CenturyLink (CTL) Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $.70

CenturyLink (CenturyTel, Inc.) (NYSE: CTL - News) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to declare a quarterly cash dividend of $.70 per share, payable on September 21, 2009, to shareholders of record on September 8, 2009.

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.

Disclosure I am long CTL shares