MONROE, La., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) plans to release its first quarter 2012 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, and host a related conference call at 4:00 p.m. CDT that day.

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The conference call will be streamed live over CenturyLink's web site at ir.centurylink.com. Interested parties can also access the call by dialing 866.804.3547 five minutes prior to the start of the call. A digital recording of the call will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. CDT on May 9, 2012, and ending May 16, 2012, at 11:59 p.m. CDT. The replay can be accessed by calling 888.266.2081 and entering the access code: 1574081. A replay of the call will also be available on the Web site beginning at 8:00 p.m. CDT on May 9, 2012, and ending May 31, 2012, at 11:59 p.m. CDT.

About CenturyLink
CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The company provides broadband, voice, wireless and managed services to consumers and businesses across the country. It also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink™ Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands. In addition, the company provides data, voice and managed services to enterprise, government and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink is recognized as a leader in the network services market by key technology industry analyst firms, and is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises through Savvis, a CenturyLink company. CenturyLink's customers range from Fortune 500 companies in some of the country's largest cities to families living in rural America. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included among the Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations. For more information, visit www.centurylink.com.

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