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Annmarie Sartor, a spokeswoman for broadband provider CenturyTel Inc. (nyse: CTL - news - people ), said the company was ready to proceed until "Congress started questioning privacy."
By  Marian Filo   (-24.55%  risk: aggressive)  08/31/08 Comment




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Windstream to Acquire Iowa Tel – Analyst Blog
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Windstream Corp.’s (WIN) acquisition binge continues as the Little Rock , Arkansas-based rural telecom operator has recently announced that it will buy Iowa Telecommunication Services (IWA) for approximately $1.1 billion. This represents the company’s fourth acquisition in the past six months.
 
Iowa Telecom is a small local exchange carrier providing wireline services in rural Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri. The transaction, which is subject to approvals from Iowa shareholders and federal and state regulators, is expected to close in mid-2010.
 
Under the agreement terms, Windstream wil...
By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  11/27/09 Comment


CenturyLink Outperforms – Analyst Blog
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CenturyLink (CTL), formerly CenturyTel Inc, announced third-quarter 2009 results with adjusted (excluding non-recurring items or non-GAAP) earnings per share of 90 cents beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents. Non-recurring items includes integration costs associated with the Embarq acquisition (completed on Jul 1, 2009). 

Adjusted net income surged to $269.1 million from $82.8 million registered in the year-ago quarter, driven by the contributions from Embarq. Reported net income (GAAP) of $280.8 million or 94 cents per share, reflects an increase from $84.7 million or 83 cents p...
By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  11/06/09 Comment


World Series trade #1: CenturyTel (CTL) Graphic_rating_buy CTL
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Filed under: Options, Stocks to Buy

World Series Trade #1 - CenturyTel (CTL)Unfortunately, most of us can't attend the World Series in person. What some of us do, though, is get our scores in real time over the phone. The World Series is becoming more data centric, real time, and wireless, like almost all other aspects of our modern lives, and telecommunications company CenturyTel Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is an enabler of this trend. CenturyTel, which provides voice and data services operating in 22 states, is benefiting from long-term secular trends, and has yet to be fully recognized by the market.

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By  Andrew Houghton   (+31.72%  risk: conservative)  10/31/09 Comment


Six World Series trades Graphic_rating_buy CTL
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6 World Series tradesBaseball fans worldwide continue to warm themselves around the glow of the television to watch the Phillies and Yankees battle it out in the World Series.

Well, sports fans, I know you're psyched, but I have something just as exciting for you: six home run trades.

Peter Lynch had his "take a walk down Main Street" style of investing, so let's call this the "take me out to the ball game" approach to trading. I'm going to give you six trades that I think will knock it out of the park.

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By  Jim Woods   (+8.68%  risk: conservative)  10/31/09 Comment


Notable Analyst Rating Changes 9/23: STX, KMX, CTL, BLK, UDR, BBBY Upgraded; CTAS, ACV, HERO, CCL Downgraded
UPGRADES:Deutsche Bank upgrades Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX) to Buy. Price target increased to $20. Click here for more color on the upgrade. Thomas Weisel also upgraded the stock to Overweight, setting a $20 target.Goldman Sachs upgrades CarMax (NYSE: KMX) from Sell to Neutral and raised their price target from $15 to $22.Morgan Stanley upgrades CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) from Equalweight to Overweight. Price target $36. Deutsche Bank upgrades BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) from Hold to Buy. Raises price target to $230 from $180. Click here for the full report.BMO Capital upgrades UDR, Inc (NYSE: UDR...
By  Street Insider   (+9.67%  risk: moderate)  09/23/09 Comment



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