BellSouth DSL High Speed Internet News Bellsouth Responds to Department of Justice Clearance of Merger with AT&T

Atlanta, October 11, 2006 — PRNewswire, Today the United States Department of Justice signed off on the merger between AT&T and BellSouth (NYSE — BLS). The following statement should be attributed to BellSouth:

We are pleased that the Department of Justice has approved the merger between BellSouth and AT&T. We look forward to getting approval from the Federal Communications Commission in the very near future.

“This merger will create a communications industry leader capable of providing customers across the BellSouth region with the latest in wireline, wireless networking, broadband internet and video technologies and innovation.”

SOURCE: BellSouth Corporation