said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the company posted Q4 results that were about in line with estimates.

For the period, the CenturyLink reported Q4 revenue of $4.58 billion, down from $4.65 billion a year ago, and just a hair below the Street at $4.59 billion. Adjusted EPS was 67 cents a share, a penny light of the Street at 68 cents.

For Q1, the company sees revenue of $4.46 billion to $4.51 billion, with adjusted profits of 67-72 cents a share. Street consensus had been $4.55 billion and 66 cents.

For the full year, CenturyLink is projecting revenue of $18.1 billion to $18.3 billion, with adjusted profits of $2.50 to $2.70 a share. Previous consensus was $18.22 billion and $2.64 a share.

CTL in late trading is down $5.65, or 13.6%, to $36.04.

[MWM]

CTL Top Short for 2013: Brad Lamendorf

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100350014?__source=yahoo%7Cheadline%7Cquote%7Ctext%7C&par=yahoo

[Penny Roger$]

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~ $CTL ~ Earnings expected on Wednesday *
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OTC Markets Insider Disclosure ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CTL/insider-transactions
OTC Markets Research Reports ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CTL/research


Google Finance Summary ~ http://www.google.com/finance?q=CTL
Google Finance News ~ http://www.google.com/finance/company_news?q=CTL
Google Finance Option chain ~ http://www.google.com/finance/option_chain?q=CTL
Google Finance Financials ~ http://www.google.com/finance?q=CTL&fstype=ii#
Google Finance Historical prices Daily ~ http://www.google.com/finance/historical?q=CTL
Google Finance Historical prices Weekly ~ http://www.google.com/finance/historical?q=CTL&histperiod=weekly#


Y! < Company >
Y! Profile ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=CTL+Profile
Y! Key Stat's ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=CTL+Key+Statistics
Y! Headlines ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=CTL+Headlines
Y! Summary ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CTL
Y! Historical Prices ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=CTL+Historical+Prices
Y! Order Book ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ecn?s=CTL+Order+Book
Y! Message Boards ~ http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/CTL
Y! Market Pulse ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/marketpulse/CTL
Y! Technical Analysis ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=CTL+Basic+Tech.+Analysis
Y! < Analyst Coverage >
Y! Analyst Opinion ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ao?s=CTL+Analyst+Opinion
Y! Analyst Estimates ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ae?s=CTL+Analyst+Estimates
Y! Research Reports ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/rr?s=CTL+Research+Reports
Y! Star Analysts ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/sa?s=CTL+Star+Analysts
Y! < Ownership >
Y! Major Holders ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=CTL+Major+Holders
Y! Insider Transactions ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=CTL+Insider+Transactions
Y! Insider Roster ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ir?s=CTL+Insider+Roster
Y! < Financials >
Y! Income Statement ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=CTL+Income+Statement&annual
Y! Balance Sheet ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=CTL+Balance+Sheet&annual
Y! Cash Flow ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=CTL+Cash+Flow&annual


FINVIZ ~ http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=CTL&ty=c&ta=0&p=d


Investorshub Trades ~ http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=trades&symbol=CTL
Investorshub Board Search ~ http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/getboards.aspx?searchstr=CTL
Investorshub PostStream ~ http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/poststream.aspx?ticker=CTL
Investorshub Messages ~ http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearch.aspx?SearchStr=CTL
Investorshub Videos ~ http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=ihvse&ihvqu=CTL
Investorshub News ~ http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=news&btn=s_ok&ctl00%24sb3%24tbq1=Get+Quote&as_values_IH=&ctl00%24sb3%24stb1=Search+iHub&symbol=CTL&s_ok=OK&from_month=3&from_day=15&from_year=2012&order=desc&selsrc%5B%5D=prnca&selsrc%5B%5D=prnus&selsrc%5B%5D=zacks&selsrc%5B%5D=money2&selsrc%5B%5D=djn&selsrc%5B%5D=bw&selsrc%5B%5D=globe&selsrc%5B%5D=edgar&selsrc%5B%5D=mwus&force=1&last_ts=1331855999&p_n=1&p_count=&p_ts=1331794260


CandlestickChart ~ http://www.candlestickchart.com/cgi/chart.cgi?symbol=CTL&exchange=US


Barchart Quote ~ http://barchart.com/quotes/stocks/CTL?
Barchart Detailed Quote ~ http://barchart.com/detailedquote/stocks/CTL
Barchart Options Quotes ~ http://barchart.com/options/stocks/CTL
Barchart Technical Chart ~ http://barchart.com/charts/stocks/CTL&style=technical
Barchart Interactive Chart ~ http://barchart.com/charts/stocks/CTL&style=interactive
Barchart Technical Analysis ~ http://barchart.com/technicals/stocks/CTL
Barchart Trader's Cheat Sheet ~ http://barchart.com/cheatsheet.php?sym=CTL
Barchart Barchart Opinion ~ http://barchart.com/opinions/stocks/CTL
Barchart Snapshot Opinion ~ http://barchart.com/snapopinion/stocks/CTL
Barchart News Headlines ~ http://barchart.com/news/stocks/CTL
Barchart Profile ~ http://barchart.com/profile//CTL
Barchart Key Statistics ~ http://barchart.com/profile.php?sym=CTL&view=key_statistics


OTC: American Bulls ~ http://www.americanbulls.com/StockPage.asp?CompanyTicker=CTL&MarketTicker=OTC&TYP=S
NASDAQ: American Bulls ~ http://www.americanbulls.com/StockPage.asp?CompanyTicker=CTL&MarketTicker=NASD&TYP=S
NYSE: American Bulls ~ http://www.americanbulls.com/StockPage.asp?CompanyTicker=CTL&MarketTicker=NYSE&Typ=S


Marketwatch Profile ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/profile
Marketwatch Analyst Estimates ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/analystestimates
Marketwatch Historical Quotes ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/historical
Marketwatch Financials ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/financials
Marketwatch Overview ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL
Marketwatch SEC Filings ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/secfilings
Marketwatch Picks ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/picks
Marketwatch Hulbert ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/hulbert
Marketwatch Insider Actions ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/insideractions
Marketwatch Options ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/options
Marketwatch Charts ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CTL/charts
Marketwatch News ~ http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/news/symbolsearch/symbolnews.asp?news=markadv&symb=CTL&sid=1795093&framed=False


The Lion ~ http://thelion.com/bin/aio_msg.cgi?cmd=search&msg=&si=1&tw=1&tt=1&rb=1&ih=1&fo=1&iv=1&yf=1&sa=1&fb=1&gg=1&symbol=CTL


Search NYSE ~ http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=CTL


StockTA ~ http://www.stockta.com/cgi-bin/analysis.pl?symb=CTL&num1=567&cobrand=&mode=stock


StockHouse ~ http://www.stockhouse.com/financialtools/sn_overview.aspx?qm_symbol=CTL
StockHouse Delayed LII ~ http://www.stockhouse.com/financialtools/sn_level2.aspx?qm_page=46140&qm_symbol=CTL


AlphaTrade ~ http://tools.alphatrade.com/index.php?t1=mc_quote_module&t2=mc_quote_module2&t3=historical&template=historical2html&sym=CTL&client_id=2740&a_width=680&a_height=1000&language=english&showVol=1&chtype=8


Reuters ~ http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=CTL.PK&WTmodLOC=C4-Officers-5


StockWatch ~ http://www.stockwatch.com/Quote/Detail.aspx?symbol=CTL®ion=U


Search NASDAQ ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL
NASDAQ Divy History ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/dividend-history
NASDAQ Short Interest ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/short-interest
NASDAQ Institutional Ownership ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/institutional-holdings
NASDAQ FlashQuotes ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/flashquotes.aspx?symbol=CTL&selected=CTL
NASDAQ InfoQuotes ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/infoquotes.aspx?symbol=CTL&selected=CTL
NASDAQ After Hours Quote ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/after-hours
NASDAQ Pre-Market Quote ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/premarket
NASDAQ Historical Quote ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/historical
NASDAQ Option Chain ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/option-chain
NASDAQ Company Headlines ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/news-headlines
NASDAQ Press Releases ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/news-headlines
NASDAQ Sentiment ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/sentiment
NASDAQ Analyst Summary ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/analyst-research
NASDAQ Guru Analysis~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/guru-analysis
NASDAQ Stock Report ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/stock-report
NASDAQ Competitors ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/competitors
NASDAQ Stock Consultant ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/stock-consultant
NASDAQ Stock Comparison ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/stock-comparison
NASDAQ Call Transcripts ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/call-transcripts
NASDAQ Annual Reports ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/annualreport.aspx?symbol=CTL&selected=CTL
NASDAQ Financials ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/financials
NASDAQ Revenue & Earnings Per Share (EPS) ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/revenue-eps
NASDAQ SEC Filings ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/sec-filings
NASDAQ Ownership Summary ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/ownership-summary
NASDAQ Institutional Ownership ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/institutional-holdings
NASDAQ (SEC Form 4) ~
--------- All Trades ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/insider-trades
--------- Buys ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/insider-trades/buys
--------- Sells ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/CTL/insider-trades/sells


The Motley Fool ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/CTL.aspx
The Motley Fool Earnings/Growth ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/CTL/EarningsGrowthRates.aspx?source=itxsittst0000001
The Motley Fool Ratios ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/CTL/Ratios.aspx?source=itxsittst0000001
The Motley Fool Stats ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/CTL/Stats.aspx?source=icasittab0000006
The Motley Fool Historical ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/CTL/Historical.aspx?source=icasittab0000004
The Motley Fool Scorecard ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/CTL/Scorecard.aspx?source=icasittab0000003
The Motley Fool Statements ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/CTL/Statements.aspx?source=icasittab0000009


MSN Money ~ http://investing.money.msn.com/investments/stock-ratings?symbol=CTL


YCharts ~ http://ycharts.com/companies/CTL
YCharts Performance ~ http://ycharts.com/companies/CTL/performance
YCharts Dashboard ~ http://ycharts.com/companies/CTL/dashboard


InsideStocks Opinion ~ http://www.insidestocks.com/texpert.asp?sym=CTL&code=XDAILY
InsideStocks Profile ~ http://www.insidestocks.com/profile.asp?sym=CTL&code=XDAILY
InsideStocks Quote ~ http://www.insidestocks.com/quote.asp?sym=CTL&code=XDAILY
InsideStocks Projection ~ http://charts3.barchart.com/procal.asp?sym=CTL


Zacks Quote ~ http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CTL
Zacks Estimates ~ http://www.zacks.com/research/report.php?type=estimates&t=CTL
Zacks Company Reports ~ http://www.zacks.com/research/report.php?type=report&t=CTL


Knobias ~ http://knobias.10kwizard.com/files.php?sym=CTL


StockScores ~ http://www.stockscores.com/quickreport.asp?ticker=CTL


Trade-Ideas ~ http://www.trade-ideas.com/StockInfo/CTL/HOT_TOPIC.html


Morningstar ~ http://performance.morningstar.com/stock/performance-return.action?region=USA&t=CTL&culture=en-US
Morningstar Shareholders ~ http://investors.morningstar.com/ownership/shareholders-overview.html?t=CTL®ion=USA&culture=en-us
Morningstar Transcripts~ http://www.morningstar.com/earnings/NoTranscript.aspx?t=CTL®ion=USA
Morningstar Key Ratios ~ http://financials.morningstar.com/ratios/r.html?t=CTL®ion=USA&culture=en-US
Morningstar Executive Compensation ~ http://insiders.morningstar.com/trading/executive-compensation.action?t=CTL®ion=USA&culture=en-us
Morningstar Valuation ~ http://financials.morningstar.com/valuation/price-ratio.html?t=CTL®ion=USA&culture=en-us


CCBN (Thompson Reuters) ~ http://ccbn.aol.com/company.asp?client=aol&ticker=CTL


TradingMarkets ~ http://pr.tradingmarkets.com/?lid=leftPRbox&sym=CTL


OTCBB ~ http://www.otcbb.com/asp/SiteSearch.asp?Criteria=CTL&searcharea=e&image1.x=0&image1.y=0


Insidercow ~ http://www.insidercow.com/history/company.jsp?company=CTL&B1=Search%21


Forbes News ~ http://search.forbes.com/search/find?tab=searchtabgeneraldark&MT=CTL
Forbes Press Releases ~ http://search.forbes.com/search/find?&start=1&tab=searchtabgeneraldark&MT=CTL&pub=businesswire,prnewswire&searchResults=pressRelease&tag=pr&premium=on
Forbes Web ~ http://search.forbes.com/search/web?MT=UNGS&start=1&max=10&searchResults=web&tag=web&sort=null


YouTube Symbol Search ~ http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=CTL


Buy-Ins ~ http://www.buyins.net/tools/symbol_stats.php?sym=CTL


Quotemedia ~ http://www.quotemedia.com/results.php?qm_page=47556&qm_symbol=CTL


Earnings Whispers ~ http://www.earningswhispers.com/stocks.asp?symbol=CTL

Bloomberg Snapshot ~ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=CTL
Bloomberg People ~ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/people.asp?ticker=CTL

Financial Times ~ http://markets.ft.com/Research/Markets/Tearsheets/Summary?s=CTL

Investorpoint ~ http://www.investorpoint.com/ enter "CTL" and click search.

Hotstocked ~ http://www.hotstocked.com/ enter "CTL" and click search.

Raging Bull ~ http://ragingbull.quote.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=CTL

Hoovers ~ http://www.hoovers.com/search/company-search-results/100003765-1.html?type=company&term=CTL

DD Machine ~ http://www.ddmachine.com/default.asp?m=stocktool_frame.asp?symbol=CTL

SEC Form 4 ~ http://www.secform4.com/insider/showhistory.php?cik=CTL

OTCBB Pulse ~ http://www.otcbbpulse.com/cgi-bin/pulsequote.cgi?symbol=CTL

Failures To Deliver ~ http://failurestodeliver.com/default2.aspx enter "CTL" and click search.

http://www.coordinatedlegal.com/SecretaryOfState.html

http://regsho.finra.org/regsho-Index.html

http://www.shortsqueeze.com/?symbol=CTL&submit=Short+Quote%99



DTCC (PENSON/TDA) Check - (otc and pinks) - Note ~ I did not check for this chart blast. However, I try and help you to do so with the following links.
IHUB DTCC BOARD SEARCH #1 http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=18682&srchyr=2011&SearchStr=CTL
IHUB DTCC BOARD SEARCH #2: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=14482&srchyr=2011&SearchStr=CTL
Check those searches for recent CTL mentions. If CTL is showing up on older posts and not on new posts found in link below, The DTCC issues may have been addressed and fixed. Always call the broker if your security turns up on any DTCC/PENSON list.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=18682&srchyr=2011&SearchStr=Complete+list
For a complete list see the pinned threads at the top here ---> http://tinyurl.com/TWO-OLD-FARTS



MACDlinks

[Penny Roger$]

~ Wednesday! $CTL ~ Earnings posted, pending or coming soon! In Charts and Links Below!

~ $CTL ~ Earnings expected on Wednesday *
Want more like this? Search Keyword: MACMONEY >>> http://tinyurl.com/MACMONEY <<<
One or more of many earnings sites has alerted this security has or will be posting earnings on or around the day of this message.








http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=CTL&p=D&b=3&g=0&id=p88783918276&a=237480049




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~ Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=CTL
~ Google Fin Options: hhttp://www.google.com/finance/option_chain?q=CTL#
~ Yahoo! Finance ~ Stats: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=CTL+Key+Statistics
~ Yahoo! Finance ~ Profile: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=CTL
Finviz: http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=CTL
~ BusyStock: http://busystock.com/i.php?s=CTL&v=2


<<<<<< http://www.earningswhispers.com/stocks.asp?symbol=CTL >>>>>>



http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/post_prvt.aspx?user=251916

*If the earnings date is in error please ignore error. I do my best.

[Lotto123]

I agree with ya bro...I take 'em personal myself.. I had a bunch of Quest and made the trade earlier once the deal was done.... Phone companies have jacked with consumers for years and doesn't look like any slowdown on that any time soon...

[Stockguru55]

Selling My Shares of CTL I take all my trades as personal since it is my money. Yes have had personal bad customer service and fell for Century Links False Advertising to change the views of Quest customers

[Lotto123]

Link retraction? or is that a personal view point...

[Stockguru55]

Flase Press Release Century Link does not want Business Account in the Phoneix area

[Stockguru55]

WORST BUSINESS TELEPHONE SERVICE EVER.... Changing the Quest Bad Service Model is a joke! Earning will be going down if there customer service doesn't improce.

SHORT THIS STOCK

[Lotto123]

best way in this market...

[Unflushable]

Nope , just common .

[Lotto123]

They are now the 3rd largest so I would say that they are pretty solid.... The divi is fine as long as you don't attempt buying preferred at this time to get a bigger piece. With interest rates so low it will only hurt in the long run as the interest rates rise.

[Unflushable]

There might be a push to go further then they are now. CTL is normally a conservatively ran company but I live in Indiana and before I followed the stock I never heard of them . Now for the last 2 months there has been a big media push here . For land line of course but a 5 year price lock guarantee on broad bban internet . Tells me at the very least , the dividend is safe .

[Lotto123]

It's a done deal and the divi's are always the positive...They pay my taxes on properties I have so it's a nice bonus....They walked into a deal here and yes the upside potential is smaller as any small cap company will have a greater upside to it but also a riskier one to go along with it...Now Q did it's shareholders right so I don't have any complaints there

[Unflushable]

The pps of quest has the most upside from this deal but I prefer CTL due to the large divy . I have been watching lately for a big drop from the Europe situation but I don't know if I am going to get it . Quest MIGHT double in pps but after 11 Divy payments from CTL a double is a guarantee plus any increase in pps . It's not exciting but who.cares , its all about the money . Besides I like to use my divys as powder for penny trades .

[Lotto123]

Press Release

CenturyLink and Qwest Complete Merger
Combination Offers Consumer, Business and Wholesale Customers a Complete Portfolio of Communications Services MONROE, La., April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and Qwest Communications today completed their merger, creating the nation's third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The combined company's increased scale and financial strength will enable it to deliver a broader range of communications services to consumers and small businesses throughout the company's 37-state service area and to business, wholesale and government customers nationwide via its 190,000 route-mile fiber network.


(Logo: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO)

"The combination of our two companies allows us to offer customers of all sizes an even more robust portfolio of communications solutions that will continue to be backed by honest and personal service," said Glen F. Post, III, chief executive officer and president of CenturyLink.

The transaction was structured as a tax-free stock-for-stock exchange. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Qwest stockholders will receive 0.1664 shares of CenturyLink common stock for each share of Qwest common stock they owned at closing, plus cash paid in lieu of fractional shares. The company expects to continue its current annual dividend of $2.90 per share.

CenturyLink expects the combination to be immediately accretive to free cash flow per share, excluding integration costs, and it is expected to generate annual operating and capital synergies of approximately $625 million when fully recognized over the next three to five years. On a pro forma basis, the combined company had revenues of $18.6 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $8.1 billion and adjusted free cash flow of approximately $3.1 billion for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2010.

As previously announced, the combined company will use the name CenturyLink, although the Qwest brand will continue to be used in former Qwest markets for the next several months.

The company's board of directors includes current CenturyLink board members and four members of Qwest's board. Those joining the CenturyLink board are Edward A. Mueller, Charles L. Biggs, Michael J. Roberts and James A. Unruh.

The corporate headquarters of the company will remain in Monroe, La. The company will maintain the headquarters for its Business Markets Group in the Denver metro area, where Qwest's headquarters were located. In addition, Denver will be the location of one of the company's six regional headquarters. The other five regional headquarters will be located in Phoenix; Minneapolis; Seattle; Wake Forest, N.C.; and Apopka, Fla.

For more information about the merger, including state-by-state information and key facts, please visit www.centurylinkqwestmerger.com.

Qwest shareholders who need additional information or have questions about exchanging shares should visit www.computershare.com/CenturyLink/QwestFAQs.com.

About CenturyLink

CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The company provides broadband, voice and wireless services to consumers and businesses across the country. It also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink(TM) Prism(TM) TV and DIRECTV brands. In addition, the company provides data, voice and managed services to business, government and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink is recognized as a leader in the network services market by key technology industry analyst firms. CenturyLink's customers range from Fortune 500 companies in some of the country's largest cities to families living in rural America. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included among the Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations. For more information, visit www.centurylink.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Except for the historical and factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this communication, including statements regarding the expected benefits of the acquisition such as efficiencies, cost savings, enhanced revenues, growth potential, market profile and financial strength, and the competitive ability and position of the combined company, and other statements identified by words such as "estimates," "expects," "projects," "plans," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected if one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect. Factors that could affect actual results include but are not limited to: the possibility that the anticipated benefits from the acquisition cannot be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the possibility that costs or difficulties related to the integration of Qwest's operations into CenturyLink will be greater than expected; the ability of the combined company to retain and hire key personnel; the timing, success and overall effects of competition from a wide variety of competitive providers; the risks inherent in rapid technological change; the effects of ongoing changes in the regulation of the communications industry; the ability of the combined company to effectively adjust to changes in the communications industry and to successfully introduce new product or service offerings on a timely and cost-effective basis; any adverse developments in commercial disputes or legal proceedings; the ability of the combined company to utilize net operating losses in amounts projected; changes in our future cash requirements; and other risk factors and cautionary statements as detailed from time to time in each of CenturyLink's and Qwest's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should be aware that new factors may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to identify all such factors nor can we predict the impact of each such factor on the acquisition or the combined company. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. Unless legally required, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE CenturyLink, Inc.

[Lotto123]

http://ir.centurylink.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=112635&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=1545034&highlight=

[Lotto123]

http://ir.centurylink.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=112635&p=irol-IRHome