Bell Atlantic Offers High-Speed, Affordable Internet Access to Baltimore Businesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 1996

BELL ATLANTIC OFFERS HIGH-SPEED, AFFORDABLE INTERNET ACCESS
TO BALTIMORE BUSINESSES

Web Site Design, Hosting Also Available

RESTON, VA -- Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions is now
taking orders
for its high-speed, dedicated access service that can connect
Baltimore area businesses to the Internet. Also available are a set of
services to help businesses establish a professional presence on the
World Wide Web, including Web site production, hosting and security
services.

Bell Atlantic already offers these services in the Washington, D.C.,
area, and they are slated for introduction in Roanoke, Va,
Philadelphia, northern New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Norfolk, Va, between
now and the end of the year.

"We are pleased to offer our Baltimore customers what we believe is an
effective and affordable solution to their Internet concerns," said
Bob Beran, president
of Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions. "Our product
line will be backed by state-of-the-art 'help desk' and technical
support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our goal is to bring the
high customer service standards of the telephone company to our
Internet offering," he added.

The dedicated access service provides businesses with a variety of
options for connecting to the Internet. These include:

• SMDS -- switched multimegabit data service optimizes the
  efficiency
  of a business' local area network by providing access to the
  Internet at variable access classes: 56 kilobits per second (Kbps)
  and 1.5, 4, 10, 16, 25 and 34 megabits per second (Mbps);

• Frame relay service -- uses packet switching to provide
  customers
  all the benefits of a private line without the high cost, at speeds
  of 56 Kbps and 1.5 Mbps;

• Digital private line -- provides point-to-point Internet
  communications for businesses with intensive data needs at rates
  ranging from 56 Kbps to 1.5 Mbps.

  "Prices for these services will be extremely competitive,"
  Beran said.
  "And you can now get Internet services directly through your current
  Bell Atlantic account manager or business office."

  Packages with the dedicated offering are domain name service, domain
  name registration, Class C Internet address, routing service and mail
  relay service. Customers will also have Usenet news group access, news
  feed, electronic mail and browser site licensing.

  Bell Atlantic offers consulting and integration services to provide
  Web hosting, custom and template Web site design, security,
  installation, support and training. The shared Web hosting service
  offers a flat monthly rate starting at $50, depending on computer data
  storage needs, free technical support, domain name registration and
  virtual hosting.

  For information on Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions or its Internet
  product line, call (888) NET-2100, visit our Web site at
  http://www.bell-atl.com/internet,
  or contact your Bell Atlantic
  business office or account executive.

  Bell Atlantic Corporation (NYSE: BEL) is at the forefront of the new
  communications, entertainment and information industry. In the
  mid-Atlantic region, the company is the premier provider of local
  telecommunications and advanced services. Globally, it is one of the
  largest investors in the high-growth wireless communication
  marketplace. Bell Atlantic also owns a substantial interest in
  Telecom Corporation of New Zealand and is actively developing
  high-growth national and international business opportunities in all
  phases of the industry.

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  Media contacs:

  Larry Plumb, (703) 708-4360
  lawrence.d.plumb@bell-atl.com

  Ginger Fisk, (703) 708-4222
  virginia.a.fisk@bell-atl.com