File No. 70-8233
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM U-1
APPLICATION OR DECLARATION
under
The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
64 Perimeter Center East
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
SOUTHERN COMPANY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
64 Perimeter Center East
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
(Name of company or companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal executive offices)
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
(Name of top registered holding company parent
of each applicant or declarant)
Tommy Chisholm, Secretary
The Southern Company
64 Perimeter Center East
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
(Name and addresses of agents for service)
The Commission is requested to mail signed copies
of all orders, notices and communications to:
W. L. Westbrook John D. McLanahan, Esq.
Financial Vice President Troutman Sanders
The Southern Company 5200 NationsBank Plaza
64 Perimeter Center East 600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30346 Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216<PAGE>
INFORMATION REQUESTED
The foregoing Application-Declaration (the "Application") is
hereby amended as follows:
1. Section 1.1 - Background, is hereby amended by deleting
the first three sentences of the thirteenth paragraph (Page 10 of
Amendment No. 1) and substituting the following:
"Southern has completed 95% of the design for the Southern
System area ("Internal System"), comprised of substantially all
of the State of Georgia, the operating areas of Alabama Power
Company in Alabama1, the Gulf Power Company service area within
the panhandle of the State of Florida2, and the twenty-three
counties in Southeastern Mississippi served by Mississippi Power
Company.3 This Southern System area corresponds to the 120,000
square mile service area wherein Southern is responsible for bulk
power and retail service on an integrated basis and maintains a
continuous integration of supply and demand for power as approved
by the Commission. Coverage of this Internal System area will
require development of approximately 280 cell sites. The Internal
System infrastructure investment required will be approximately
$140.4 million. Southern estimates that approximately thirty
1 Which excludes the area in North Alabama served by the
Tennessee Valley Authority, an area which is included in the
Expanded Southern Territory.
2 Excludes the area east of Gulf Power Company's utility
service area to Tallahassee, Florida, which is considered as part
of the Expanded Southern Territory.
3 This excludes the connection to Jackson, Mississippi.<PAGE>
additional sites will be necessary to extend service to the
Expanded Southern Territory."
2. Section 1.1 - Background, is further amended by
deleting the second sentence of the eighteenth paragraph (last
sentence beginning on Page 13 of Amendment No. 1) and the first
three sentences of the next paragraph and substituting the
following:
"Southern's investment in the subsidiary in order to serve
voice, dispatch and data requirements of the Internal System is
estimated to comprise substantially all of the requested
authority of $179 million. This investment includes the above-
mentioned $140.4 million in infrastructure, approximately $12.8
million in prepaid operations and maintenance and approximately
$25.8 million working capital and frequency license acquisition
costs.
Southern also requests authority to proceed with service to
the Expanded Southern System territory. Authority to include
North Alabama, Jackson, Mississippi, and Northern Florida would
enable Southern to amortize its investment more efficiently and
would facilitate utility-related communications."
3. Section 1.1 - Background, last sentence (Page 14 of
Amendment No. 1) is amended by substituting "authorized
territory" for "Expanded Southern Territory."
4. Section 1.3 - Transactions Between Affiliates, is
hereby amended by deleting the fifth sentence of the second
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paragraph (Page 19 of Amendment No. 1) and all of the following
third paragraph.
5. Section 1.3 - Transactions Between Affiliates, is
hereby further amended by deleting the fifth paragraph (Page 20
of Amendment No. 1).
6. Item VI - Exhibits and Financial Statements, is amended
as follows:
Exhibit H - Documents requested by Staff on page 3
of Staff's June 30, 1994, letter:
Southern's May 27, 1994 Initial Response
To Dial Page, Inc., Southern's March 15,
1994, letter to the Hon. Edward J.
Markey and the Hon. Philip R. Sharp, and
the May 2, 1994, Mobile Radio Business
Plan. (Filed under separate cover.)
Exhibit I - Response Of The Southern Company To
Staff Inquiries. (Filed under separate
cover.)
The text of the Application will control over the exhibits
in case of any inconsistencies between them.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused
this amendment to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 25, 1994
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
By: Tommy Chisholm
Tommy Chisholm, Secretary
SOUTHERN COMPANY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: Tommy Chisholm
Tommy Chisholm, Secretary
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