UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Jackie M. Ward
   Intec Telecom Systems PLC
Building G, Fourth Floor
5775 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road
   GA, Atlanta 30342
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (BAC)

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
   1/23/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security|2.    |2A.   |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                    |Trans-|Exec- |Trans |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                    |action|ution |action|                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                    |      |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned Following  |Indir |                           |
                    |Date  | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  Reported Trans(s)|ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock        |12/27/|      |P   |V|18.38             |A  |           |3182.8107          |D     |                           |
                    | 2002 |      |1   | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of   |2.Con-  |3.     |3A.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
  Security   |or Exer |action |      |action| rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
             |cise    |       |Execu-|      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
             |Price of|       |ution |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
             |Deriva- |       |      |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
             |tive    |       |      |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned Follow|ire|            |
             |Secu-   |(Month/|(Month|    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |ing Reported|ct |            |
             |rity    |Day/   |/Day/ |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Trans-      |(I)|            |
             |        |Year)  |Year) |    | |           |   |     |     |                    |       |action(s)   |   |            |
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Phantom Stock|        |12/27/ |      |A   |V|127.88     |A  |     |     |Common Stock|127.88 |       |            |D  |            |
             |        |2002   |      |2   | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Phantom Stock|        |1/22/ 2|      |A   | |42.31      |A  |     |     |Common Stock|42.31  |       |14034.171   |D  |            |
             |        |003    |      |3   | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right|$71.50  |       |      |    | |           |   |     |04/24|Common Stock|       |       |4000        |D  |            |
 to Buy      |        |       |      |    | |           |   |     |/2012|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares acquired under the Bank of America Corporation SharesDirect Plan.
2. Reinvested Phantom Stock Dividends which are exempt under Rule 16b-3.
Phantom stock units may be settled on death or termination of service as a
director.
3. Phantom stock units may be settled upon death or termination of service as a
director.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Jackie M. Ward
Jackie M. Ward