FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia 58-0436120
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
675 West Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30375
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing pursuant to General
Instruction A(c)(1), please check the following box [x]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is to become effective simultaneously with the
effectiveness of a concurrent registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(2),
please check the following box [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which each class is
to be so registered to be registered
$500,000,000 Principal Amount New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
of 100 Year 7% Debentures, due
December 1, 2095
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
$500,000,000 principal amount of 100 Year 7% Debentures, due
December 1, 2095, to be issued under an indenture dated
November 15, 1995 and a supplemental indenture dated December 1,
1995 between the Company and First Alabama Bank, Trustee (the
"Debentures"). Reference is made to the form of such indenture,
standard indenture provisions incorporated by reference therein,
and the form of supplemental indenture, which are filed with the
SEC as Exhibits 4, 4-a, and 4-b, respectively, to Registration
Statement No. 33-63661, and the prospectus supplement dated
November 28, 1995 and underlying prospectus dated November 28,
1995 under Registration Statement No. 33-63661, which are filed
with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, all of which are incorporated herein and made a part
hereof.
Item 2. Exhibits
The following is a list of exhibits provided herewith. A
conformed copy of the executed indenture with standard indenture
provisions incorporated by reference therein, a conformed copy of
the executed supplemental indenture, and a prospectus supplement
and the underlying prospectus have been provided to the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. as supporting documentation to the
subsequent listing application relating to the Debentures.
2 Form of Indenture to be used by the Company to Issue Debt in
Series (Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement No. 33-63661).
2-a Form of Supplemental Indenture to be used by the Company to
Issue Debt in Series (Exhibit 4-b to Registration Statement
No. 33-63661).
2-b BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Standard Indenture
Provisions (1995-A Edition) (Exhibit 4-a to Registration
Statement No. 33-63661).
2-c Prospectus Supplement dated November 28, 1995 to Prospectus
dated November 1, 1995, relating to the Debentures (filed
under Registration Statement No. 33-63661).
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused
this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
By: /S/ Jerry W. Robinson
Jerry W. Robinson
Treasurer
November 29, 1995
