Dividend Increase of 7.4%

Bellsouth Corp
27 June 2005

For Immediate Release:
June 27, 2005


                    BellSouth Increases Dividend 7.4 Percent
                Dividend raised 53 percent over the last 3 years

ATLANTA - The board of directors of BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) today
approved a quarterly dividend of 29 cents per common share, an increase of 7.4
percent from the previous level of 27 cents per common share. Over the last 3
years, BellSouth has increased its quarterly dividend 53 percent from 19 cents
per common share to 29 cents per common share. The second-quarter dividend is
payable August 1, 2005 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on
July 14, 2005.

BellSouth has over 1.8 billion shares outstanding in approximately 700,000
registered shareholder accounts. This is the 86th consecutive quarterly dividend
declared by BellSouth.

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
more than 50 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.

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For more information contact:
Joe Chandler, BellSouth
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NOTE: For more information about BellSouth, visit the BellSouth Web page at
http://www.bellsouth.com.


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