CenturyTel acquires Embarq for $5.8B Archives Published: October 28, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail CenturyTel is spending US$5.8 billion to acquire Embarq, the Kansas-based telecom provider that was formed when Sprint spun off its landline division in 2006. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles Oracle Workforce Drops By 21,000 As Company Expands AI Operations And Data Center Investments Global Insights June 25, 2026 FortiBleed Campaign Harvests 110 Million Credentials Through Attacks On FortiGate Firewalls Risk & Resilience June 25, 2026 IBM And AWAN Host Connected Intelligence Roundtable To Advance AI Driven Banking Transformation Channel & Partners June 25, 2026 AWAN And Fortinet Host Hero Journey Seminar To Strengthen Partner Skills And Cybersecurity Expertise Channel & Partners June 24, 2026