| Active and retired employees of all AT&T companies and any successors thereof, i.e., BellSouth Operating Companies |
| Employees of A & M Refrigeration & Equipment Co., Inc., Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Able Staffing & Leasing, Inc., Lenoir, N.C. |
| Employees of AC & R Restaurant Co., Inc., Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Advanced Business Equipment, Asheville, NC |
| Employees of AFA Corporation; Employees of American Delivery Service, Inc., Hickory, N.C. |
| Employees of Anevka Incorporated |
| Employees of Appalachian Health Care Services |
| Employees of Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry |
| Employees of Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville |
| Employees of Asheville Communications, Inc. |
| Employees of Asheville Heating & Cooling, Inc. |
| Employees of Asheville Regional Airport Authority |
| Employees of Asphalt Unlimited |
| Employees of Associates Commerce Solutions, Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Atlas Mold, Inc. |
| Employees of Atlas Precision, Asheville |
| Employees of Avery Health Care Services |
| Employees of Avery Service Group, Inc., Crossnore, N.C. |
| Employees of Baker Furniture Company, Hildebran, N.C. |
| Employees of Ballard Appliance and Cabinet Company |
| Employees of BASF Corporation, Morganton, N.C. |
| Employees of Bes-Pac, Inc., Conover, N.C. |
| Employees of Big Briar, Inc., Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Biltmore Press, Inc., Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Blue Ridge Motors, Inc., Hickory, N.C. |
| Employees of Blue Ridge Radiology Associates, P.A., Morganton, N.C. |
| Employees of Blue Ridge X-Ray, Arden |
| Employees of Bolts & Nuts, Inc., Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Brenmor Cable Partners, LP a.k.a. InterMedia, Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Burke Primary Care, Morganton |
| Employees of Burke Rehab Center |
| Employees of C. R. Laine Furniture Company Inc., Hickory, N.C. |
| Employees of Capricorn Electronics; Employees of Carolina Specialty Tools, Inc., Icard, N.C. |
| Employees of Carolina Colortones, Arden |
| Employees of Catawba River Behavior Associates |
| Employees of Catawba Youth Services |
| Employees of Central Telephone Company, North Carolina, its subsidiaries and any surviving or successor(s) organization(s) thereof as a result of merger, sale or buy-out |
| Employees of Charles Stewart Company |
| Employees of Chemtronics, Inc. |
| Employees of Circa 1801/Doblin |
| Employees of Clark Communications, Asheville |
| Employees of Clarke Kent Wittstruck, Attorney At Law, Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Cloud Surgical Solutions, Morganton, N.C. |
| Employees of Cogburn Goosmann Brazil & Rose, P.A., Attorneys At Law, Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Collins & Aikman Products Co., Doblin Division, Morganton, N.C. |
| Employees of Continental Teves, Inc., Asheville, Fletcher & Morganton, N.C. |
| Employees of Cook's Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc., Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Copper Eagle Hosiery Mills, Inc., Hildebran, N.C. |
| Employees of D & A Marketing, Inc., Arden, N.C. |
| Employees of Deal Motor Cars of Asheville |
| Employees of Dixie Boat Works |
| Employees of Dowell Craft Furniture, Inc. |
| Employees of Edwards Equipment Company |
| Employees of Ellis Hosiery Mills, Inc. |
| Employees of Emerson Leather |
| Employees of Employment Staffing, Inc. Hickory, NC |
| Employees of Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of First Baptist Church Child Enrichment Center, Icard, N.C. |
| Employees of Fishburne International, Inc., Arden, N.C. |
| Employees of Four Truckers |
| Employees of Friday Services, Inc. |
| Employees of G & G Moulding, Inc., Morganton, N.C. |
| Employees of Ganly Ramer Finger & Strom, Attorneys At Law |
| Employees of Gateway Center Best Hotel, Hickory, N.C. |
| Employees of Givens Estates, Asheville, NC |
| Employees of Gerrsheimer Glass, Morganton |
| Employees of Gold Star Coatings, Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Goodwill Industries of NWNC, Inc. |
| Employees of Grace Hospital |
| Employees of Grace Ridge Retirement, Morganton |
| Employees of Grandfather Mountain, Inc. |
| Employees of Great Smokies Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Grove Park Inn and Country Club |
| Employees of Hickory Park Furniture Galleries, Hickory, N.C. |
| Employees of Hickory Saw & Tool, Inc. |
| Employees of Hospitality Group Management, Inc. (HGM), Hickory, N.C. |
| Employees of Hubbell Premise Wiring, Inc. |
| Employees of Ice River Springs, Morganton |
| Employees of Injection Technology Corporation, Arden, N.C. |
| Employees of Itech, Arden |
| Employees of J. Schneider Fabrics, Inc., Connelly Springs, N.C. |
| Employees of Joan Fabrics Corporation, Hickory, N.C. |
| Employees of Johnson Hosiery Mills, Inc. |
| Employees of Just Parts, Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of K. Bollinger Upholstery, Morganton, N.C. |
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| Employees of Kinco Division of Care-Free Windows Company, Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of King Bio, Asheville |
| Employees of Kohl's Department Stores, Inc., Hickory, N.C. |
| Employees of Krispy Kreme Doughnut Company, Asheville, N.C. |
| Employees of Laurent Leather, Hickory, N.C. |
| Employees of Lee Company of Andrews, N.C. |
| Employees of Loom Products, Inc. |