SouthernLINC Wireless Adds Eight New Tower Sites in the Third Quarter

SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), today announced that it added eight new tower sites in its service area during the third quarter. The new sites have enhanced wireless coverage in or near Birmingham, Ala., Mobile, Ala., Perote, Ala., Rainbow City, Ala., Armuchee, Ga., Odum, Ga., Offerman, Ga., and Terrora, Ga.

"SouthernLINC Wireless is committed to adding capacity and coverage in our footprint,” said Clay Brogdon, manager of radio frequency engineering and construction for SouthernLINC Wireless. "The new sites expand the depth of our SouthernLINC Wireless network and will help keep customers better connected.”

The company also constructed six tower sites earlier this year in the areas of Auburn, Ala., Eunola, Ala., North Clanton, Ala., Huntsville, Ala., Kingston, Ga., and Trenton, Ga.

SouthernLINC Wireless provides a network that was built to meet the needs of Southern Company’s operating companies – Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power and Mississippi Power – which require highly reliable communications during fair and severe weather. Since its inception, SouthernLINC Wireless has proven its network reliability during and after several major hurricanes including Erin, Opal, Ivan and Katrina.

Using Motorola’s iDEN (integrated Digital Enhanced Network) technology that offers instant, private communications, SouthernLINC Wireless effectively combines Push To Talk two-way radio, cellular service, text messaging, and wireless Internet and data access in one, hand-held device.

About SouthernLINC Wireless

SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is an Atlanta-based regional wireless carrier covering the major metro and rural areas in Alabama, Georgia, southeast Mississippi and northwest Florida. SouthernLINC Wireless bundles multiple communication options into one phone including Push To Talk two-way radio, cellular service, text messaging, wireless Internet access and wireless data. More information about SouthernLINC Wireless can be obtained by calling 1-800-818-LINC (5462) or visiting the SouthernLINC Wireless Web site at www.southernlinc.com.

About Southern Company

With nearly 4.4 million customers and more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast, one of America's fastest-growing regions. A leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are significantly below the national average. Southern Company has been listed the top ranking U.S. electric service provider in customer satisfaction for nine consecutive years by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Visit our Web site at www.southerncompany.com.