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
$300,000,000 Principal Amount New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
of Fifty Year 5.85% Debentures,
due November 15, 2045
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
$300,000,000 principal amount of Fifty Year 5.85% Debentures,
due November 15, 2045, to be issued under an indenture and a
supplemental indenture each dated November 15, 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-d, 4-e, and 4-f, respectively, to Registration Statement
No. 33-60351, and the prospectus supplement dated November 17, 1995
and underlying prospectus dated November 1, 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-d to Registration Statement No. 33-60351).
2-a Form of Supplemental Indenture to be used by the Company to
Issue Debt in Series (Exhibit 4-f to Registration Statement
No. 33-60351).
2-b BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Standard Indenture
Provisions (1995-A Edition) (Exhibit 4-e to Registration
Statement No. 33-60351).
2-c Prospectus Supplement dated November 17, 1995 to Prospectus dated
November 17, 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 , 1995
