UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: December 7, 2001
CENTURYTEL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Louisiana |
1-7784 |
72-0651161 |
100 CenturyTel Drive
(318) 388-9000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
Item 5. Other Events.
To correct inaccurate press reports about CenturyTel's references to its guidance at the Lehman Brothers Telecom Conference held on Thursday, December 6, 2001, CenturyTel clarifies that the guidance referred to at the Conference was the same guidance provided by the Company in conjunction with its third quarter earnings release on October 31, 2001. The Company has not modified nor reaffirmed its guidance since October 31, 2001.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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By: | /s/ Neil A. Sweasy | ||
Neil A. Sweasy |
Dated: December 7, 2001