ATLANTA, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), held the grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new sales and service location at 4730 Chace Circle in Hoover, Ala., on Feb. 25.

"As the sixth largest city in Alabama, Hoover is a community of growth and opportunity," said R. Craig Elder, chief financial officer of SouthernLINC Wireless. "The grand opening of our new SouthernLINC Wireless sales and service location is an example of the area's continued economic progress."

City of Hoover Councilman Gene Smith, along with more than 30 ambassadors and staff members from the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce and Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, joined SouthernLINC Wireless executives and staff for the ribbon-cutting event.

"We're very excited for both the company and for the city," Councilman Smith told WZZK-FM at the event. "This is an opportunity for our citizens and those who live around us to be able to enjoy the great service they're going to provide."

The new SouthernLINC Wireless sales and service location is located just south of the Riverchase Galleria on U.S. Highway 31 in the Chace Landing Shopping Center. It replaces the Pelham, Ala., location on Amphitheater Road.

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 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 www.southerncompany.com

SOURCE SouthernLINC Wireless