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Enter for a Chance to Win “The Fishing Trip of a Lifetime” Sweepstakes
Presented by SouthernLINC Wireless

Company enhances second sweepstakes offering exclusive fishing trip with professional outdoorsmen O’Neill Williams and Tom Mann Jr. plus a spa or golf package

ATLANTA – March 31, 2008 – Grab your bait and hook! SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), today announced it will once again host “The Fishing Trip of a Lifetime” sweepstakes. Professional bass fisherman Tom Mann Jr. and outdoor enthusiast and television personality O’Neill Williams have joined together to host one lucky winner and a guest on an all-expense paid four-day three-night fishing trip off of St. Simons Island, Ga. This is the second time SouthernLINC Wireless has paired the two on a trip of this kind.

“The Fishing Trip of a Lifetime” sweepstakes offers one winner and a guest a trip to the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort on St. Simons Island, Ga. Both will enjoy all-expense paid accommodations while fishing for redfish on a 24-foot off-shore fishing vessel captained by Capt. Mark Noble, one of the most experienced guides on St. Simons Island. Tom Mann Jr. and O’Neill Williams will be on board to participate in the excursion and offer fishing tips to the winner.

“The Georgia coast is a terrific place to catch redfish, especially in September,” said O’Neill Williams. “The winner of SouthernLINC Wireless’ ‘The Fishing Trip of a Lifetime’ sweepstakes will win a great fishing experience. Last year’s winner called the trip an adventure to remember.”

Beginning April 1, 2008 and ending July 18, 2008, residents of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi age 21 and older can enter to win this exclusive trip. The winner will be announced in August 2008 and the trip will take place Sept. 23-26, 2008.

New to the prize package for 2008 is the addition of a spa or golf package on St. Simons Island. Because not everyone is a fishing enthusiast, SouthernLINC Wireless also is offering the winner’s guest the choice of one full-day luxury spa package or the winner can select a golf package for four at the Hampton Club golf course at the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort.

The all-day spa package from Studio412 includes a 90 minute massage with reflexology, 90 minute facial, 60 minute spa pedicure, 60 minute manicure and paraffin wax, shampoo and blow-dry. Full-day services include champagne or wine served with lunch. As an alternative to the spa option, sweepstakes winner and guest can enjoy a round of golf, at The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort’s Hampton Club, known for its emerald, manicured fairways, ancient forests, vast salt marshes, dramatic island holes and comfortable clubhouse overlooking the lake that adds to the challenge of the course’s ninth hole. Information about Studio412 is available at http://www.studio412.com/, and The King and Prince Beach & Gold Resort’s Hampton Club information is available at http://www.kingandprince.com/golf.php.

“The spa or golf gift option really rounds out the experience for the sweepstakes winner and guest,” said Julie Pigott, vice president of marketing and customer support, SouthernLINC Wireless. “Without a doubt Tom Mann Jr. and O’Neill Williams will provide a fun, entertaining and educational experience.”

Full sweepstakes details and online entry forms are available at www.southernlinc.com/fishingtrip. Interested parties may also register to win at any participating SouthernLINC Wireless company-owned store, by mail or at any of the 11 Movies Under the Stars screenings that SouthernLINC Wireless is sponsoring. This season, the Fishing Trip of a Lifetime Sweepstakes was designed to be one of the added features of Movies Under the Stars.

The Movies Under the Stars program is a series of family-oriented films that will be shown free of charge at outdoor venues throughout the Southeast. This year’s Movies Under the Stars event will kick off April 12 in Mobile, Ala. Other cities include Dothan, Ala.; Vidalia, Ga.; Montgomery, Ala.; and Tuscaloosa, Ala. For a complete schedule of movie dates and times, please visit www.southernlinc.com/movies. The company will have a booth set up at each screening where attendees can cast their entries for “The Fishing Trip of a Lifetime” sweepstakes.

O’Neill Williams is a fishing aficionado and host of “O’Neill Outside” that airs on OLN, FSN-South and Sun Sports networks. Williams also hosts an outdoors-focused radio show that provides listeners with tips and techniques on hunting and fishing.

Tom Mann Jr. is a former fishing guide with more than 20 years experience on the professional fishing circuit. Mann is a two-time champion and nine-time qualifier of the Bassmaster Classic, and has fished extensively on lakes and rivers from New York to Arizona.

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.