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SouthernLINC Wireless Adds Five New Towers in the First Quarter

Coverage improves in parts of Alabama and Georgia

ATLANTA – May 21, 2008 – SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO) announced today that it added five towers in its service area during the first quarter of 2008. The new towers will enhance SouthernLINC Wireless’ coverage in Auburn, Ala., Eunola, Ala., Clanton, Ala., Huntsville, Ala., and Kingston, Ga.

“Tower construction in Alabama and Georgia will help ensure added reliability for customers in the five cities,” said Clay Brogdon, manager of radio frequency engineering and construction for SouthernLINC Wireless. “With summer vacation season on the horizon, the new towers will prove to be especially valuable for anyone requiring dependable service while traveling through these areas.”

SouthernLINC Wireless’ network was built to meet the needs of Southern Company’s power companies – Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power and Mississippi Power – which require highly reliable communications during fair and severe weather. Since its inception, SouthernLINC Wireless has proven its network reliability during and after several major hurricanes including Erin, Opal, Ivan and Katrina.

Using Motorola’s iDEN (integrated Digital Enhanced Network) technology that offers instant, private communications, SouthernLINC Wireless effectively combines Push to Talk two-way radio, phone service, text messaging, and wireless Internet and data access in one, hand-held device.

About SouthernLINC Wireless
SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is an Atlanta-based regional wireless carrier covering the major metro and rural areas in Alabama, Georgia, southeastern Mississippi and northwest Florida. SouthernLINC Wireless bundles multiple communication options into one phone including push to talk, cellular service, text messaging, wireless Internet access and wireless data. More information about SouthernLINC Wireless can be obtained by calling 1-800-818-LINC (5462) or visiting the SouthernLINC Wireless Web site at www.southernlinc.com.

About Southern Company
With 4.3 million customers and more than 41,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast, one of America’s fastest-growing regions. A leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are significantly below the national average. Southern Company has received the highest ranking in customer satisfaction among U.S. electric service providers for seven consecutive years by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Visit our Web site at www.southerncompany.com.