Br.small Co.2 Regulatory News (BSC)

26 Sep 2006 07:00

Bellsouth Corp25 September 2006 BellSouth Board of Directors Declares 91st Quarterly Dividend For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 25, 2006 ATLANTA -- The board of directors of BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) todaydeclared a regular quarterly dividend of 29 cents per common share. Thethird-quarter dividend is payable November 1, 2006 to shareholders of record asof the close of business on October 10, 2006. BellSouth has approximately 1.8 billion shares outstanding in about 620,000registered shareholder accounts. This is the 91st consecutive quarterly dividenddeclared by BellSouth. About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 500 communications company headquartered inAtlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40 percent ownership ofCingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider with57.3 million customers. Backed by award-winning customer service, BellSouth offers the mostcomprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in themarket. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business customerscan bundle their local and long distance service with dial-up and high-speed DSLInternet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless service. Forbusinesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long distance voiceand data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers print and online directoryadvertising through The Real Yellow Pages(R) and YELLOWPAGES.COMTM fromBellSouth. BellSouth believes that diversity and fostering an inclusive environment arecritical in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global marketplace.More information about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com. # # # Investors -- For more information contact:BellSouth Investor Relations at 800-241-3419 Media -- For more information contact: Brent Fowler, BellSouthbrent.fowler@bellsouth.com(404)249-2839 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange