Lamar Advertising Company (Lamar Advertising) is an outdoor advertising company in the United States based. As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned and operated approximately 159,000 billboard advertising displays in 44 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico, approximately100,000 logo advertising displays in 19 states and the province of Ontario, Canada, and operated over 29,000transit advertising displays in 17 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Lamar Advertising offers its customers a fully integrated service, satisfying all aspects of their billboard display requirements from ad copy production to placement and maintenance. It operates three types of outdoor advertising displays: billboards, logo signs and transit advertising displays. Lamar Advertising sells its advertising space on two types of billboards: bulletins and posters. As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned and operated approximately 1,100 digital billboardadvertising displays in 38 states and Canada.
