CenturyTel to buy Embarq for $5.8 billion Archives Published: October 27, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail CenturyTel has reached an agreement to acquire rival U.S. telecommunications carrier Embarq for US$5.8 billion, creating a company that operates in 33 U.S. states. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles NADRA Hiring Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Analyst Experts to Strengthen Digital Defense Wired July 12, 2025 PGL Partners with Excellence Delivered to Enhance SAP System Agility and Scalability Wired July 12, 2025 OGRA and PITB Deploy Track & Trace System to Digitize Pakistan’s Oil Supply Chain Wired July 12, 2025 Title: PKCERT Announces Cyber Muhafiz Cybersecurity Drill and Hackathon at FAST-NUCES Wired July 12, 2025