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BellSouth Broadens Its BellSouth(R) FastAccess(R) Business DSL Portfolio With Introduction of Wireless Router -- BellSouth(R) provides wireless router option for small business DSL customers -- ATLANTA, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) today announced the expansion of its business broadband portfolio with the launch of a new wireless router product designed to revolutionize the way certain businesses communicate and use the Internet. With this new product, the company continues its commitment to enable small businesses to succeed and grow by offering value-added cutting edge technologies. This new offering integrates a DSL modem and router into a single device with the option of wired or wireless Internet connectivity. Through a wireless connection, small businesses are no longer limited by complicated wiring and configuration hassles - they now have increased flexibility and mobility as well as the ability to easily increase the number of users. Benefits of this new router include: - Built-in firewall protection for secure Internet transactions - Simple installation and reduced wiring costs - Multi-dimensional wireless technology - work anywhere within the wireless LAN -- with up to 250 feet of wireless connectivity in all directions -- from the 2nd floor conference room to the main level office to the basement studio - Additional flexibility and mobility which increases small business productivity - Easy adaptation to new systems and applications on the network as the business grows -- including streaming audio or video - Great asset for enterprises with satellite offices and remote locations "This new offering positions certain small businesses to communicate like a big business without the big business cost," says David Scobey -- president, BellSouth Small Business Services. "With the introduction of this new wireless product, small businesses can maximize their telecommunications investment by allowing employees to connect to their network from any location in the workplace." "Business customers have a new opportunity to leverage the benefits of the router with this offer," said Michael Lauricella -- program manager at the Yankee Group. "The ability for small businesses to cost-effectively expand their internal communications network enables them to remain nimble in a tight economic climate." The wireless router increases the ease and flexibility of connecting to the FastAccess DSL network and enables small business employees to access broadband applications, such as video conferencing, from any location in the office. With pricing as low as $150.00, this new wireless router supports multiple users with four ports for wired Ethernet connections, wireless connectivity for up to twenty-five 802.11b enabled laptops or devices and an automatically enabled firewall. "The router, combined with our robust broadband portfolio, allows our customers to instantly expand their network as their business grows with virtually no additional costs," said John Irwin -- vice president of marketing, BellSouth Small Business. "We are committed to delivering products and services that will enable customers to take full advantage of the Internet anytime, anywhere." To learn more about wireless router services for business, call 1-866-497- SAVE or visit the BellSouth Web page at http://www.bellsouth.com/ . For a detailed product matrix of available BellSouth(R) FastAccess(R) Business DSL speeds including BellSouth(R) FastAccess(R) Business DSL Plus (up to 3Mbps) and newly-offered BellSouth(R) FastAccess(R) Business DSL Lite (up to 256Kbps), business customers can visit: http://www.fastaccess.com/content/index.jsp . 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 second 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(SM), 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(sm) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). More information about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com/ . DATASOURCE: BellSouth CONTACT: Elyse Hammett of BellSouth, +1-404-829-8892, or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/

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