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BellSouth Selects Alcatel and Redback Platforms for Next Generation Broadband Network - Technology Selection Marks Important Milestone in BellSouth's Network Evolution - ATLANTA, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) today announced it has completed product selections for the next stage of its next generation network transformation. The company has selected Alcatel's 7330 DSLAM and Redback's SmartEdge(R) 800 Service Gateway as part of its next generation broadband rollout. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed. BellSouth is continuing its network transformation initiative, and building on its leadership position in fiber and broadband deployment to offer enhanced IP-based voice and data services, as well as potential future IP video services that the company is currently testing. BellSouth's network upgrade will enable the company to deliver more than 12Mbps of bandwidth over a single copper telephone line and more than 24Mbps over a bonded pair of lines. Today, BellSouth passes more than one million homes with fiber-to-the-curb and has more than 5.2 million miles of fiber within its network. Approximately 50 percent of BellSouth's customers are served by a combination of fiber and short copper loops. "We believe it is possible to provide speeds fast enough to make triple play services over IP a reality using a mosaic approach of fiber and next generation DSL," said Bill Smith, chief technology officer of BellSouth. "This is an important step in the design and construction of our advancing network that will bring unparalleled Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) speed and capabilities to the Southeastern U.S." About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and a parent company of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider. Backed by award winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial up and high speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers online and directory advertising through BellSouth(R) RealPages.com(R) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). More information about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com/ . DATASOURCE: BellSouth Corporation CONTACT: Brent Fowler of BellSouth Corporation, +1-404-249-2839, or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/095650.html

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