BellSouth 87th dividend

Bellsouth Corp
26 September 2005

BellSouth Board of Directors Declares 87th Quarterly Dividend

For Immediate Release
September 26, 2005

ATLANTA - The board of directors of BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) today
declared a regular quarterly dividend of 29 cents per common share. The
third-quarter dividend is payable November 1, 2005 to shareholders of record as
of the close of business on October 13, 2005.

BellSouth has approximately 1.8 billion shares outstanding in about 700,000
registered shareholder accounts. This is the 87th consecutive quarterly dividend
declared by BellSouth.

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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 www.bellsouth.com/investor.



Investors:  For more information contact:
BellSouth Investor Relations at 800-241-3419

Media:  For more information contact:

Brent Fowler, BellSouth
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