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BellSouth Executives on List of the Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business

 Paulino Barros and Carlos Muniz recognized for leadership and outstanding
                      work in the field of technology

    ATLANTA, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) announced today
that Chief Product Officer - Retail Markets Paulino R. Barros Jr. and
Senior Network Vice President - Atlantic Operations Carlos Muniz have been
selected for the prestigious 100 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and
Business for 2006. The annual list is compiled by and published in Hispanic
Engineer & Information Technology magazine.
    According to the publication, the honorees on this annual list include
many of the nation's highest achieving Hispanic executives, managers, and
researchers in industry, government, and academia. These are women and men
who have demonstrated leadership on a broad front, not only in the
workplace, but also in their communities. HE&IT recognizes contributions
made on a daily basis by the thousands of Hispanics in technology-related
jobs. The event to honor the 100 Most Important Hispanics will be held on
Friday, September 15, 2006, during the Minorities in Research Science
Conference in Baltimore, MD.
    About BellSouth Corporation
    BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 500 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 55.8 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. More information about BellSouth can be found at
http://www.bellsouth.com.
    About Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine
    Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine is one of the
industry's oldest and most prestigious publications. For over 20 years,
Career Communications Group has been a global leader in producing
conferences and outreach programs including The Black Engineer of the Year
Awards, National Women of Color Technology Awards, Minorities in Research
and Science Conference, Black Family Technology Awareness Week, La Familia
Technology Week and the Native American Technology Journey. CCG is also the
publisher of US Black Engineer & Information Technology, Hispanic Engineer
& Information Technology, Women of Color and Science Spectrum magazines.
For more information on the conference and the list of honorees, visit
http://www.ccgmag.com .


SOURCE BellSouth Corporation




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    Angela Brooks of BellSouth Corporation,
    +1-404-249-2365, or angela.brooks@bellsouth.com