EX-24 15 g98697exv24.txt EX-24 POWERS OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ F. Duane Ackerman February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- F. Duane Ackerman Date Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ W. Patrick Shannon February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- W. Patrick Shannon Date Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. Date Controller POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ Reuben V. Anderson February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Reuben V. Anderson Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ James H. Blanchard February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- --------------------------------- James H. Blanchard Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ J. Hyatt Brown February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- J. Hyatt Brown Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ Armando M. Codina February 21, 2006 ------------------------------------- ------------------------ Armando M. Codina Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ Mark L. Feidler February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ------------------------ Mark L. Feidler Date President, Chief Operating Officer and Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ Kathleen F. Feldstein February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ------------------------ Kathleen F. Feldstein Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ James P. Kelly February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ------------------------ James P. Kelly Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ Leo F. Mullin February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ------------------------ Leo F. Mullin Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ Robin B. Smith February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ------------------------ Robin B. Smith Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. NOW THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints F. Duane Ackerman, W. Patrick Shannon, Raymond E. Winborne, Jr. and Rebecca M. Dunn, and each of them, as attorneys for him or her in his or her name, place and stead in his or her capacities in the Company, to execute and cause to be filed the Annual Report and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or supplement thereto (including any Form 11-K) deemed by them to be necessary or desirable, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority (including substitution and revocation) to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the date indicated. /s/ William S. Stavropoulos February 27, 2006 ------------------------------------- ------------------------ William S. Stavropoulos Date Director