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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>(13) Dividends </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 40px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Our Board of Directors declared the following cash dividends payable in 2011: </font></p>
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<tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">January 24, 2011 </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">February 18, 2011 </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">0.08</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">February 25, 2011 </font></td>
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<p style="margin-top: 10px; text-indent: 40px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Going forward, we, in consultation with CenturyLink, may declare and pay dividends to CenturyLink in excess of our earnings to the extent permitted by applicable law. Given our upgrade to investment grade on April 1, 2011, our debt covenants do not limit the amount of dividends we can pay to CenturyLink. </font></p> </div>(13) Dividends
Our Board of Directors declared the following cash dividends payable in 2011:
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