August 24, 2010

Results

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announce that shareholders of both companies overwhelmingly approved all proposals related to the merger between CenturyLink and Qwest.

At a special meeting of CenturyLink’s shareholders held today in Monroe, more than 97 percent of the votes cast supported the proposal to issue CenturyLink common stock to Qwest shareholders in connection with the proposed merger.

Approximately 97 percent of the votes cast – representing nearly 79 percent of Qwest’s shares outstanding – voted to adopt the merger agreement at Qwest’s special shareholder meeting held today in Denver.