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BellSouth Schedules First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for April 20, 2006

    ATLANTA, March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BellSouth Corporation
(NYSE: BLS) will report first quarter earnings on Thursday, April 20, 2006, at
8:00 a.m. (ET). In addition, BellSouth will host a conference call with the
investment community at 10:00 a.m. (ET). During the call, we may disclose
recent material developments, if any, affecting our business and/or financial
results.
    The first quarter earnings press release, BellSouth Investor News
summarizing highlights of the quarter, and downloadable Microsoft Excel and
Adobe PDF financial statements will be available on our website at
http://www.bellsouth.com/investor beginning at 8:00 a.m. (ET) on April 20, 2006.

    Dial-in information for the conference call is as follows:

      Domestic: 888-370-1863
      International: 706-634-1735

    The conference call will also be webcast live beginning at 10:00 a.m. (ET)
on our website at http://www.bellsouth.com/investor.
    A taped conference call replay and webcast archive will also be available
beginning two hours after the completion of the conference call (approximately
1:00 p.m. ET) on Thursday, April 20.
    The taped conference call replay will be available through April 27, 2006
and can be accessed by dialing:

      Domestic: 800-642-1687 - Conference ID: 7031218
      International: 706-645-9291 - Conference ID: 7031218

    The webcast will be archived on our website at http://www.bellsouth.com/investor.

    About BellSouth
    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 54.1 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 print and
online directory advertising through The Real Yellow Pages(R) and
YELLOWPAGES.COM(TM) from BellSouth.
    BellSouth believes that diversity and fostering an inclusive environment
are critical in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global
marketplace.

    NOTE: In connection with the proposed merger, AT&T intends to file a
registration statement on Form S-4, including a joint proxy statement of AT&T
and BellSouth, and AT&T and BellSouth will file other materials with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  Investors are urged to read
the registration statement, including the joint proxy statement (and all
amendments and supplements to it) and other materials when they become
available because they contain important information.  Investors will be able
to obtain free copies of the registration and joint proxy statement, when they
becomes available, as well as other filings containing information about AT&T
and BellSouth, without charge, at the SEC's Web site (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of
AT&T's filings may also be obtained for free from AT&T at AT&T's Web site
(http://www.att.com) or by directing a request to AT&T Inc. Stockholder Services, 175
E. Houston, San Antonio, Texas  78205. Copies of BellSouth's filings may be
obtained without charge from BellSouth at BellSouth's Web site
(http://www.bellsouth.com) or by directing a request to BellSouth at Investor
Relations, 1155 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia  30309.
    AT&T, BellSouth and their respective directors and executive officers and
other members of management and employees are potential participants in the
solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed merger.  Information
regarding AT&T's directors and executive officers is available in AT&T's 2005
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2006 and AT&T's
proxy statement for its 2006 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the
SEC on March 10, 2006, and information regarding BellSouth's directors and
executive officers is available in BellSouth's 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on February 28, 2006 and BellSouth's proxy statement for
its 2006 annual meeting of shareholders, filed with the SEC on March 3, 2006.
Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants
will be included in the registration and joint proxy statement, and the other
relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available.


SOURCE BellSouth Corporation




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    CONTACT:
    Media, Brent Fowler of BellSouth Corporation,
    +1-404-249-2839, or brent.fowler@bellsouth.com, or Investors,
    BellSouth Investor Relations, +1-800-241-3419