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EXHIBIT 23-A
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Amendment
No. 1 to Form S-3 of our report dated February 3, 2000 (except for Note S, as to
which the date is May 25, 2000) relating to the consolidated financial
statements of BellSouth Corporation, which appears in such Registration
Statement.
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Amendment
No. 1 to Form S-3 of our report dated March 28, 2000 (except for Note S, as to
which the date is May 25, 2000) relating to the combined financial statements of
the Latin America group of BellSouth Corporation, which appears in such
Registration Statement.
We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts,"
"Selected Historical Combined Financial and Operating Data of the Latin America
Group" and "Selected Historical and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data of
BellSouth Corporation" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 8, 2000
