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ATLANTA, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) announced today the launch of BellSouth(R) Toll-Free at Home Service. This service provides BellSouth(R) Long Distance residential subscribers with a toll-free number and PIN that they can provide friends and family with for toll-free calling. Users can simply dial the toll-free number provided, enter the PIN and instantly be connected to the subscriber's home phone. "BellSouth Toll-Free at Home Service keeps our customers connected, no matter where they are in the U.S. and Canada," said Paulino R. Barros, Jr., chief product officer - BellSouth Retail Markets. "Now family members who frequently travel, extended family members across the country, family and friends traveling on business, or those away at college have no excuse not to call home!" This service is available only to BellSouth Long Distance residential subscribers. There is no monthly charge to have BellSouth Toll-Free at Home Service, and customers are billed just 10 cents per minute for any completed incoming calls. Some restrictions and other charges, including pay phone charges, apply. To activate the Toll-Free at Home Service, existing residential customers should call the special access number that appears, beginning in December, at the bottom of their BellSouth Long Distance bills. An easy-to-use automated prompt walks customers through the steps to activate the Toll-Free feature. Customers are given a Toll-Free number and PIN (personal identification number) that can be distributed to callers of their choice. Visit http://www.bellsouth.com/tollfreeathome to learn more about BellSouth Long Distance calling plans and BellSouth(R) Toll-Free at Home Service. About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 500 communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40 percent ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider with 58.7 million customers. 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 print and online directory advertising through The Real Yellow Pages(R) and YELLOWPAGES.COM(TM) from BellSouth. 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: Nadine Randall of BellSouth, +1-404-829-8724, or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ http://www.bellsouth.com/tollfreeathome Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/095650.html

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