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SouthernLINC Wireless Adds New Tower Sites in Fourth Quarter

^{Published on 2008-12-15 16:05:40 - Market Wire}
 

ATLANTA--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), today announced that, to date, it has added 12 new tower sites in its service area during the fourth quarter. The new sites have enhanced wireless coverage in or near Alexander City, Ala., Ashford/Dothan, Ala., Creola/Satsuma, Ala., Huntsville, Ala., Marion Junction, Ala., Pine Hill, Ala., Tuscaloosa, Ala., Clermont, Ga., Helen, Ga., Millwood/Waycross, Ga., Royston, Ga., and Uvalda, Ga.

Additional tower sites in Coker, Ala., Dixons Mill, Ala., Wetumpka, Ala., and Fairmount, Ga., are expected to be on the air by the end of 2008 or early January 2009.

"These new sites enhance cellular coverage in several rural areas of Alabama and Georgia – locales that are often underserved by most of the national wireless providers," said Clay Brogdon, manager of radio frequency engineering and construction for SouthernLINC Wireless.

During the week of Dec. 15, executives from SouthernLINC Wireless will travel to the cities of Creola, Ala., Marion Junction, Ala., Pine Hill, Ala., Millwood, Ga., and Uvalda, Ga., and host ribbon-cutting ceremonies to officially celebrate these new tower sites. The company has invited local officials from each area to attend the ribbon-cutting events.

"It's rewarding to go to the areas where we have added new sites to meet local officials and customers whose daily lives are positively impacted by improved cellular coverage in their hometowns," added Brogdon.

Using Motorola's iDEN (integrated Digital Enhanced Network) technology that offers immediate, 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 ].