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BellSouth Helps California-Based Company Operate Virtually Together the Companies Prove it's a Small World After All ATLANTA, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Ken Blanchard operates his international leadership training corporation as a virtual company. For 10 years, his Escondido, Calif., company has used BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) communications services for its operations located in BellSouth's nine-state service area. "With a comprehensive BellSouth solution including local, long distance and BellSouth(R) Fast Access(R) DSL, The Ken Blanchard Companies(R) operate like one cohesive unit defined by a virtual campus of telecommuters," says Rick Hoot, director of telecommunications for The Ken Blanchard Companies. Hoot works with BellSouth Small Business Services to create custom combinations of products for each of The Ken Blanchard Companies' employees across BellSouth's region. From an advertising production group in Louisiana to a product management team in North Carolina to sales teams in Georgia, Blanchard employees utilize BellSouth products including data, telephony and wireless services. "In his book 'The One-Minute Manager(R)' Ken teaches to anticipate need," says David Scobey - president, BellSouth Small Business Services. "We apply these same concepts in what we do every day here at BellSouth. We believe these principles enable us to provide better service to our customers," he said. "Because of BellSouth's communications solutions, it doesn't matter where our employees are located. We hire people who are the best fit for the job based on their competencies," said Sarah Caverhill, executive director for the Ken Blanchard Southeast region. "BellSouth enables our employees to stay connected and offers our clients a seamless experience." Telephony bundles are provided through one BellSouth voice line with forwarding back to a personal voice mail box, as well as long distance and international calling plans. Employees can also forward their calls to their Cingular(R) Wireless phones. Another element of the BellSouth Answers for Small Business bundle, BellSouth(R) Fast Access(R) DSL enables The Ken Blanchard Companies to access training programs through Webinars. Hoot continued, "When it comes to BellSouth, I know they will work diligently to develop unique solutions to meet our specific communication challenges." The Ken Blanchard Companies is a prime example of an organization that had a specific communications need. Concludes Hoot, "BellSouth is an A+ company and a model for others to follow. It's a pleasure to work with a company who understands and responds to the specialized needs of a small business customer." About The Ken Blanchard Companies(R) The Ken Blanchard Companies(R) is a premier provider of sustainable, commonsense leadership training and development solutions. Results-oriented learning processes blend targeted and engaging content with follow-up and coaching strategies that help corporations achieve potential and drive business objectives. Dr. Ken Blanchard is passionate about making a difference and for over 25 years has assisted organizations to identify the gaps between performance and potential and design solutions that transform individual, team and organizational performance. For more information, see http://www.kenblanchard.com/. 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: Elyse Hammett of BellSouth Corporation, +1-404-829-8892, or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ http://www.kenblanchard.com/

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