-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NBeYg6E7KlNcjc8UeMB4Zrlu4IslA4vSbRSy6MDyDg4Jd7yNYQXM9fPdISmEwU3Q isxutgs+4bq+fF6wPdVpXg== 0000018926-10-000017.txt : 20100723 0000018926-10-000017.hdr.sgml : 20100723 20100602152355 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000018926-10-000017 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100602 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTURYTEL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000018926 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 720651161 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 4065 STREET 2: 100 CENTURYTEL DR CITY: MONROE STATE: LA ZIP: 71203 BUSINESS PHONE: 3183889000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 CENTURYTEL DR STREET 2: P O BOX 4065 CITY: MONROE STATE: LA ZIP: 71203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL TELEPHONE & ELECTRONICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720512 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm commentltr.htm
CenturyLink, Inc.
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, LA  71203

 
 
June 2, 2010

United States Securities and Exchange Commission                                                                                                FILED VIA EDGAR
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.  20549

ATTENTION:
Mr. Larry Spirgel
 
Assistant Director

RE:
CenturyLink, Inc. (f/k/a CenturyTel, Inc.)
 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009


Dear Mr. Spirgel:

By letter dated May 27, 2010, the Staff provided to CenturyLink, Inc. a comment with respect to its review of our Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 7, 2010.  Our response to the Staff’s letter is contained herein.  In responding to the comment, we have reproduced below the full text of the Staff’s comment, which is followed by our response.

Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 7, 2010
Risk Oversight, page 20


Comment 1.   We note your disclosure related to the board’s leadership structure and risk oversight in response to Item 407(h) of Regulation S-K.  In future filings, please also discuss the effect that the board’s role in the risk oversight of the company has on the board’s leadership structure.
 
 
Response:

In future proxy statement filings, we will include disclosure regarding the effect that the board’s role in the risk oversight of the company has on the board’s leadership structure.

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In addition, in connection with our response to your comment letter, we acknowledge that (i) we are responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in our filings; (ii) staff comments or changes to disclosures in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to our filings and (iii) we may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

Should you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to call me at (318) 388-9819.
 

Sincerely,

/s/   Neil A. Sweasy   
       Neil A. Sweasy
       Vice President and Controller

Cc:         Jay Knight, Attorney-Adviser
Robert Bartelmes, Senior Financial Analyst

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