ADVISORY/BellSouth Press Conference Briefing: BellSouth's Dick Anderson to Launch Company's New E-business `Platform' Initiative.

Business Editors & Telecommunications Writers

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Sept. 26)

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000

Will be joined by partners Ed Zander, of Sun Microsystems;

and Steve Jacobsen, of Qwest

--WHAT:     BellSouth will announce a comprehensive initiative
            designed to leverage the power of its extensive
            fiber-based network to deliver speed, reliability and
            security for its customers' mission-critical business
            applications. The initiative is expected to add
            significantly to the company's revenue base. Through the
            initiative, BellSouth has partnered with Sun Microsystems,
            Qwest Communications, and other industry-leading companies
            to create state-of-the-art e-Business Centers located
            throughout the Southeast to provide a single-source
            solution for e-business services.

--WHO:      Dick Anderson, President of BellSouth Customer Markets
            Donna Lee, President of BellSouth Marketing
            Ed Zander, President And COO of Sun Microsystems
            Steve Jacobsen, Executive Vice President of Global
            Business Markets, Qwest

--WHEN:     Tuesday, September 26, 2000 1:15 p.m. EST
            Question and Answer session to follow.

--WHERE:    Participate in the audio press briefing by calling
            1-888-209-3795 (domestic) or 212-271-4791 (international).
            To confirm your attendance, please RSVP to Peter Hoberman
            at 404-870-6788 or [e-mail].

Tours, photos and video footage of the new Atlanta e-Business Center are also available.

To arrange a tour, one-on-one interviews with BellSouth executives or to reserve a space on the conference call, contact Peter Hoberman at 404-870-6788 or [e-mail].