BellSouth CD-ROM Helps Small Businesses Use the Internet to Extend Commercial Reach.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999--

BellSouth(R) Internet for Business Three-Step Process Moves

Companies From Internet Access To Web Site Creation

To Web Site Promotion

BellSouth released today the easy-to-use BellSouth(R) Internet for Business CD-ROM that allows small business customers to establish a full-service Web presence.

With the Internet for Business CD-ROM, users can get Internet access, build a Web site and market or advertise their Web presence online, depending on their individual businesses' needs.

"Industry research shows that small business owners need to be on the Internet in order to stay competitive, but are wary of the costs and technology involved," said Krista Tillman, president of BellSouth Small Business Services. "Internet for Business removes the last hurdle for many small business customers who want to join the more than 93 million Americans currently on the Web."

Until now, small businesses have used multiple providers to develop a Web presence. BellSouth's Internet for Business consolidates these efforts into one reliable resource, allowing customers to create a marketed, business Web site in three easy steps.

The first step allows users to set up BellSouth.net(R) Internet access. The service includes free e-mail, 24-hour help desk support and 56K V.90 modem access.

The second step provides all the necessary tools to create a business Web site. Using templates and a series of graphics, a customer's online business can be up and running with a few clicks of the mouse. Once saved, their completed site posts instantly, and customers can update and change their site as frequently as they want.

For businesses preferring a professionally designed Web site, The Real Yellow Pages ONLINE(SM) service will design and build a small business Web site to a customer's specifications. The Real Web Site(SM) is ideal for customers who need a comprehensive Web site solution, including site design and development, site maintenance, a custom address and online promotion.

Once a user has completed construction of his/her business's site, BellSouth(R) Internet for Business helps him/her select a functioning html Web address appropriate for the small business.

The third step concentrates on generating publicity for a customer's newly created Web site. Internet for Business connects users to the BellSouth Web Site Promotion Center (http://biz.bellsouth.net/marketing/center), a comprehensive suite of tools containing products from The Real Yellow Pages ONLINE(SM) service.

"The most beautifully crafted and carefully constructed Web site is of little value unless customers can find it," said Ray Smets, president of BellSouth.net Inc. "The BellSouth Web Site Promotion Center gives users the tools to effectively and affordably drive customers to their sites."

BellSouth also has relationships with companies that help small businesses submit their Web addresses to major search engines, so site searches for their type of business are more likely to point toward their company's Web page.

Customers initiating their Internet service through the BellSouth(R) Internet for Business CD-ROM will receive a one-page Web site free for 6 months through the Business Card level of BellSouth's Site Builder(SM) service. The BellSouth CD-ROM and Internet access can be ordered by visiting the BellSouth Small Business Services Web site at www.smlbiz.bellsouth.com or by calling 1-888-543-BELL.

BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) is a $23 billion communications services company. It provides telecommunications, wireless communications, cable and wireless TV, directory advertising and publishing, and Internet and data services to nearly 34 million customers in 19 countries worldwide. For more information on BellSouth.net Internet services, visit www.bellsouth.net or visit BellSouth Corporation's Web site at www.bellsouth.com.