UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 14, 1998

                           

                       CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

    Louisiana                     1-7784                     72-0651161
 (State or other             (Commission file              (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of                  number)               Identification No.)
 incorporation)                    

 100 Century Park Drive, Monroe, Louisiana                     71203
 (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

    Registrant's telephone number, including area code - (318)388-9000


Item 5.  Other Events

     On August  14,  1998,  CenturyTel  (Century  Telephone  Enterprises,  Inc.)
entered into a definitive  agreement to sell the stock of its Alaska  operations
to ALEC  Acquisition  Corporation  for  approximately  $415 million,  subject to
certain purchase price adjustments. Net after-tax proceeds from this transaction
of slightly  less than $300 million will be used to reduce bank debt and to fund
CenturyTel's  previously  announced  acquisition  of more than 85,000  telephone
access lines in Wisconsin from Ameritech.  Additional  information regarding the
Alaska  transaction is set forth in CenturyTel's  news release which is filed as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

                                   SIGNATURE

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                  CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES, INC.


                                  By: /s/ Murray H. Greer
                                      -------------------------
                                      Murray H. Greer
                                      Controller
                                      (Principal Accounting Officer)