Important Numbers and Resources Available for New Orleans Area Residents ATLANTA, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Evacuees to the Houston Astrodome and surrounding Reliant Center facilities will be receiving an important New Orleans product - their local editions of The Real Yellow Pages(R) from BellSouth. With the thousands of evacuees who are temporarily located at the Astrodome and surrounding Reliant Centers, BellSouth is having directories delivered to assist evacuees in reaching family, businesses and important resources prior to returning to the New Orleans area. "The evacuees located in the Houston area are BellSouth customers, neighbors and family. We hope having a local resource with important numbers including as insurance companies, schools and other and resources will be of great assistance to all evacuees," said Ike Harris, President of BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corporation. Approximately 900 directories are scheduled to be delivered on Monday, September 12. Evacuees who have already found housing in the Houston area, but still want a copy of their local directory can go online to http://www.realpageslive.com/ and access any of the more than 500 BellSouth directories, or they can call 800-422-1955, provide their Louisiana home telephone number and ask for a copy of their local directory. Over the next few weeks, BellSouth will work with SBC Communications to provide directories to other centers located in Texas and neighboring states hosting Hurricane Katrina Evacuees. About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 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 51.6 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 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: Ed Patterson of BellSouth Corporation, mobile, +1-404-213-2103, or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ http://www.realpageslive.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/095650.html

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