BellSouth Signs 27th Agreement

BellSouth Corp., show sponsor, has signed an agreement with Georgia-based ACCESS Integrated Networks to provision wholesale local phone services in nine states.

The commercial deal marks the 27th such contract BellSouth has made with wholesale carriers.

This new BellSouth-Access Integrated Networks agreement is a major milestone in ushering in a marketplace based on free market economics, and its good for the marketplace, says Rex Adams, president of BellSouth Interconnection Services.

Vincent Oddo, ACCESS president and CEO, agrees. This will deliver a strong message to our customers that we are committed to continuing to serve the small business segment long-term in the southeast, he says.