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                                                                   Exhibit 25.1


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM T-1

                       STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE
                  TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION
                          DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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          CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)(3)___(3)
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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

                                   13-5160382
                      (I.R.S. employer identification no.)

                    48 Wall Street, New York, New York 10286

               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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                              The Bank of New York
                            100 Ashford Center North
                                    Suite 520
                             Atlanta, Georgia 30338
                           Attn: Ms. Elizabeth Talley
                                 (770) 698-5188
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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                              The Southern Company
                     Southern Company Capital Funding, Inc.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                                       58-0690070
Delaware                                                       58-2318047
State or other jurisdiction of                               (IRS employer
incorporation or organization                             identification no.)

                              The Southern Company
                            270 Peachtree Street N.W.
                                Atlanta, GA 30303
                                 (770) 393-0650
          (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
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                                  Senior Notes
                       (Title of the indenture securities)


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1.       General Information.
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         Furnish the following information as to the trustee--

                  Name and address of each examining or supervising  authority
                  to which it is subject.

                  Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York
                  2 Rector Street
                  New York, N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y.  12203

                  Federal Reserve Bank of New York
                  33 Liberty Plaza
                  New York, N.Y.  10045

                  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                  Washington, D.C.  20429

                  New York Clearing House Association
                  New York, N.Y.  10005

                  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                  Yes.

2.       Affiliations with Obligor.
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         If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
         affiliation.

         None.

3-15     Not Applicable

16.      List of Exhibits.
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         Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission,
         are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to
         Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and Rule
         24 of the Commission's Rules of Practice.

         (1) A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
         (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the
         authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise
         corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed
         with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1
         filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form
         T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

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          (4) A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form
          T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

          (6) The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
          (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
          33-44051.)

          (7) A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
          pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining
          authority.

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                              EXHIBIT 6 TO FORM T-1

                               CONSENT OF TRUSTEE


         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, in connection with the proposed issuance of The Southern Company
Senior Notes, The Bank of New York hereby consents that reports of examinations
by Federal, State, Territorial or District Authorities may be furnished by such
authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.


                                     THE BANK OF NEW YORK


                                     By: /S/ Elizabeth T. Talley
                                         Elizabeth T. Talley, Agent



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                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Atlanta and
the State of Georgia, on the 16th day of July, 2001.


                                               THE BANK OF NEW YORK


                                               By: /S/ Elizabeth T. Talley
                                                   Elizabeth T. Talley, Agent


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                              EXHIBIT 7 TO FORM T-1

                       Consolidated Report of Condition of
                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                     of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286


         And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, a member of the Federal Reserve
System, at the close of business December 31, 2000, published in accordance with
a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the
provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                                 Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                             in Thousands

Cash and balances due from
         depository institutions:
         Noninterest-bearing balances
           and currency and coin................................... $ 3,083,720
         Interest-bearing balances.................................   4,949,333
Securities:
         Held-to-maturity securities...............................     740,315
         Available-for-sale securities.............................   5,328,981
Federal funds sold and securities
         purchased under agreements to resell......................   5,695,708
Loans and lease financing receivables:
         Loans and leases,
           net of unearned income. . . . .  36,590,456
         LESS: Allowance for loan and
           lease losses. . . . . . . . . .     598,536
         LESS: Allocated transfer
           risk reserve. . . . . . . . . .      12,575
         Loans and leases, net of unearned
           income and allowance and reserve........................  35,979,345
Trading Assets ....................................................  11,912,448
Premises and fixed assets (including
         capitalized leases).......................................     763,241
Other real estate owned............................................       2,925
Investments in unconsolidated
         subsidiaries and associated
         companies.................................................     183,836
Customers' liability to this bank
         on acceptances outstanding................................     424,303
Intangible assets..................................................   1,378,477
Other assets.......................................................   3,823,797
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Total assets....................................................... $74,266,429
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LIABILITIES

Deposits:
         In domestic offices....................................... $28,328,548
         Noninterest-bearing . . . . . . .  12,637,384
         Interest-bearing. . . . . . . . .  15,691,164


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         In foreign offices, Edge and
           Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs........................  27,920,690
         Noninterest-bearing . . . . . . .     470,130
         Interest-bearing. . . . . . . . .  27,450,560
Federal funds purchased and securities
         sold under agreements to repurchase.......................   1,437,916
Demand notes issued to the
         U.S. Treasury.............................................     100,000
Trading liabilities................................................   2,049,818
Other borrowed money:
         With remaining maturity of one year
           or less.................................................   1,279,125
         With remaining maturity of more
           than one year through three years........................          0
         With remaining maturity of more
           than three years........................................      31,080
Bank's liability on acceptances
           executed and outstanding................................     427,110
Subordinated notes and debentures..................................   1,646,000
Other liabilities..................................................   4,604,478
                                                                    -----------
Total liabilities..................................................  67,824,765
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EQUITY CAPITAL

Common stock.......................................................   1,135,285
Surplus............................................................   1,008,775
Undivided profits and capital
         reserves..................................................   4,308,492
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
         on available-for-sale securities..........................      27,768
Cumulative foreign currency
         translation adjustments...................................           0
Total equity capital...............................................   6,441,664
                                                                    -----------
Total liabilities and equity capital............................... $74,266,429
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    I, Thomas J. Masiro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

                                                       Thomas J. Masiro

    We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.


 .........Thomas A. Renyi   )
 .........Gerald L. Hassell )        Directors
 .........Allen R. Griffith )


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