Bellsouth 3Q06 results

Bellsouth reported 3Q06 consolidated earnings of $1bn, up 30% on revenues of $ 5.2bn, up 3%. Normalized earnings (including Cingular share) rose 26% to $1.2bn, on revenues of $9bn, up 5%. For the first nine months, Bellsouth reported normalized revenues of 26.5bn, up 4% and earnings of $3.2bn, up 20%. On 3-mo basis, the Communication group reported revenues of $4.7bn, up 2.4%, of which $1.3bn (+13%) in network data revenues. It served 19m access lines (down 7%), 7.6m long-distance customers and 3.4m broadband DSL customers.