Many companies and industries are facing similar challenges:

• Competition increasing
• Industry mergers
• Rapidly changing technology
• Employee retention
• Balancing loyalties: Wall Street, shareholders, customers, employees

More than 1,000,000 businesses in the southeast count on BellSouth for:

• Financial strength and stability
• Technological expertise and innovation
• Know-how to design and implement new technologies and solutions
• Track record of performance/ongoing support

Strategic relationships optimize the solution:

• Equipment capabilities
• Long Distance
• e-Business Services
• High-Speed data and managed services
• Internet Services
• Call Center/Customer Interaction Services
• Wireless

BellSouth, A Powerful presence:

• Fortune 100 company: $26 billion+ total revenues
• 41 million customers in the U.S. and 16 other countries
• More than one million business customers in the Southeast
• Cingular Wireless
• More than 19 million subscribers
• A force in 42 of 50 major U.S. markets

Millions of Customers Depend on BellSouth Every Minute of the Day

• BellSouth provides years of experience to help you:
• Navigate in changing times
• Use technology to improve quality of business and quality of life
• Incorporate innovative business solutions
• In recent years, BellSouth adapted to meet your business needs
• We want you to leverage our new capabilities and expertise to meet your demands of the new e-world
• BellSouth is here to help you maximize profitability in changing times
• As the pace of technology accelerates, it becomes harder to stay abreast. BellSouth can help craft a solution tailored to your unique needs
• BellSouth has a robust portfolio of technological capabilities that enhance your ability to:
• Run your businesses more effectively
• Improve customer service
• Strengthen customer relationships
• Achieve business objectives