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Southern Company Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the Southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. As of 2021 it is the second largest ut ...

(NYSE: SO). Established in 1997 as an Exempt Telecommunications Company (ETC) pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Southern Telecom is headquartered in

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External links

Southern Telecom
Official Site
Southern Company

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