SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C.

                                   FORM U-6B-2

                           Certificate of Notification

                                    Filed by

                              ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
                                 (the "Company")


         This certificate is notice that the above named company has issued,
renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described herein which issue,
renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act
and was neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor
included within the exemption provided by Rule U-48.


Item 1.  Type of security or securities.

         Series S 5 7/8% Senior Notes due December 1, 2022 (the "Notes")

Item 2.  Issue, renewal or guaranty.

         Issue

Item 3.  Principal amount of each security.

         $200,000,000

Item 4.  Rate of interest per annum of each security.

         5 7/8%

Item 5.  Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.

         December 12, 2002

Item 6.  If renewal of security, give date of original issue.

         Not Applicable






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Item 7.  Date of maturity of each security.

         December 1, 2022

Item 8.  Name of person to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed.
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         The Company issued and sold the Notes to Morgan Stanley & Co.
         Incorporated, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., BNY Capital Markets,
         Inc., Wachovia Securities, Inc. and The Williams Capital Group, L.P.,
         as the Underwriters, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated
         December 6, 2002.

Item 9.  Collateral given with each security, if any.

         None

Item 10. Consideration received for each security.

          $196,792,000 (98.396% of the principal amount)

Item 11.  Application of proceeds of each security.

          The proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be applied by the
          Company to redeem all Series A 7 1/8% Senior Notes due
          December 1, 2047 currently outstanding in the aggregate
          principal amount of $193,800,000 at a redemption price of 100%
          of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest and for
          other general corporate purposes.

Item 12.  Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below
          whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was
          exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a) because of:

         a.       the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section
                  6(b)___

         b.       the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section
                  6(b)___

         c.       the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission other
                  than Rule U-48_X_

Item 13. Not Applicable.

Item 14. Not Applicable.






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Item 15. If the security or securities are exempt from the
         provisions of Section 6(a) because of any rule of the
         Commission other than Rule U-48, designate the rule under
         which exemption is claimed.

         Rule 52


Date: December 16, 2002                        ALABAMA POWER COMPANY



                                            By: /s/Wayne Boston
                                                  Wayne Boston
                                              Assistant Secretary