SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM U-6B-2
Certificate of Notification
Filed by
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
(the "Company")
This certificate is notice that the above named company has issued,
renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described herein which issue,
renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act
and was neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor
included within the exemption provided by Rule U-48.
Item 1. Type of security or securities.
Series G 5 3/8% Senior Notes due October 1, 2008 (the "Notes")
Item 2. Issue, renewal or guaranty.
Issue
Item 3. Principal amount of each security.
$160,000,000
Item 4. Rate of interest per annum of each security.
5 3/8%
Item 5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.
October 15, 1998
Item 6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue.
Not Applicable
Item 7. Date of maturity of each security.
October 1, 2008
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Item 8. Name of person to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed.
The Company issued and sold the Notes to Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation and Chase Securities Inc., as the
Underwriters, pursuant to an Purchase Contract dated October
7, 1998.
Item 9. Collateral given with each security, if any.
None
Item 10. Consideration received for each security.
$158,500,800.
Item 11. Application of proceeds of each security.
The proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used for
general corporate purposes.
Item 12. Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below whether the
issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was exempt from the
provisions of Section 6(a) because of:
a. the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section
6(b)___
b. the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section
6(b)___
c. the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission other
than Rule U-48_X_
Item 13. Not Applicable.
Item 14. Not Applicable.
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Item 15. If the security or securities are exempt from the
provisions of Section 6(a) because of any rule of the
Commission other than Rule U-48, designate the rule under
which exemption is claimed.
Rule 52
Date: October 21, 1998 ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
By: /s/Wayne Boston
Wayne Boston
Assistant Secretary