07/01/2009
CenturyTel and EMBARQ Merger Commended
BATON ROUGE, La. - Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal released the
following statement on the merger between CenturyTel and
EMBARQ.
"I want to congratulate CenturyTel and its leadership for
successfully completing a merger with EMBARQ to form CenturyLink,"
said Gov. Jindal. "CenturyLink will be recognized as one of the
country's leading telecommunications companies - based right here
in Monroe, La.
"Now that the merger is complete, CenturyLink also will become
Louisiana's third Fortune 500 company - joining Entergy and The
Shaw Group.
"I especially want to thank Glen Post and his board of directors
for choosing Monroe as the headquarters for the new company. This
news adds to a series of recent major economic development wins for
Northeast Louisiana. Combined, these wins will create thousands of
good-paying jobs, enhance the region's competitiveness and
significantly expand its economy."
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink will manage operations in 33 states and
approximately 7.5 million access lines and more than 2.1 million
broadband customers.
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.
