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10-Q - 1ST QTR 2010 10-Q - Lumen Technologies, Inc.file10q.htm
EX-11 - EXHIBIT 11 - Lumen Technologies, Inc.exhibit11.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - Lumen Technologies, Inc.exhibit311.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - Lumen Technologies, Inc.exhibit312.htm
EX-10.2 - EXHIBIT 10.2 - Lumen Technologies, Inc.exhibit102.htm
Exhibit 32

CenturyTel, Inc.

May 7, 2010



Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
Re:
CenturyTel, Inc.
Certification of Contents of Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2010
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, acting in their capacities as the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of CenturyTel, Inc. (the “Company”), certify that the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and that the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods covered by such report.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Very truly yours,


/s/ Glen F. Post, III   
/s/ R. Stewart Ewing, Jr.   
      Glen F. Post, III
      R. Stewart Ewing, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and
      and President
    Chief Financial Officer