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\par \tab The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints }{Rebecca M. Dunn, }{Corporate Secretary, Marcy A. Bass, Assistant Corporate Secretary, or Deborah F. Baker, Assistant Corporate Se

cretary, and any of them, or their successors in office, as attorneys in fact to execute and cause to be filed from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the \'93Commission\'94

) in his/her name, place and stead, reports pursuant

 to Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as to his beneficial ownership of securities of BellSouth Corporation. This power shall remain in force until revoked in writing and may be relied upon by the Commission as being in

 force until it is notified in writing of such revocation.

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\par \tab IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set his hand on this 6th day of January, 2004.

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