Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-117772
August 2, 2006
BellSouth Corporation
Floating Rate Notes due 2008
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Issuer:
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BellSouth Corporation
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Size:
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$ 1,200,000,000.00 |
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Maturity:
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August 15, 2008
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Coupon:
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3 Month LIBOR Telerate plus 0.10%
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Price to Public:
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100.000% of face amount
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Proceeds (Before Expenses) to Issuer:
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$ 1,197,900,000.00 (99.825%) |
Interest Payment and Reset Dates:
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February 15,
May 15, August 15 and November 15,
commencing
November 15, 2006 |
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Day Count Convention:
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Actual/360
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Trade Date:
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August 2, 2006
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Settlement Date:
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August 7, 2006 (T+3)
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Denominations
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Minimum of
$1,000 with increments of $1,000
thereafter
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Underwriters:
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Joint Bookrunners:
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Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
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Co-managers:
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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Lehman Brothers Inc.
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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
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Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
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Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
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The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
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The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the
offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in
that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC, including the
preliminary prospectus supplement, for more complete information about the issuer and this
offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at
www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the
offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Goldman, Sachs & Co.
at 1 (866) 471-2526 or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. collect at 1-212-834-4533.
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