SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)              June 21, 2002
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                              ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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         Alabama                     1-3164                   63-0004250
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File     (IRS Employer Identification
      of incorporation)             Number)                     No.)


600 North 18th Street, Birmingham, Alabama                  35291
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (205) 257-1000
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                                       N/A
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)








Item 5.     Other Events.

          On June 21, 2002, Alabama Power Company (the "Company") entered into
an Underwriting Agreement covering the issue and sale by the Company of
$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series P Floating Rate Senior
Notes due December 29, 2003 (the "Series P Senior Notes"). Said notes were
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
pursuant to the shelf registration statement (Registration Statement Nos.
333-72784, 333-72784-01 and 333-72784-02) of the Company.


Item 7.     Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

                (c) Exhibits.

                  1        Underwriting Agreement, dated June 21, 2002 among the
                           Company and Lehman Brothers Inc., Blaylock &
                           Partners, L.P., BNY Capital Markets, Inc. and Credit
                           Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc. as the Underwriters.

                  4.2(a)   Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note
                           Indenture dated as of June 28, 2002, providing for
                           the issuance of the Series P Senior Notes.

                  4.7(a)   Form of Series P Senior Note (included in Exhibit
                           4.2(a) above).

                  5.1      Opinion of Balch & Bingham LLP.

                  12.1     Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.








                                    SIGNATURE

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:     June 28, 2002                                 ALABAMA POWER COMPANY



                                                        By  /s/Wayne Boston
                                                             Wayne Boston
                                                          Assistant Secretary