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12/29/2006
AT&T and BellSouth Join to Create a Premier Global Communications Company
Deal Consolidates Ownership of Cingular Wireless; BellSouth and Cingular Brand Transition to Begin Soon

12/19/2006
Bryant-Denny Stadium and Tide Sports Featured on the Cover of The Real Yellow Pages® from BellSouth
More than 135,000 Directories Scheduled to be Distributed to Area Residents and Businesses

12/18/2006
John McCullouch Elected Chairman of TelecomPioneers
BellSouth-Mississippi President Leads International Volunteer Organization

12/18/2006
BellSouth Cuts Price on its Premium DSL Internet Service
-- New BellSouth® FastAccess® Xtreme 6.0 customers can also add BellSouth® FastAccess® HomeNetworking Plus & BellSouth® Premium Internet Security FREE --

12/14/2006
Historic Temple Heights Featured on the Columbus/Macon/Starkville/West Point Edition of The Real Yellow Pages® from BellSouth
* More than 100,000 Directories to be Distributed to Area Residents and Businesses

12/7/2006
BellSouth and IntelliCommunities® Sign Teaming Agreement to Deploy Web Portal Service in Planned Communities
- Interactive Web portal service helps enhance social networks in planned communities -

11/30/2006
BellSouth Launches New $99 Triple Choice(SM) Bundle in South Florida
Residential customers in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach can now bundle local, long distance, high-speed Internet and their choice of DIRECTV® service or Cingular® Wireless for a new low price

11/29/2006
BellSouth Launches BellSouth® Toll-Free at Home Service

11/17/2006
STATEMENT: BellSouth Congratulates Martin on FCC Re-Confirmation

11/1/2006
BellSouth Classic Contributes a Record $1.717 Million to Charities

10/24/2006
The Florida Seals Hockey Team to be Featured on 2006-2007 Central Florida Edition of The Real Yellow Pages® from BellSouth
Approximately 973,421 Copies to be Distributed to Central Florida Residents and Businesses

10/24/2006
BellSouth Reports Third Quarter Earnings
- Continued growth in earnings per share

10/18/2006
BellSouth and Resident Interactive, Inc. Sign Teaming Agreement to Deploy Web Portal Service in Planned Communities
- Virtual community creates more connected lifestyle for residents -

10/11/2006
BellSouth Responds to Department of Justice Clearance of Merger with AT&T

10/11/2006
BellSouth and Wavelength Sign Teaming Agreement to Deploy Wi-Fi Hotspot Service to Planned Communities
- New Service Allows Residents to Stay Connected in Neighborhood Common Areas -

10/9/2006
BellSouth and Protection One Expand Relationship to Offer Security Services to Residential Real Estate Developments
- BellSouth Complements Voice, Video and High-speed Internet Offers with Security Services, Creates Additional Value for Planned Communities -

10/5/2006
BellSouth Wireless Broadband Goes Live in Two Additional Markets
-- Service Now Available in Select Parts of Albany, Ga. and Paducah, Ky.; Service expanded further into New Orleans; Company reaches 10 wireless broadband service markets --

10/5/2006
BellSouth Recognized for Ethernet Leadership
- Frost & Sullivan Selects BellSouth for Product Line Strategy Award -

10/4/2006
BellSouth Foundation Awards $40,000 Grant to Florida TaxWatch
-- Research Institute to Study Florida Virtual School --

10/4/2006
BellSouth Makes Saving Simple With New BellSouth Answers® Packages
- The more services residential customers choose, the more they save -

10/3/2006
BellSouth Enhances its Web Site to Simplify the Customer Experience
-- New online features include enhanced secure Account Center, Help & Support Center --

10/3/2006
BellSouth and Avaya Team to Deliver IP Telephony to Businesses
- BellSouth Expands Voice over IP Portfolio to Include Avaya Solutions -

9/27/2006
Georgia Tech Information Security Center, BellSouth and Internet Security Systems Initiate VoIP Security Research Partnership
Communications, security, and academic experts to collaborate on developing real-world solutions for VoIP security challenges

9/25/2006
BellSouth Board of Directors Declares 91st Quarterly Dividend

9/22/2006
BellSouth Corporation Receives Top Score on Human Rights Campaign Corporate Index 2006
-- Perfect score attributed to company's commitment to inclusive environment --

9/20/2006
BellSouth Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for October 24, 2006

9/19/2006
BellSouth Signs Agreements with DirecTECH and MasTec to Deploy DIRECTV® Service to Multi-Dwelling Unit Market
- New relationships help expand DIRECTV across BellSouth service area -

9/14/2006
BellSouth Sues City of Greensboro for Seizure of Property for Road Widening
City refuses to pay $753,000 cost of moving communications facilities

9/13/2006
BellSouth and MDU Communications will Jointly Deploy DIRECTV®, Data and Voice Services to Post Spring and The Reynolds
Residents will receive proven, industry-leading communications and entertainment services

9/12/2006
The Real Yellow Pages® From BellSouth to Highlight Leroy Neiman Artwork and Muhammad Ali Center
* Approximately 570,000 Copies of the Area's Leading Yellow Pages Scheduled to be Distributed to Louisville Area Businesses and Residents

9/5/2006
Atlanta Callers Experience Advanced Business Searches at No Extra Charge With BellSouth 411 Trial
- No Name? No Address? No Problem for BellSouth® EasyBusinessFinder(SM) Service -

8/29/2006
BellSouth Prepared as Ernesto Approaches South Carolina
Company draws upon experience, improvements to weather storm; Encourages customers to be safe and smart

8/28/2006
BellSouth Prepared as Ernesto approaches Florida
-- Company draws upon experience, improvements to weather storm; Encourages customers to be safe and smart --

8/28/2006
BellSouth/Florida Ready For Tropical Storm Ernesto
Helps Customers Get Ready with Useful Tips and Information

8/25/2006
BellSouth Statement on Cost Recovery

8/23/2006
BellSouth and Communications Workers of America (CWA) Announce First-Ever Partnership with Central Georgia Technical College
BellSouth employees offered Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) training

8/8/2006
BellSouth Launches Virtual Metro Ethernet Service
- Latest Ethernet solution provides class of service, committed information rate and service level agreements for businesses that require advanced networking -

8/3/2006
BellSouth Launches New Interactive Web Sites for Consumers
-- Home of the Future Today & Gear Store sites showcase innovative technologies and allow customers to match products and services with their lifestyles --

8/2/2006
BellSouth Extends Metro Ethernet to Network VPN Customers Throughout Southeast
- Businesses gain additional flexibility to link outlying locations with preferred network access method -

7/27/2006
TiVo and BellSouth to Co-Market TiVo DVR and DSL Internet
Agreement Offers TiVo DVR to Select BellSouth® FastAccess® DSL Subscribers

7/24/2006
BellSouth Reports Second Quarter Earnings
- Normalized earnings per share of 60 cents, up 18 percent

7/21/2006
BellSouth Shareholders Vote Overwhelmingly to Approve Merger Agreement With AT&T
BellSouth Announces Preliminary Voting Results from Special Meeting of Shareholders

7/20/2006
BellSouth Statement Regarding N.C. Video Competiton Legislation

7/18/2006
BellSouth Launches New $99 Triple Choice(SM) Bundle in Atlanta, Ga.
Residential customers can now bundle local, long distance, high-speed Internet and their choice of DIRECTV® service or Cingular® Wireless for the same low price every month

7/17/2006
BellSouth Corporation Scores Highest on 2006 NAACP Report Card
- Second year in a row company has ranked first -

7/14/2006
BellSouth to Webcast Key Events From 97th Annual NAACP Convention
- Office of Diversity executives will attend and represent BellSouth -

7/14/2006
BellSouth Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held July 21, 2006

7/10/2006
BellSouth Launches Additional Ethernet Speeds, Delivers Broadest Metro Ethernet Portfolio Among U.S. Service Providers
- Mid-band Speeds of 2Mbps, 4Mbps and 8Mbps over Copper Provide Greater Networking Options for Enterprise Branch Locations and Small Businesses -

7/6/2006
BellSouth Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to TECH CORPS Georgia (TCGA)
-- BellSouth and TCGA partner to get refurbished computers in the hands of students and families in need --

7/6/2006
Southeast's Leading Yellow Pages Opens Tampa/St. Petersburg Area Office
- The Real Yellow Pages® from BellSouth Estimated to Have the Largest Distribution in the Market*

7/6/2006
BellSouth Offers Residential Customers More Ways to Save With BellSouth Answers®
New Customers get up to $300 in cash, Visa® Gift cards or gas gift cards

7/1/2006
/C O R R E C T I O N -- BellSouth Corporation/
In the news release, "The Search for Summer Fun Takes Us to the Yellow Pages", issued yesterday, June 30, by BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the last paragraph, third sentence, should read "approximat

6/30/2006
The Search for Summer Fun Takes Us to the Yellow Pages
Report Shows that the Demand for Summer Services Generates More Than 935 Million Yellow Pages References Annually*

6/29/2006
Southeast's Leading Yellow Pages Opens Tampa/St. Petersburg Area Office
- The Real Yellow Pages® from BellSouth Estimated to Have the Largest Distribution in the Market*

6/28/2006
BellSouth Pleased With Committee Approval Of Senate Communications Bill

6/28/2006
BellSouth Applauds Senate Movement On Removal Of Federal Excise "Tax On Talking"

6/28/2006
BellSouth Expands Wireless Broadband Service Into Five New Markets
-- Service will be Available Soon in Select Parts of Melbourne, Fla.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Greenville, Miss.; Charleston, S.C.; and Albany, Ga. --

6/27/2006
BellSouth Selects Alcatel for WiMAX Trial

6/26/2006
BellSouth Board of Directors Declares 90th Quarterly Dividend

6/21/2006
BellSouth Statement on Federal Communications Commission Universal Service Funding Changes

6/13/2006
BellSouth Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for July 24, 2006

6/13/2006
BellSouth Provides Carrier-Class Telecom Switch for Georgia Tech
- Fully Redundant Infrastructure Supports Growing Communication Needs of Students, Faculty and Staff on Campus -

6/12/2006
BellSouth/Florida Ready For 2006 Hurricane Season
-- Years of Experience, New Lessons Learned Prepare Company to Weather Future Storms --

6/8/2006
BellSouth Applauds House Passage of Telecom Bill

6/8/2006
BellSouth Community Technologies Signs Agreement with Carter Grove Plantation, LLC
BellSouth connects homeowners with market-leading communications and entertainment services

6/6/2006
BellSouth Receives 21st Century Achievement Award From Computerworld
- Longest Running Global Program Pays Tribute to Individuals and Organizations that Use Information Technology to Benefit Society-

6/6/2006
YELLOWPAGES.COM Powers Yellow Pages Listings for AnyWho.com
Agreement expands leading YELLOWPAGES.COM Network and provides more value for advertisers and more content for consumers

6/5/2006
BellSouth Expands Business IP Services Portfolio With Managed Security Services
- BellSouth and SecureWorks Team to Deliver Robust Security Solutions -

6/1/2006
BellSouth Launches 411 Sweepstakes, Grand Prize is Pontiac Solstice Automobile
- Registered BellSouth Customers Enter Contest Each Time They Dial 411 for Directory Assistance -

6/1/2006
BellSouth Introduces New Broadband Applications for Small Businesses
-- Data file backup and remote access technologies provide critical communications to help small businesses survive and thrive--

5/30/2006
In Remembrance of September 11, Firefighters to Receive Free Wills through Wills for Heroes Program

5/26/2006
BellSouth is a Major Sponsor of 2006 Atlanta Pride Event
-- Employee-networking group leads effort --

5/26/2006
BellSouth's Supplier Diversity Initiative Has Again Garnered the Crystal Award From the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council

5/25/2006
BellSouth Applauds Federal Excise Tax Decision

5/24/2006
BellSouth Executives on List of the Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business
Paulino Barros and Carlos Muniz recognized for leadership and outstanding work in the field of technology

5/24/2006
BellSouth Prepares for an Active 2006 Hurricane Season
Planning takes place amidst continued restoration activities in New Orleans

5/23/2006
BellSouth Foundation Awards $600K Grant to The University of Florida
-- UF to serve as evaluation partner for the BellSouth 20/20 Vision for Education Initiative --

5/19/2006
Statement: BellSouth Opposes House "Net Neutrality" Legislation

5/15/2006
BellSouth Statement on Governmental Data Collection

5/15/2006
National Civil Rights Museum to be Featured on the Memphis Edition of The Real White Pages® from BellSouth
- More than 580,000 Directories to be Distributed to Area Residents and Businesses

5/15/2006
BellSouth Makes Moving Your Communications Services Easy
-- Residential customers can move their services to a new address 24 hours a day, seven days a week --

5/15/2006
BellSouth Business Services Excellence Acknowledged by Third Parties
- BellSouth Differentiated from Competitors with Internationally Recognized Certifications and Rankings from Metro Ethernet Forum, International Organization for Standardization and J.D. Power and Associates -

5/11/2006
BellSouth Strikes Strategic Agreement With Samsung on Broadband-Enabled Devices
-- Companies to Explore Opportunities to Drive Convergence and Extend Broadband Usage Throughout the Home and Business --

5/10/2006
BellSouth Offers Free Home Monitoring Camera With Purchase of Select Residential Broadband Services

5/8/2006
BellSouth Offers Faster Installations of Business Broadband Services

5/8/2006
BellSouth Promotion Offers Customers More Ways To Save
New Residential Customers get up to $200 in cash or Visa® Gift cards with BellSouth Answers®

5/4/2006
BellSouth's Phil Jacobs Receives 2006 Bridge Builder Award from The Atlanta Technical College Foundation
Honor recognizes recipients' commitment to enhancing the quality of life in Atlanta

5/3/2006
BellSouth Statement on Senate Telecom Bill

4/26/2006
BellSouth Earns Top Honors in J.D. Power and Associates Business Local and Long Distance Telephone Service Satisfaction
-- BellSouth Leads All Carriers in Majority of Customer Satisfaction Factors-

4/25/2006
BellSouth Applauds Nomination of FCC Chairman Martin

4/25/2006
BellSouth Ranks No. 9 on the 2006 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity List
BellSouth also ranked No. 6 for Supplier Diversity

4/21/2006
YELLOWPAGES.COM Launches Next Generation Mapping
- First and Only Internet Yellow Pages to Offer Consumers Road, Aerial and Birdseye Photo Images

4/20/2006
BellSouth Reports First Quarter Earnings
* Normalized earnings per share of 54 cents, up 20 percent * Record DSL net additions, 3.1 million total DSL customers * Strong customer growth, revenue and margin from Cingular

4/19/2006
BellSouth CEO Duane Ackerman to Speak at Annual Meeting
BellSouth to Provide Link to Live Webcast

4/17/2006
BellSouth Introduces Secure Mail for Small Businesses
-- Customers Receive Free 30-Day Trial of BellSouth's Innovative New E-mail Encryption Service --

4/13/2006
BellSouth and The Weather Channel Interactive Launch Severe Weather Alert Service
Notify! by The Weather Channel(R) and BellSouth delivers customizable weather information; Customers can receive urgent hurricane and tornado warnings anytime, anywhere

4/11/2006
BellSouth Serves Up Fun at 2006 Family Circle Cup

4/3/2006
National Policy Forum on Minority Entrepreneurship Education and MBA Business Plan Competition to be Held in Atlanta
- Leading Educators Aim to Prepare African-Americans to be Entrepreneurs

3/29/2006
BellSouth named as one of 'America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises' by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
18 Corporations Attain World-Class Status in Supplier Diversity

3/28/2006
BellSouth Comments On House Video Choice Bill

3/27/2006
BellSouth Kicks Off Second Annual Classic Cause Collection Effort
-- Donated Golf and Sports Equipment to Benefit Military Installations in the United States --

3/24/2006
The Real Yellow Pages® from BellSouth Claims Top Spot in Birmingham Directory Usage Study
- Leading Southeast Yellow Pages Has 2 to 1 Advantage Over Nearest Competitor

3/23/2006
BellSouth Schedules First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for April 20, 2006

3/22/2006
BellSouth's Ackerman Delivers Keynote at TELECOMNEXT Conference
- Proposed AT&T BellSouth Merger Will Create A New Company For A New Day In Telecom -

3/21/2006
BellSouth Introduces Wireless Broadband Product Enhancements
Company Leads the Way with Innovative Wireless Solutions for Business Customers

3/20/2006
BellSouth Combines Next Gen Optical Services with Advanced Ethernet Capabilities
Integration of Metro Ethernet and Shared LAN Services with MSPP SONET Provides Greater Protection for Mission Critical Data

3/20/2006
BellSouth Launches Nationwide Business Data Service
Integrated MPLS Network Solution Links Multi-location Enterprises

3/20/2006
Stewart Cink And Colin Montgomerie To Play In The Upcoming BellSouth Classic

3/16/2006
Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing Within 706 Area Code Begins April 3
BellSouth provides tip sheet for consumers and business owners

3/16/2006
BellSouth Community Technologies Announces Agreement With FineDeering Development Group
Marketing agreement connects homeowners with BellSouth's market-leading communications and entertainment services

3/13/2006
Rory Sabbatini and Luke Donald to Play at the 2006 BellSouth Classic

3/5/2006
AT&T, BellSouth to Merge
Combination Will Speed Innovation, Competition and Convergence

3/2/2006
BellSouth Executive Named Treasurer of the Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters Metro Atlanta, Inc.
Rex Adams appointed to chair the finance committee of metro Atlanta chapter of nationally-known mentoring agency

2/27/2006
BellSouth Board of Directors Declares 89th Quarterly Dividend

2/23/2006
BellSouth Chief Financial Officer Shannon to Speak at Bear Stearns Conference
BellSouth to Provide Link to Live Webcast

2/20/2006
BellSouth VoIP Solutions Allow VIPGift to Effectively Deliver Incentives and Recognition Tools for the Global Workforce
-- VIPGift Redeems Employee Gift Cards for Millions of Choices via Phone and the Internet --

2/15/2006
BellSouth's Chief Diversity Officer Receives Executive Appointment From Georgia's Governor
Sonny Perdue taps Valencia Adams for Board position

2/15/2006
BellSouth Names Jeff Battcher Vice President of Corporate Communications
Denny Betz, VP-Corporate Communications, announces retirement

2/15/2006
Health Care Service Providers Rely on BellSouth for Transfer of Medical Records and Imaging to Remote Locations
Managed VPN Service Delivers Efficient Connectivity using MPLS Technology -

2/14/2006
Chris DiMarco To Play In The BellSouth Classic

2/14/2006
BellSouth Extends Relationship With DIRECTV, Inc.
BellSouth and DIRECTV sign five-year marketing agreement; BellSouth adds new sales channel for BellSouth® FastAccess® DSL services

2/13/2006
Southeast AMBER Alerts Now Posted on BellSouth Internet Home Page

2/9/2006
Competition Will Help Make Cable Ala Carte Programming Available to Consumers

2/7/2006
EarthLink Extends DSL Agreement With BellSouth

2/6/2006
Phil Mickelson Headlines Early Commitments For The 2006 BellSouth Classic

2/3/2006
BellSouth Comment: McDowell named to FCC

2/3/2006
BellSouth Responds To Burns-Inouye Video Regulation Approach

2/2/2006
BellSouth to Host Groundhog Job Shadowing Day
More than 650 metro Atlanta students to participate in mentoring program

2/1/2006
BellSouth Gives Students an Inside Look at Jobs in the Telecom Industry

2/1/2006
BellSouth Applauds Telco Records Privacy Legislation

1/31/2006
BellSouth Comments on the Passing of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

1/30/2006
BellSouth Observes Black History Month and Kicks Off UNCF Employee Fundraising Campaign
Local VIPs and music headline activities

1/30/2006
YELLOWPAGES.COM Launches National Ad Campaign
- Leading Internet Yellow Pages site uses mix of television and online advertising to reach millions of consumers

1/26/2006
The Real Yellow Pages® From BellSouth Honors the Lexington Legends on the Cover of the New Lexington Telephone Directory
- Dedication to take place at Applebee's Park on Friday, January 27

1/26/2006
Business to Business Magazine Names BellSouth Chairman and CEO Duane Ackerman CEO of the Year

1/26/2006
BellSouth Debuts New Hispanic Advertising Campaign
New campaign touts the benefits of bundling communications and entertainment services through BellSouth Answers®; Includes TV, radio, print, online and direct mail

1/25/2006
BellSouth Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings
- Normalized earnings per share up 36 percent; Cingular reached 54.1 million customers, delivered strong revenue and margin; 2.9 million DSL customers and strong DSL revenue growth

1/23/2006
BellSouth Delivers FastAccess Same-Day Repair Guarantee
Small Business Customers receive improved service, enabling better service to their customers

1/20/2006
BellSouth Recognized with Outstanding Corporate Suppler Diversity Award from the National Minority Business Council
"Award caps off a stellar year of supplier diversity related honors for company"

1/19/2006
BellSouth Launches Wireless Broadband Service in DeLand, Fla.
-- Continues to Expand Service Across the Region --

1/13/2006
BellSouth Classic Announces New Dates for 2007

1/13/2006
BellSouth Provides Tips to Prepare for 10-Digit Dialing Within Georgia's 706 Area Code

1/11/2006
BellSouth Launches New BellSouth Answers® Promotion
New Customers get up to $200 in Visa® Gift cards and Save even more Money by Bundling Communications and Entertainment Services

1/9/2006
BellSouth Introduces New Pricing for BellSouth® FastAccess® DSL Internet Service

1/6/2006
YELLOWPAGES.COM Announces Distribution Agreement with Yahoo! Local
- YELLOWPAGES.COM advertisers will receive placement within Yahoo! Local and Yahoo! Yellow Pages

1/5/2006
BellSouth Classic Scheduled For March 27- April 2 At TPC Sugarloaf

1/4/2006
BellSouth Chief Executive Officer Ackerman to Speak at Citigroup Conference
BellSouth to Provide Link to Live Webcast