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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (1564)	10/16/1998 8:28:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3178

Frank: Remember the post on the FCC proposal for "affiliates". This is not it, <?>, but could in the future, leans towards very questionable areas. We'll see how far they stretch this one. BellSouth Targets Large Firms With New Business Unit October 16, 1998 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, U.S.A., Newsbytes via NewsEdge Corporation : Saying that it is looking at addressing the needs of businesses which are searching for services beyond the "one stop shopping" area of the market, BellSouth [NYSE:BLS] has created a new division called BellSouth Business. As this pitch implies, the company is looking for extra business from the middle- to large-sized businesses of America. The slight snag with this strategy, Newsbytes notes, is that just about every other company worth its salt is also pitching for this section of the market. BellSouth Business, however, the firm says, is a lot more than just a new division. It is actually an umbrella operation that takes in three BellSouth affiliates -- BellSouth Business Systems (BBS), BellSouth MNS (Managed Network Solutions) and BellSouth Communication Systems (BCS) -- under one organization serving the telecommunications and computing needs of large business customers. The move mirrors that of carriers in Europe, Newsbytes notes, which have been quick to form international relationships with other major carriers. In the US, perhaps fortunately for carriers, international business is more limited, except perhaps for cross-border telecommunications into Canada. According to BellSouth officials, from 1998 to 2002, the market opportunity for the company in terms of business products and services is expected to grow from $15.2 billion to $27.6 billion. BellSouth Business, the firm says, is now prepared to actively address the needs of this market and expand its portfolio in voice, data, Internet, equipment and managed services. According to Dick Anderson, who becomes group president of BellSouth Business with responsibility for coordinating and marketing the company's large business efforts, the firm has aligned the three units into one organization to provide superior service for large businesses. "BellSouth Business will offer the robust portfolio of products and services that business customers today are demanding -- from local voice service to high- speed Internet connections, professional network management services and, ultimately, long distance," he said. BellSouth's Web site is at bellsouth.com .