ATLANTA, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Senators John Ensign and Joseph Lieberman have introduced the National Innovation Act of 2005. The bill addresses certain of the recommendations contained in the National Innovation Initiative Report published by the Council on Competitiveness. The following statement can be attributed to F. Duane Ackerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - BellSouth Corporation and Chairman of the Council on Competitiveness. "Nothing can do more for the U.S. economy and to help ensure America's global competitiveness than an enhanced focus on innovation and research by the public and private sectors. "Senators Ensign and Lieberman are to be commended for bringing bi- partisan leadership to this most critical legislation designed to assure the United States' continued leadership in innovation in the 21st century. "On behalf of both BellSouth and the Council on Competitiveness, I pledge our support of this bill, and urge the members of the Senate to consider favorably the National Innovation Act of 2005." DATASOURCE: BellSouth Corporation CONTACT: Nancy Davis of BellSouth Corporation, +1-404-249-3491 Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/095650.html

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