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Exhibit F
TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 5200
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
(404) 885-3000
October 5, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The
Southern Company
File
No. 70-8961
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We
are familiar with the statement on Form U-1, as amended, filed by
The Southern
Company ("Southern") in the above-referenced proceeding
with respect to its proposed guaranty
of indebtedness or other obligations incurred by Southern Company
Services, Inc., as described therein.
We
are of the opinion that Southern is a validly organized and duly
existing corporation
under the laws of the State of Delaware and that, upon the
adoption of appropriate resolutions by
the board of directors of Southern (or a duly authorized
committee thereof), upon the issuance of
your order or orders in this matter permitting such statement on
Form U-1 to become effective,
and in the event that the proposed transactions are consummated
in accordance with the terms of
such statement on Form U-1 and your order or orders:
(a)
all state laws applicable to the
proposed guarantees by Southern will have been
complied with;
(b) such
guarantees will be valid and binding obligations of Southern in
accordance
with their terms; and
(c)
the consummation of such guarantees
by Southern will not violate the legal rights
of the holders of any securities issued by Southern or any
associate company thereof.
We hereby consent to the use of
this opinion in connection with the above-mentioned
statement on Form U-1.
Very truly yours,
/s/ TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
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