ATLANTA - Dec. 18, 2007 - Southern Company will host an analysts' call following a decision by the Georgia Public Service Commission on the Georgia Power rate case.

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Southern Company Chief Financial Officer Thomas A. Fanning and Georgia Power Comptroller and Chief Accounting Officer Ann P. Daiss will discuss the results of the case during the conference call for financial analysts at 2:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 19.

Investors, media and the public may listen to a live Internet webcast of the conference call at http://www.southerncompany.com/ by clicking on the appropriate audio link. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same site for four weeks.

With 4.3 million customers and more than 42,000 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 been listed the top ranking U.S. electric service provider in customer satisfaction for eight consecutive years by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Visit our Web site at http://www.southerncompany.com/.

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CONTACT: Media, Terri Cohilas, +1-404-506-5333, or +1-866-506-5333,
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+1-404-506-5135, gakunder2@southernco.com, both of Southern Company

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