Director Declaration

Bellsouth Corp
24 November 2003

BellSouth increases dividend for third time in 2003

Dividend raised 31.6 percent over last seven quarters

For Immediate Release:

November 24, 2003

Atlanta - The board of directors of BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) today
approved a dividend of 25 cents per common share, an 8.7 percent increase from
the previous level of 23 cents per common share. Over the last seven quarters,
BellSouth has increased its quarterly dividend 31.6 percent from 19 cents per
common share to 25 cents per common share. The fourth-quarter dividend is
payable February 2, 2004 to shareholders of record as of the close of business
on January 8, 2004.

BellSouth has nearly 1.9 billion shares outstanding in approximately 800,000
registered shareholder accounts. This is the 80th consecutive quarterly dividend
declared by BellSouth.

About BellSouth Corporation

BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications services company
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth serves more than 45 million local,
long distance, Internet and wireless customers in the United States and 13 other
countries.

Consistently recognized for customer satisfaction, BellSouth provides a full
array of broadband data solutions to large, medium and small businesses. In the
residential market, BellSouth offers DSL high-speed Internet access, advanced
voice features and other services. BellSouth also offers long distance service
throughout its markets, serving both business and residential customers. The
company's BellSouth AnswersSM package combines local and long distance service
with an array of calling features; wireless data, voice and e-mail services; and
high-speed DSL or dial-up Internet service. BellSouth also provides online and
directory advertising services through BellSouth(R) RealPages.comSM and The Real
Yellow Pages(R).



BellSouth owns 40 percent of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest
wireless company, which provides innovative data and voice services

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For more information contact:

LeAnn Hansen, BellSouth
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