Officer Promotions and Retirements

Bellsouth Corp
28 April 2000



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BELLSOUTH ANNOUNCES OFFICER PROMOTIONS AND RETIREMENTS

ATLANTA, GA - April 25, 2000 - BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) today
announced that it is promoting Lori Groves, David Scobey and Ray Smets to
officers of the corporation in newly created positions effective May 1.
At the same time, Rick Harder and Richard Teel announced their retirements 
from the company effective July 1.

'BellSouth is recognized as having one of the best management teams in
the industry. Today's promotions and moves further solidify our strong
position and commitment to growth,' said Duane Ackerman, chairman and
chief executive officer. 'We also would like to recognize and thank those
who have made BellSouth the strong company it is today and wish them the
best in retirement.'

Lori Groves is being promoted to vice president of e-commerce and
technology architecture. Groves will report to Fran Dramis, chief
information and e-commerce officer, and will be responsible for leading
the company's initiatives, in partnership with the operating divisions
and functional organizations, to change business processes to more
effectively utilize technology. She will also direct the development of
BellSouth's technology and architecture strategy.

Groves previously served as assistant vice president for transitioning
corporate technology. She began her career with the company in 1999.
Prior to joining BellSouth, she served as deputy chief information officer 
for Xerox Corporation.

David Scobey is promoted to vice president of product commercialization.
Scobey will report to Bill Smith, executive vice president, network planning and
chief technology officer, and will be responsible for directing new product
development and deployment related to traditional products and services. He will
continue to serve as president of BellSouth Long Distance and lead initiatives
in this area.
                              
Scobey began his career with BellSouth Telecommunications in 1978 and has
held a variety of assignments across the company since then. He assumed
the role of president of Long Distance in 1998 and has had responsibility
for BellSouth's multi-billion dollar entry into the consumer and business
long-distance market, calling card services, wireless, operator services
and 1+ domestic and international calling plans.

Ray Smets is promoted to vice president of Internet and data services.
Also, reporting to Bill Smith, Smets will be responsible for directing
the development, implementation and operation of BellSouth's Internet and
data-related services. He will oversee the implementation of the e-centers 
and data customer support systems, and he will direct the development,
implementation and deployment of BellSouth's ADSL service.

Smets' responsibilities will continue to include BellSouth Internet
Service, and the development of strategies and services that enable the
company to offer a wide variety of Internet, intranet and Web-Hosting
services to consumer and business customers across BellSouth's nine-state
territory. He began his career with the company in 1986 as an engineer
responsible for tactical planning.

Rick Harder, vice president of technology project management for
BellSouth and responsible for the company's Y2K efforts, announced his
retirement effective July 1. Harder began his career in the comptroller's
department in 1966 where he was involved in many of the software programming and
data processing operations that evolved into the modem Information Technology
organization.

He was appointed to executive director of strategic management in 1994
with overall responsibility for BellSouth Telecommunications' reengineering
efforts. In 1995, he was elected an officer and named vice president of
organization planning and development. He assumed his current responsibilities
in January of 1996.

Richard Teel, vice president of Regulatory and External Affairs, has also
announced his retirement effective July 1. Teel joined South Central Bell
in 1974 as an attorney and was appointed general counsel of BellSouth
Advanced Systems in 1984. In 1988, he was elected an officer of the company 
and named vice president and general counsel for BellSouth Services, Inc. He
assumed his current responsibilities in September of 1991.

BellSouth is a $25 billion communications services company. It provides
telecommunications services, Internet, data and e>commerce applications,
wireless communications, entertainment services, and online and directory
advertising to nearly 39 million customers in 19 countries worldwide.