BATON ROUGE, La. -- Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal released the following statement on the merger between CenturyTel and EMBARQ.
"I want to congratulate CenturyTel and its leadership for successfully completing a merger with EMBARQ to form CenturyLink," said Gov. Jindal. "CenturyLink will be recognized as one of the country's leading telecommunications companies - based right here in Monroe, La.
"Now that the merger is complete, CenturyLink also will become Louisiana's third Fortune 500 company - joining Entergy and The Shaw Group.
"I especially want to thank Glen Post and his board of directors for choosing Monroe as the headquarters for the new company. This news adds to a series of recent major economic development wins for Northeast Louisiana. Combined, these wins will create thousands of good-paying jobs, enhance the region's competitiveness and significantly expand its economy."
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink will manage operations in 33 states and approximately 7.5 million access lines and more than 2.1 million broadband customers..
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.
