CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION

                                       filed by

                                 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY


        Pursuant to supplemental order of the Securities and Exchange
        Commission dated October 25, 1987, in the matter of File No. 70-
        6982.

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                  The Southern Company (Southern), pursuant to Rule 24,

        hereby provides the following information as required by the above-

        mentioned supplemental order:

                  (1)  financial statements of Integrated Communication
                       Systems, Inc. (ICS), as furnished to Southern by ICS
                       (Reference is made to Exhibit A filed herewith);

                  (2)  number of shares outstanding of ICS common stock at
                       December 31, 1993  - 390,746 shares; number of ICS
                       shares owned by Southern - 50,381 shares; percentage
                       of ICS shares outstanding owned by Southern - 12.9%;
                       based on information provided by American Electric
                       Power, Inc. (AEP), the number of ICS shares owned by
                       AEP - 80,000 shares; percentage of ICS shares
                       outstanding owned by AEP - 20.5%; and

                  (3)  revenues of ICS by major segments, as furnished to
                       Southern by ICS (Reference is made to Exhibit A filed
                       herewith).

                  Filed herewith is the following exhibit:

                  Exhibit A -         Financial statements of ICS at
                                      December 31, 1993, including revenues
                                      of ICS by major segment.


                                      SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding

        Company Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly caused this

        certificate to the signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto

        duly authorized.


        Dated:  March 31, 1994             SOUTHERN COMPANY





                                      By   /s/  Tommy Chisholm              
                                                  Tommy Chisholm
                                                    Secretary





                                                EXHIBIT A


                INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

                    STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
                    FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
                                     (UNAUDITED)



        EARNED REVENUE:
        Energy Related:

          AEM                                            $   25,140 
          Interest Earned                                    17,678 
          Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment               10,193 
          AEP                                                 2,994 
          Southern/Gulf Power                                 3,542 
                                                             59,547 


        COST OF EARNED REVENUE:
          General and Administrative                     $  466,135 
          AEM                                               192,594 
          AEP                                                51,021 
          Southern/Gulf Power                                44,426 
          Entergy                                             7,793 
          P G & E                                             2,602 
          Existing Product Development                       41,904 
          New Product Development                            43,934 
          New Marketing Sales                                 9,617 
          VARS                                                3,673 
                                                            863,699 


        NET INCOME (LOSS)                                 $(804,152)


        RETAINED EARNINGS (DEFICIT) DECEMBER 31, 1992   $(9,573,634)

        RETAINED EARNINGS (DEFICIT) DECEMBER 31, 1993  $(10,377,786)












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                INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

                             CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                  DECEMBER 31, 1993
                                     (UNAUDITED)

          ASSETS

          CURRENT ASSETS:
            Cash and short term investments                 $106,548  
            Accounts Receivable                               10,184  
            Security Deposits                                  1,897  
           Reserve Bad Debts                                  (9,000) 
             Total Current Assets                            109,629  


          EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES:
            Equipment                                         26,265  
            Furniture and fixtures                            31,113  
            Displays                                          32,069  
                                                              89,447  
          Less:  Accumulated Depreciation                    (64,333) 
                                                              25,114  

          Total Assets                                    $  134,743  


          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY DEFICIT                

          CURRENT LIABILITIES:
            Accounts payable                             $    38,333  
            Accrued liabilities                               21,854  
            Other current liabilities                          3,096  
            Customer deposits                                200,000  
             Total current liabilities                       263,283  

          STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT):
             Common Stock $.10 par value;
             authorized shares -- 1,000,000;
             issued and outstanding shares --
             390,746 in 1993                                  37,338  
            Additional paid-in capital                     7,752,468  
            Common Stock rights outstanding --
             176,597 shares in 1993                        2,459,440  
                                                          10,249,246  
            Accumulated deficit                          (10,377,786) 

          Total stockholders'
              equity (deficit)                              (128,540) 

          Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity (deficit)                  $  134,743  


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