BellSouth Receives Top Score on NAACP Report Card
12 Juillet 2005 - 7:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
BellSouth Receives Top Score on NAACP Report Card BellSouth also
receives highest telecommunications ranking for sixth consecutive
year ATLANTA, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth Corporation
(NYSE:BLS) has finished first among companies surveyed in the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's
(NAACP) 2005 Telecommunications Industry Report Card. BellSouth
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Valencia Adams was at
the NAACP's 96th annual convention to accept the recognition on
behalf of BellSouth. "We are extremely pleased to finish with the
top score this year and will continue in our pursuit of
excellence," she said. "As a long-time supporter of the NAACP,
BellSouth's leadership understands the importance of this
organization and its mission to champion political, educational,
social and economic equality of rights of all persons throughout
our communities and the world," she added. The NAACP graded the
telecommunications companies in five general areas relating to
diversity in the industry: employment, advertising and marketing
spending, service deployment, vendor relations and charitable
giving. The survey results were announced yesterday during the
NAACP national convention in Milwaukee. BellSouth is providing a
webcast, as it has for the past several years, of key speeches and
events from the annual convention. Rebroadcasts are available at:
http://www.bellsouth.com/. Over the years, BellSouth has also
received several prestigious awards honoring the company's
commitment to inclusion and diversity. Black Enterprise magazine
named BellSouth to its 2005 list of the "30 Best Companies for
Diversity." For the second consecutive year, Computerworld magazine
has named BellSouth to its list of "Top 10 Companies for
Diversity." DiversityBusiness.com selected BellSouth as one of
"America's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business
Opportunities" for the third straight year, and for six consecutive
years, Fortune included BellSouth on its best places to work for
minorities listing. About BellSouth 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). BellSouth believes that diversity and
fostering an inclusive environment are critical in maintaining a
competitive advantage in today's global marketplace. More
information about BellSouth can be found at
http://www.bellsouth.com/. DATASOURCE: BellSouth Corporation
CONTACT: Angela Brooks of BellSouth Corporation, +1-404-249-2365,
or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ Company News On-Call:
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