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ATLANTA, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth announced today that it will offer products to enhance customers' BellSouth(R) FastAccess(R) DSL experience.

Beginning today, new residential customers of FastAccess DSL can receive a free MP3 player plus three months of membership to Napster's digital music service, which provides immediate access to more than 1.5 million music tracks. The combination of high-speed Internet, Napster's digital music subscription service and the Napster To Go compatible MP3 player allows consumers to transfer music directly to the player quickly and easily without paying per track so that they can fill and refill the device with their choice of music as often as they wish.

New customers who purchase one of the two highest-speed FastAccess DSL services can choose between either the MP3 player with three months of Napster or a digital camera with a free Snapfish membership.

"Last month BellSouth simplified its broadband pricing - and this month we're offering customers a way to bring their high-speed Internet experiences to life," said Keith Cowan, president - marketing and product management, BellSouth. "Our customers are telling us that they want to use high-speed Internet for multimedia applications like downloading and storing music and photos. With FastAccess DSL and an MP3 player or digital camera, they can get the tools they need with the service they trust."

BellSouth's tiered-speed approach to broadband provides customers with a range of broadband services that allow them to choose the speed and price that best meet their needs:

- FastAccess(R) DSL Lite, at $24.95 per month, features downstream speeds up to 256Kbps and is perfect for basic Web surfing and accessing e-mail without the delays and hassles of dial-up. - FastAccess(R) DSL Ultra, at $32.95 per month, offers downstream speeds up to 1.5Mbps and is ideal for use of the MP3 player or digital camera and downloading large files, photos, music and video at super-fast speeds. - FastAccess(R) DSL Xtreme, at $42.95 per month, is BellSouth's fastest DSL Internet service with downstream speeds up to 3Mbps. This service allows customers to enjoy streaming video and experience online games at lightning-fast speeds.

Under BellSouth's recently announced, new broadband pricing structure, customers receive a single low price, with no shipping and handling or activation fees, for each speed of FastAccess DSL. In addition, the price of its modems and gateways has been reduced to $75 and customers have the option to pay for their modem or gateway in 10 monthly installments of $7.50, or receive it free (after rebate) if they order online.

In the past year, BellSouth has continued to see tremendous growth in its DSL business as more residential and business customers upgrade to broadband. BellSouth ended the second quarter of 2005 with more than 2.4 million DSL customers. In addition, BellSouth recently announced that, in the fourth quarter of 2005, it will offer BellSouth(R) FastAccess(R) DSL Xtreme 6.0, to feature downstream speeds of up to 6Mbps.

BellSouth offers BellSouth FastAccess DSL for both consumer and business customers. Consumers and businesses interested in FastAccess DSL Internet service can find more information online at http://www.fastaccess.com/ or by calling 1-888-321-ADSL.

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 51.6 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 http://www.bellsouth.com/.

About Napster

Napster, the biggest brand in digital music, is a subscription service that enables fans to freely sample the world's largest and most diverse online collection of music and move an unlimited amount of songs to compatible MP3 players. Napster (http://www.napster.com/) members have access to songs from all major labels and hundreds of independents and have more ways to discover, share and acquire new music and old favorites with community features like the ability to email tracks to friends and browse other members' collections. Napster also offers Napster Light, a "lighter" version of the service for those who just want to purchase songs and albums a la carte. Napster is currently available in the United States, Canada and the U.K. and is headquartered in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York, London and Frankfurt. BellSouth Corporation

Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/http://www.napster.com/http://www.fastaccess.com/

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