BellSouth Ranks First Among Telecommunications Companies on NAACP Report Card; BellSouth Receives Top Industry Ranking for Fourth Consecutive Year.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2003 BellSouth Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BLS See Bureau of Labor Statistics. ) finished first among 10 telecommunications companies surveyed in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's 2003 Telecommunications Industry Report Card released this week at the NAACP's annual convention. This is the fourth consecutive time that BellSouth has received top honors in the survey. "BellSouth is honored to once again be recognized by the NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. as a leader in supporting the African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. community," said Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Duane Ackerman. "We have long viewed inclusion in our workplace and our community as an important business priority and the right way to best serve our employees and customers." The NAACP graded telecommunications companies in five general areas: employment, advertising and marketing spending, service deployment, vendor spending and charitable giving. The survey is part of the NAACP Economic Reciprocity Initiative designed to educate individuals, government agencies, and other organizations about companies that provide consumer services Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, . In turn, consumers can make informed decisions before selecting a company as their vendor. "Attaining the NAACP's top spot among telecommunications companies is recognition of the focus that BellSouth places on inclusion throughout our business. We will continue to move forward with building on our platform of inclusion in the workplace, among our suppliers, and for our customer base," said Valencia Adams, BellSouth's chief diversity officer. The NAACP recognition closely follows several other prestigious awards honoring BellSouth's commitment to inclusion. In June, and for the fifth consecutive year Fortune included BellSouth on its best places to work for minorities listing. BellSouth also was recognized this year by DiversityInc Magazine as one of its top 50 companies for minorities, and as a top ten company for executive women. And, Div2000.com included BellSouth in its Top 50 Companies for MWBE MWBE Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise MWBE Maximum Welch-Bound-Equality Suppliers. BellSouth has been a long-time supporter of the NAACP. Earlier this year, the Southeast region of the NAACP honored BellSouth with its Leonard F. Springs Corporate Award, recognizing a company that makes the largest financial contribution every year. In 2000, the NAACP recognized BellSouth for its exemplary business practices and public service by awarding the company the Corporate Image Award. For the past six years, BellSouth has featured live broadcasts, via the Internet, of key speeches and events from the NAACP's annual convention. Currently, BellSouth is webcasting key events from the 94th annual NAACP convention being held in Miami. About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications services company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, serving more than 44 million customers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and 14 other countries. Consistently recognized for customer satisfaction, BellSouth provides a full array of broadband data solutions to large, medium and small businesses. In the residential market, BellSouth offers DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary high-speed Internet See broadband. access, advanced voice features and other services. BellSouth also offers long distance service throughout its markets, serving both business and residential customers. The company's BellSouth Answers(SM) package combines local and long distance service with an array of calling features; wireless data, voice and e-mail services; and high-speed DSL or dial-up Internet service. BellSouth also provides online and directory advertising services through BellSouth(R) RealPages.com(SM) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). BellSouth owns 40 percent of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless company, which provides innovative data and voice services. |
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