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Southern Company (SO)At 12:42PM ET: 32.0078  Up 0.0278 (0.09%)  
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Southern Company
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
United States - Map
Phone: 404-506-5000
Web Site: http://www.southernco.com

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Index Membership:Dow Jones Composite
Dow Utilites
S&P 100
S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Utilities
Industry:Electric Utilities
Full Time Employees:27,276

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Southern Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company serving across the southeastern United States. It generates, transmits, and distributes electricity through coal, nuclear, oil and gas, and hydro resources to utilities, electric cooperatives, and municipalities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and the Carolinas. The company serves approximately 4.4 million customers with 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity. Its transmission assets include approximately 27,000 miles of transmission lines and 3,400 substations. The company also operates as a regional wireless carrier in Alabama, Georgia, southeastern Mississippi, and northwest Florida, which bundles multiple communication options into one phone, including push to talk, cellular service, text messaging, wireless Internet access, and wireless data. In addition, Southern Company provides long-haul and metropolitan dark fiber, as well as network elements, such as rights of way, dark fiber, conduit, co-location, and other related maintenance services. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Southern Company's Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 83.1% of S&P 500 companies and 90.1% of Utilities companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. David M. Ratcliffe , 61
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 6.39M $ 0
    Mr. W. Paul Bowers , 53
    Chief Financial Officer, Exec. VP and Pres of Southern Company Generation & Energy Marketing
    $ 1.62M $ 1.40M
    Mr. Thomas A. Fanning , 51
    Chief Operating Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 2.01M $ 137.00K
    Mr. Charles D. McCrary , 57
    Exec. VP, Chief Exec. Officer of Alabama Power Company, Pres of Alabama Power Company of Alabama Power Company
    $ 1.94M $ 0
    Mr. Michael D. Garrett , 59
    Exec. VP, Chief Exec. Officer of Georgia Power Company, Pres of Georgia Power Company of Georgia Power Company
    $ 1.96M $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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