Exhibit 10.1(b)

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE
CENTURYTEL UNION 401(K) PLAN
 AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2006
 
 
WHEREAS, the CenturyTel Union 401(k) Plan and Trust (“Plan”) was amended and
restated by CenturyTel, Inc. (the “Company”) effective December 31, 2006;
 
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to clarify the indemnification provisions in the
Plan regarding officers, directors, and employees who serve as fiduciaries of
the Plan; and
 
WHEREAS, the Company reserved the right to amend the Plan in Section 13.1(a) of
the Plan.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, represented herein by its Senior Vice-President,
General Counsel and Secretary, Stacey W. Goff, as Plan Sponsor and Employer,
does hereby execute the following amendment to the CenturyTel Union 401(k) Plan
and Trust (“Plan”), effective as of January 1, 2009:

Section 12.6 of the Plan, Liabilities, is amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:
 
12.6           Liabilities.   The Company shall indemnify and defend any Plan
fiduciary who is an officer, director, or employee of the Company or another
Employer against any claim or liability that arises from any action or inaction
in connection with the Plan, subject to the following rules:
 
 
(a)
coverage shall be limited to actions taken in good faith that the fiduciary
reasonably believed were not opposed to the best interest of the Plan;

 
 
(b)
negligence by the fiduciary shall be covered to the fullest extent permitted by
law; and

 
 
(c)
coverage shall be reduced to the extent of any insurance coverage.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED this 30th day of June, 2009.
 
 

 
CENTURYTEL, INC.
         
BY: /s/ Stacey W. Goff        
 
      Stacey W. Goff
 
      Senior Vice-President, General
 
      Counsel and Secretary