Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile Introduces New, "EZ" Generation of Wireless Service in New York and New Jersey

Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile Introduces New, "EZ"
Generation of Wireless Service in New York and New Jersey

EZ MAX Personal Communications Package Responds to Consumers'
Call For Simplicity, Value and Enhanced
Features

October 7, 1996

ORANGEBURG, NY -- The first minute free for all incoming
calls in the
New York/New Jersey area. Coast-to-coast coverage. No annual contract
required. A simple "off-the-shelf" purchase process.
Voice-activated
dialing. 21st century technology. These are features consumers want
in a wireless phone service.

Beginning today, New York and New Jersey area consumers will get what
they want, exclusively from Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile. In a bold step
beyond traditional cellular service, Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile is the
first company to introduce a new class of wireless communications
services known as "EZ MAX," a complete wireless package of a
phone,
airtime and enhanced features, all in one box.

EZ MAX's enhanced features include the latest voice-activated dialing
technology, built-in electronic fraud protection and a long-life
battery. The EZ MAX phone, made in the USA by Ericsson for Bell
Atlantic NYNEX Mobile, is small--only 5 inches tall, and lightweight.

The micro-portable phone sells for $149.99. The service costs just
$18.99 per month, with 15 minutes of local talk time included.
Customers pay a 69 cents per minute airtime rate within the Bell
Atlantic NYNEX MobileReach® network from Maine to northern Virginia,
and in the Carolinas.

"Consumers have told us they want a simple purchase process and a
host
of features, and EZ MAX is just that," said Rick Conrad, president
of
Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile's New York/New Jersey metro region. "You
take EZ MAX off the shelf at one of our 30 Communications Stores, pay
for it, we turn it on, and you're set. You can even have it delivered
to your doorstep."

There's no annual contract to sign, no activation fee to pay, no
charge for detailed billing, no geographic restrictions and the first
local incoming minute of all calls is free in the NY/NJ area. "We
call it EZ MAX because it is easy to get and provides maximum value
for customers," said Conrad.

By easily connecting the phone to a laptop and modem, customers can
send and receive faxes and e-mail, and surf the Internet.

"Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile defines personal communications services
as wireless products and services that consumers want and need for
anytime, anywhere communications," said Conrad. "For 12 years,
we've
successfully served an ever-growing customer base of (now almost four
million) wireless customers, largely through listening very carefully
to what they want, and meeting those requirements. EZ MAX includes the
value, features and functionality consumers want today."

Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile is the
largest wireless service provider on
the East Coast and the second largest in the United States. The
company offers a full range of wireless personal communications
services, including voice, data, and paging. Based in Bedminster, NJ,
Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile has almost four million customers and 5,800
employees in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and, through a
separate subsidiary, in the Southwest. The company was formed in July,
1995, by combining Bell Atlantic Mobile's and NYNEX Mobile's cellular
operations. The New York/New Jersey metro region is based in
Orangeburg, NY.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following analysts have been briefed on EZ MAX:
Mark Lowenstein, The Yankee Group, 617-367-1000; Hershel Shosteck,
Hershel Shosteck Associates, 301-589-2259.