SouthernLINC Wireless Sales and Service Location Opens in Hoover, Ala.

ATLANTA, Feb. 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE:SO), today opened a new sales and service location in Hoover, Ala., near the Riverchase Galleria.

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The 1,700-square-foot SouthernLINC Wireless location joins several other businesses in the Chace Landing Shopping Center at 4730 Chace Circle. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the main phone number is 205-992-6166.

"Our Hoover sales and service location is in a great area and is easily accessible from U.S. Highway 31," said Rodney Johnson, vice president of sales and distribution for SouthernLINC Wireless. "We look forward to serving our customers in our new space."

The new sales and service location replaces the Pelham, Ala., location on Amphitheater Road.

An official grand opening celebration will be held at the Chace Landing location later this month.

About SouthernLINC Wireless

SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE:SO), is an Atlanta-based regional wireless carrier with network coverage in the major metro and rural areas of Alabama, Georgia, southeast Mississippi and northwest Florida. SouthernLINC Wireless bundles multiple communication options, including Push To Talk two-way radio, cellular service, text messaging, wireless Internet access and wireless data, into one hand-held device. For more information, please call 1-800-818-LINC (5462) or visit http://www.southernlinc.com/

About Southern Company

With 4.4 million customers and more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company is the premier energy company serving the Southeast. 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 below the national average. Southern Company is consistently listed among the top U.S. electric service providers in customer satisfaction by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Visit our Web site at http://www.southerncompany.com/ 

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