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CenturyTel Inc. (CTL)

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  • AT&T Answers Verizon's Dividend Hike [View article]
    As I get older and less speculative, I like these sure things. We are in the infancy of communicating to hand held devices.... More »
    Comment by lorddarley
    Dec 22 20:48 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Occam Networks: Set to Reap the Rewards of Broadband Stimulus [View article]
    good info. thanks!
    Comment by Nextel Accessories
    Dec 22 18:30 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • AT&T Answers Verizon's Dividend Hike [View article]
    The article implies that AT&T and Verizon are in some sort of competition for issuing dividends. I hope not. Any company should be... More »
    Comment by David Van Knapp
    Dec 22 15:51 pm |
    Rating: +2 -1
  • AT&T Answers Verizon's Dividend Hike [View article]
    "Both have fairly predictable revenue and profit streams and represent low-risk investments." Sorry, but that's a bit of a red flag... More »
    Comment by Brad Castro
    Dec 22 12:00 pm |
    Rating: +5 0
  • AT&T Answers Verizon's Dividend Hike [View article]
    Perhaps the author was not referring to the monopoly feature of utilities rather the growth and income profile of the stock... More »
    Comment by jarco
    Dec 22 09:57 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • AT&T Answers Verizon's Dividend Hike [View article]
    Actually NYC residents are permitted to purchase power supply from a variety of independent suppliers, but most stick with ConEd because... More »
    Comment by najdorf
    Dec 22 02:49 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • AT&T Answers Verizon's Dividend Hike [View article]
    I respectfully disagree that AT&T or VZ are like utilities. If you live in NYC you are stuck with Con Edison as a utility. But no matter... More »
    Comment by Dividend Growth Investor
    Dec 21 15:05 pm |
    Rating: +6 -1
  • Occam Networks: Set to Reap the Rewards of Broadband Stimulus [View article]
    My question is how can I make my phone company "Centrylink" in east Tennessee bring us broadband. We been asking for it for over 3 years... More »
    Comment by odette
    Dec 20 13:57 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • High Yield Telecom Stocks Are Calling [View article]
    It is hard to believe that you recommended a stock that has been bought out. Do you research your articles or just scan the stock... More »
    Comment by realold
    Dec 19 01:23 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • High Yield Telecom Stocks Are Calling [View article]
    IWA is not a credible choice, as noted above. But CTL may be. I didn't know it was in the $SPX. And there's a lot of institutional... More »
    Comment by Alan Young
    Dec 18 17:16 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • High Yield Telecom Stocks Are Calling [View article]
    Wow, I'm amazed at the amount of really bad articles on SA. Your top pick got bought out, and is awaiting the proper regulatory... More »
    Comment by CarthageCapital
    Dec 18 15:09 pm |
    Rating: +2 -1
  • Occam Networks: Set to Reap the Rewards of Broadband Stimulus [View article]
    In todays Barrons article, George Notter of Jefferies lists Occam, ADC Telecom and Adtran as the most likely beneficiaries of the... More »
    Comment by Niles
    Dec 18 13:07 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Occam Networks: Set to Reap the Rewards of Broadband Stimulus [View article]
    Zhone has a reputation for poor products, although they did recently refresh their product line. One source questioned whether this was... More »
    Comment by Mr. Bert
    Dec 18 10:21 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Occam Networks: Set to Reap the Rewards of Broadband Stimulus [View article]
    It is quite astonishing how well Occam is positioned to take advantage of all this new spending. They are the only current public... More »
    Comment by Niles
    Dec 18 09:58 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Occam Networks: Set to Reap the Rewards of Broadband Stimulus [View article]
    There has a been a pretty dramatic fall off in spending among tier 3s for several quarters ahead of the stimulus application period as... More »
    Comment by Toad680
    Dec 18 08:25 am |
    Rating: +2 0