BellSouth And NewsChannel 5 Announce Agreement To Provide Local Information for BellSouth.net Service Customers

ATLANTA, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) and NewsChannel 5 (WTVF-TV) today announced an agreement to provide local news and information for BellSouth.net(sm) Internet service customers in the Nashville area. BellSouth.net customers can click on the NewsChannel 5 Online icon to access Middle Tennessee's news and information leader.

"This is another example of how BellSouth.net focuses on providing easy access to local information while offering reliable connection to the global Internet," said John Robinson, president of BellSouth.net Inc. "By working with NewsChannel 5, we will help our customers find useful and interesting information on the Internet about the Nashville area."

NewsChannel 5 Online (www.newschannel5.com) is the place to find news and information on the Middle Tennessee area. The site features live radar images from SkyTracker5 and a live view from SKYCAM, atop the BellSouth building. If Internet users miss their favorite newscast on NewsChannel 5 or NewsChannel 5+, they can easily find the script online or get the day's headlines three times a day: before sunrise, at midday and at dinner time.

"We are excited to be a key provider of news content for BellSouth.net's Nashville-based Internet service subscribers," said Lem Lewis, president and general manager of NewsChannel 5. "Together, we are making it easier for Internet users to find out information about Middle Tennessee."

In addition to quick and reliable connection to the Internet, BellSouth.net service provides customers with free Netscape Navigator(TM) software, electronic mail, 24X7 access to expert Help Desk service, and an easy-to-use gateway to useful local information, including electronic yellow pages. A $10 sign-up charge is also currently waived. BellSouth.net service is offered in major markets throughout the Southeast, available to more than 70 percent of BellSouth's customers regionwide.

The service is available at two attractively priced plans: 1) an unlimited usage plan priced at $19.95 per month; and 2) an hourly plan that provides ten hours of access per month for $9.95, plus $1 for each additional hour. Customers can have their service billed to their BellSouth telephone bill or charged to a credit card. Customers can download the free software for the service at www.bellsouth.net, or they can call 1-800-4-DOT-NET (1-800-436-8638) for more information or to order BellSouth.net service.

BellSouth is a $19 billion communications services company. It provides telecommunications, wireless communications, directory advertising and publishing, Internet and information services to more than 27 million customers in 18 countries worldwide. BellSouth's telecommunications operations provide service over one of the most advanced networks in the world for 22 million access lines in its nine-state region that includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Visit BellSouth Corporation's web site at www.bellsouth.com.

SOURCE BellSouth Corporation

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/CONTACT: Ted Creech, BellSouth, 404-927-7428; or Melissa West, NewsChannel 5, 615-248-5305/

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