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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                               SCHEDULE 13G
                 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                             (AMENDMENT NO. 1)

                         Illuminet Holdings, Inc.
                             (Name of Issuer)

                               COMMON STOCK
                      (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 452334105
                               (CUSIP Number)

                             December 31, 1999
          (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

CHECK  THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX  TO  DESIGNATE THE RULE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS
SCHEDULE IS FILED:

[   ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[   ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ X ]  Rule 13d-1(d)



     *The remainder of this cover page  shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with  respect  to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing  information  which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be  deemed  to  be  "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934  ("Act")  or  otherwise  subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act.



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CUSIP No. 452334105

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     1)   Name of Reporting Person ......................  CenturyTel, Inc.
          I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
          (entities only) .....................................  72-0651161

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     2)   Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of  a   Group   (See
          Instructions)
          (a)....................................................       N/A
          (b)....................................................       N/A

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     3)   SEC Use Only

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     4)   Citizenship or Place of Organization ...........  State of Louisiana

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 Number of     (5)  Sole Voting Power ........................    1,884,916(1)
  Shares       ---------------------------------------------------------------
  Bene-
 ficially
 Owned by      (6)  Shared Voting Power .......................           N/A
   Each        ---------------------------------------------------------------
Reporting
  Person
   With        (7)  Sole Dispositive Power ....................   1,884,916(1)
               ---------------------------------------------------------------

               (8)  Shared Dispositive Power ..................            N/A

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     9)   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each
          Reporting Person .....................................  1,884,916(1)
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     10)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)
          Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ............          N/A
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     11)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount
          in Row (9) ..........................................        6.3%(2)

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     12)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) .........             CO


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(1)  The Reporting Person beneficially owns 471,229 shares of Class A common
     stock of the Illuminet Holdings, Inc., each of which will be  converted
     into  four  shares of  Illuminet Holdings, Inc. common stock  effective
     April 5, 2000.

(2)  Based on  29,861,536  shares  of  common  stock of  Illuminet Holdings,
     Inc.  anticipated  to  be  outstanding  on April  5,  2000   after  the
     conversion  of  the  outstanding  Class A  common  stock  of  Illuminet
     Holdings, Inc.

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

                    Illuminet Holdings, Inc.

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                    4591 Intelco Loop
                    Lacey, Washington 98503

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

                    CenturyTel, Inc.

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:

                    100 Century Park Drive
                    Monroe, Louisiana 71203

Item 2(c). Citizenship:

                    N/A

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

                    Common Stock, $.01 par value share

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

                    452334105

Item 3.   If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-
          2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a) [  ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
          (b) [  ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
          (c) [  ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
          (d) [  ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
                   Investment Company Act of 1940
          (e) [  ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
                   Investment Advisers Act of 1940
          (f) [  ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
                   the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
                   Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section
                   240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

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          (g) [  ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
                   240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7)
          (h) [  ] Savings Association, as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                   Federal Deposit Insurance Act
          (i) [  ] Church Plan excluded from the definition of an
                   investment company under the Investment Company Act of
                   1940
          (j) [  ] Group, in accordance with <section> 240.13d.13d-
                   1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

Item 4.   Ownership:

          (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned ........................ 1,884,916(1)

          (b)  Percent of Class .................................      6.3%(2)

          (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

               (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote .... 1,884,916(1)

               (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote ..       N/A

              (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of .............................. 1,884,916(1)

               (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of ..............................       N/A

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.  If this statement
          is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the
          reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner  of  more
          than 5 percent of the class of  securities, check  the following
          [ ].

Item 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

               N/A



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(1)  The Reporting Person beneficially owns 471,229 shares of Class A common
     stock of the Illuminet Holdings, Inc., each of which will be  converted
     into  four  shares of  Illuminet Holdings, Inc. common stock  effective
     April 5, 2000.

(2)  Based on  29,861,536  shares  of  common  stock of  Illuminet Holdings,
     Inc.  anticipated  to  be  outstanding  on April  5,  2000   after  the
     conversion  of  the  outstanding  Class A  common  stock  of  Illuminet
     Holdings, Inc.

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Item 7.   Identification  and  Classification   of  the  Subsidiary  Which
          Acquired the Security Being Reported  on  By  the Parent Holding
          Company:

               See Exhibit A


Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

               N/A


Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group:

               N/A

Item 10.  Certification:

               N/A


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                                 SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.


                                   CenturyTel, Inc.


 Date:  February 24, 2000          By:  /S/ Stacey W. Goff
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                                      Stacey W. Goff
                                      Assistant General Counsel






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                                                                  EXHIBIT A
                                                            TO SCHEDULE 13G
                                                          (AMENDMENT NO. 1)

SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO ITEM 7

     1.  CenturyTel Investments of Texas, Inc. ("Investments"), 100 Century
Park Drive, Monroe, Louisiana, 71203, a second tier wholly-owned subsidiary
of CenturyTel, Inc. ("CenturyTel"), is the record owner of 252,607 shares
of Class A common stock of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), which
will be converted effective April 5, 2000, into 1,010,428 shares or 3.4% of
the common stock outstanding of the Company.  CenturyTel, through its
control of CenturyTel Holdings, Inc., a first tier wholly-owned subsidiary
of CenturyTel and the parent company of Investments, has the sole power to
dispose or direct the disposition of and vote or direct the voting of the
shares of the Company owned directly by Investments.

     2.  CenturyTel of San Marcos Investments, LLC ("San Marcos
Investments"), 100 Century Park Drive, Monroe, Louisiana, 71203, a second
tier wholly-owned subsidiary of CenturyTel, is the record owner of 218,622
shares of Class A common stock of the Company, which will be converted
effective April 5, 2000, into 874,488 shares or 2.9% of the common stock
outstanding of the Company.  CenturyTel, through its control of CenturyTel
of San Marcos, Inc., a first tier wholly-owned subsidiary of CenturyTel and
the parent company of San Marcos Investments, has the sole power to dispose
or direct the disposition of and vote or direct the voting of the shares of
the Company owned directly by San Marcos Investments.




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