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To: kamo who wrote (8185)	3/6/2000 1:58:00 PM
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For Immediate Release Contact: Shawn Steward BellSouth Cellular Corp. (404) 249-0476 BellSouth Mobility Introduces One Number Service Simplicity, accessibility and call management are key customer benefits -- ATLANTA ? Feb. 29, 2000 - BellSouth Mobility, Inc is making it even easier for people on the go to stay in touch. The company today announced its introduction of BellSouth One Number Service in key markets. The service allows subscribers to consolidate multiple contact numbers ? including office phone, mobile phone, home phone and even fax ? into a single telephone number, while offering subscribers a variety of advanced call routing and management features. BellSouth One Number Service is being introduced commercially in Atlanta; South Florida; Birmingham, Ala.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Nashville; Memphis; New Orleans; Orlando/Melbourne/Daytona, Fla.; Louisville/Lexington, Ky.; and Tampa, Fla. BellSouth Mobility is using Call Sciences? Personal Assistant© single-number service platform to power BellSouth One Number Service. BellSouth Mobility has been a pioneer in delivering single-number services to its customers, beginning with the 1993 launch of the country?s first commercial cellular Advanced Intelligent Network service. BellSouth also holds several patents in the area of single-number services. BellSouth One Number Service builds upon this history and expertise and provides customers with added functionality in simplifying their daily communications. "With the new BellSouth One Number Service, people make calls to people, not places," said Ed Reynolds, president of BellSouth Mobility. "The service simplifies communications for subscribers and their callers by eliminating the need to remember several different contact numbers. BellSouth One Number Service gives subscribers the ability to always be in touch, but just as importantly, allows them to control their accessibility." "Our work with BellSouth Mobility shows the value of single-number services as an important product offering for wireless and telecommunications providers," said Dan Rostelli, Call Sciences? vice president, North America. "Call Sciences enables BellSouth Mobility to provide its customers with the most comprehensive and useful one number service available." BellSouth One Number Service offers an option that allows incoming callers to record their name. The name is announced to the subscriber before connecting the call, giving the subscriber the option of accepting the call or sending it to voice mail. Other features and options of BellSouth One Number Service include: Simultaneous or sequential ringing ? Subscribers can have their mobile phone, office phone and up to four other numbers ring at the same time. Or they can choose to have one phone contacted first, followed by others if the call does not reach them at the first location. Your Mobile Number is Your One Number ? Subscribers use their existing mobile number as their One Number Service point of contact. Existing BellSouth Mobility customers can activate One Number Service without changing their mobile phone number. Pager Notification ? The system can be set to notify users via pager when a new voice or fax message is received in their mailbox. Flexible Scheduling ? Users can customize their call routing and contact phone options to fit their schedule each week, day or even down to the hour. The process is fast and intuitive. Advanced Voice Mail Options ? Features include fast-forward, pause, undelete and rewind. Subscribers can also forward messages to a distribution list. A "boomerang" feature allows customers to return calls without exiting voice mail and by using simple keystrokes. Customized Greetings ? Subscribers set up the personal greetings their callers will hear as the One Number Service works to locate them. For businesses, branding or promotional recordings can be added. For more information or to sign up for BellSouth One Number Service, customers can simply visit a BellSouth Mobility retail store in their area, call 1-800-986-BELL or go to www.bellsouth.com/wireless/onenumberservice. For the first three months, new subscribers save 50 percent -- paying $4.98 a month for standard service or $7.48 a month for service that includes fax store-and-forward. After the 3-month promotional offer, the prices revert to $9.95/month and $14.95/month respectively. BellSouth Cellular Corp. companies BellSouth Mobility (BMI) and American Cellular Communications Corporation (ACC) provide wireless communications services to customers in 10 states. BMI serves customers in seven Southeastern states. ACC markets operate under a variety of names in California and Texas and as Cellular One in Indiana. BellSouth Cellular Corp. is a subsidiary of BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS). Founded in 1994, Call Sciences is an innovative telecommunications technology company that develops and markets enhanced communication services deliverable over global intelligent networks. Call Sciences provides an enhanced services platform, which unifies multiple applications, such as voice and fax messaging, pre-paid and post-paid calling card, voice activated, unified messaging, conferencing and the flagship single number solution, Personal Assistant. Call Sciences differentiates itself by offering enhanced services through service bureau nodes deployed throughout the U.S. and U.K. Call Sciences is a privately held international company headquartered in Edison, New Jersey and has offices in Slough, United Kingdom.Visit the website at www.callsciences.com.