File No. 70-8277


                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D. C   20549

                                   Amendment No. 6
                                          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

                 (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

                     (Names 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 F. Young
          Financial Vice President                  Vice President
            The Southern Company            Southern Company Services, Inc.
          64 Perimeter Center East            One Wall Street, 42nd Floor
           Atlanta, Georgia 30346              New York, New York 10005


                                  John D. McLanahan
                                   Troutman Sanders
                              600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                                      Suite 5200
                             Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216




                                 INFORMATION REQUIRED


          The Application or Declaration, as previously amended and

          restated in its entirety by Amendment No. 3, is further amended,

          as follows:

                   1.  By deleting the third paragraph under section 1.2

          and replacing it with the following:

                   "Southern will comply with the requirements of Rule 50,

          as modified by the Commission's HCA Release No. 35-22623, in

          connection with the sales of the Shares pursuant to any

          competitively bid public offerings of such Shares or pursuant to

          the methods outlined in (1) and (2) above, and either will so

          comply or by amendment herein will request an exception from such

          requirements in connection with sales pursuant to (3) above

          should circumstances develop which, in the opinion of Southern's

          management, make such exception in the best interests of Southern

          and its investors and consumers."


                                      SIGNATURE

                   Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility

          Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly

          caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the

          undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



          Dated:  January 25, 1994           THE SOUTHERN COMPANY




                                             By: /s/ Tommy Chisholm
                                                Tommy Chisholm, Secretary