Bell Atlantic Mobile Customers Say

Bell Atlantic Mobile Customers Say "Call Me"; No Longer Pay For
Incoming Calls With New Feature

Mirrors the Way Traditional Phone Service Works

November 15, 1999

BEDMINSTER, NJ -- With traditional telephone service,
"collect" calls are the exception. With calls to wireless
phones, "collect" is the rule. All that may change. Bell
Atlantic Mobile today launched "Call Me," an option freeing
wireless customers from the charges for incoming calls while in their
service area. Currently in the US, wireless customers pay for both
outgoing and incoming calls.

Delaware will be the test market for "Call Me" service,
commonly referred to as calling-party-pays (CPP). Unlike other CPP
offerings, customers do not have to get a new or "special"
mobile phone number. There's also no charge to the subscriber for this
feature; customers have this option on the company's regular price plans.
Additionally, Bell Atlantic Mobile offers a unique "priority
list" feature for customers to select up to five people whose
incoming calls they will pay for.

"Call Me will make wireless more valuable for current wireless
consumers, more affordable to those who do not yet have wireless, and
more competitive with landline service," said Dennis F. Strigl,
chairman and CEO of Bell Atlantic's Global Wireless Group.
"Because the CPP concept mirrors the way traditional phone service
has always worked, it will make it increasingly simpler for consumers to
use their wireless phones as an alternative to their landline phone."

In addition to not having to pay for incoming calls in their service area,
"Call Me" customers can also feel more comfortable giving
out their wireless phone number. And callers benefit from CPP, too,
because their mobile friends and family members will be more accessible
when they leave their phones turned on more regularly, and have their
mobile telephone numbers listed. Callers will hear a message informing
them of the charges before the call is processed.

Bell Atlantic Mobile believes CPP could stimulate overall wireless usage,
as well as increase the ratio of incoming to outgoing wireless calls.
Today, only about 20 percent of wireless calls are incoming.

The Delaware test of Bell Atlantic Mobile's CPP service kicks off with a
print advertising campaign, as well as television and radio spots featuring
the 80s hit song "Call Me."

The Call Me Plan

Here's how "Call Me" service works:

• "Call Me" service is offered on most Bell
  Atlantic Mobile price plans for new and existing Delaware
  customers, and allows them to receive all their incoming
  calls while in their "Call Me" service area at no
  charge.

• When the caller places a call to the wireless user, an
  announcement informs them of the charges they will incur.
  If the caller chooses to hang up when they hear the
  announcement, they will avoid "Call Me"
  charges.

• Callers who wish to proceed remain on the line, and when
  the call goes through, calls are billed to them at 25 cents a
  minute, 35 cents for credit card calls, plus any usual phone
  charges such as long distance and tolls.:
  • If the caller is on a Bell Atlantic landline phone, the
    charge will appear on their Bell Atlantic phone bill.

  • Callers who aren't using Bell Atlantic's local
    landline service to call the wireless customer can
    use most credit cards, and charges will appear on
    their credit card statement.

• "Call Me" customers can easily create and
  update, via a toll-free number, their personal priority list of
  five people whose incoming calls they will pay for.

• "Call Me" customers will be listed in Bell
  Atlantic Mobile's directory assistance service. This is the
  first time the company has listed mobile numbers.

• A voice messaging service is included with "Call
  Me;" the caller will be billed for the time spent
  leaving the message. Caller ID also is included free of
  charge.

Wireless Industry Analyst Mark Lowenstein, of the Yankee Group, has
been briefed on this announcement (617) 956-5000.

Bell Atlantic Mobile owns and operates the largest wireless network in the
East and systems in the Southwest, covering 180,000 square miles, and the
largest chain of retail outlets devoted exclusively to wireless voice, data
and paging. Based in Bedminster, NJ, Bell Atlantic Mobile has 6.9
million customers and 8,000 employees from Maine to Georgia and in
parts of Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas. Through its
"Wireless at Work..." community service program, the
company uses its technology to help individuals and communities improve
security and emergency communications. Bell Atlantic Mobile's parent,
Bell Atlantic Corporation (NYSE:BEL) is one of the world's largest
wireless communications companies, with domestic operations in 25 states
and international investments in Mexico, Europe and the Pacific Rim. For
more information on Bell Atlantic Mobile visit: www.bam.com; on global
operations visit: www.bellatlantic.com/worldwide.