Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc. declares quarterly cash dividend.

MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 1995--Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), today announced that the Board of Directors voted to declare a quarterly cash dividend of $.0825 per share, payable on March 17, 1995, to shareholders of record on March 3, 1995.

The Board also called the annual shareholders meeting for May 11, 1995, to elect directors, to consider charter amendments to, among other things, increase the Company's authorized common stock and require shareholders to provide advance notice of certain nominations and proposals and to consider a proposal to approve a new incentive compensation plan.

Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Monroe, is a diversified telecommunications company and is the 14th largest local exchange telephone company and the 15th largest cellular operator in the United States.

CONTACT: Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc., Monroe

Robert E. Fudickar, 318/388-9500