NYNEX Helps Realize College Dreams for 144 New York Students

May 13, 1997

CONTACT: NYNEX Roy Cosme (212) 395-6569

NYNEX Foundation News

NYNEX Helps Realize College Dreams for 144 New York Students

NYNEX Scholarship Program Totals $1.4 million

NEW YORK, NY -- The NYNEX Foundation will award $315,000 in college scholarships
to 144 New York high school students at a special ceremony on Wednesday, May 14,
at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

The second annual NYNEX Diversity Scholarship Awards -- part of a $1.4 million
overall scholarship program -- are aimed at providing opportunities to students from
diverse cultural, ethnic, socio-economic, educational and special needs backgrounds.
Recipients of the scholarships were selected based on their academic achievements,
community activities and leadership skills. They will receive individual scholarships
ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.

"NYNEX is committed to preparing the work force of the future to help
our nation succeed in a highly competitive global economy," said Donald Reed,
President and Group Executive, NYNEX External Affairs and Corporate Communications.
"We are proud to play a part in encouraging our youth to pursue their dreams
through education and positioning them for successful careers."

Students from Buffalo to Brooklyn are represented in the group of scholarship
winners. As part of the company's recognition of the students' accomplishments, they
will be featured in the NYNEX Hall of Fame on the NYNEX Foundation website the night
of the awards ceremony. Digitized photos of the recipients will be accessible via
the website located at www.nynexfoundation.com. (A complete list of winners from
throughout the state is attached.)

The goal of the NYNEX Diversity Scholarship program is to provide opportunities
to students from diverse cultural, ethnic, socio-economic, educational and special
needs backgrounds to attend college or an accredited technical institute of their
choice. Over 250 individual awards are granted throughout the NYNEX territory by
the NYNEX Foundation. These include corporate contributions to the United Negro College
Fund, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, National Hispanic
Scholarship Fund, Independent College Fund of New York, American Indian College Fund
and the Citizen's Scholarship Foundation of America's Dollars for Scholars program.

The NYNEX Foundation administers all domestic and international philanthropic
grants on behalf of NYNEX. The Foundation's philanthropic emphasis is on providing
safe havens for youth and grants to education, arts and human services.

NYNEX and Bell Atlantic recently announced a new $50 million initiative as
part of the President's Summit for America's Future. The two companies will support
multi-faceted after-school programs that provide "safe havens" for children,
during their most vulnerable after-school hours, in thirteen North Atlantic states.

Additional information on the NYNEX Foundation is available on the Internet
at www.nynexfoundation.com.

NYNEX is a global communications and media corporation that provides a full
range of services in the northeastern United States and high-growth markets around
the world, including the United Kingdom, Thailand, Gibraltar, Greece, Indonesia,
the Philippines, Poland, and the Czech and Slovak Republics. The corporation is a
leader in telecommunications, wireless communications, directory publishing and video
entertainment and information services. NYNEX is also managing sponsor of FLAG --
Fiberoptic Link Around the Globe -- the world's longest undersea fiber optic communications
cable.

NYNEX news releases are available on the Internet at http://www.ba.com/nr/pastnews.html
or via fax for no charge at 1-800-331-1214.

NYNEX DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS -- NEW YORK

Albany, NY
Dorothy Weiss

Amherst, NY
Yanjie Qi

Baldwinsville, NY
Courtney M. Kimball

Batavia, NY
Rebecca L. Burns

Bay Shore, NY
Jasmine L. Gaillard
Lucy Montalvo
Perry J. Sorrentino

Bayside, NY
Grace H. Lee

Binghamton, NY
Sara J. Gould

Brentwood, NY
Tracey Pryor

Bronx, NY
Aaron Atkinson
Latanya Brandon
Elizabeth Goergen
Antoinette Motayne
James Mwape
Shavon Norris
Curt Phillips
Lamin Samateh

Brooklyn, NY
Christopher B. Archie
Abigail Bibb
Rommel A. Celleri
Yang Chen
Kemesha L. Delisser
Tina M. Dolman
Ifeoma N. Ebo
Cleveland R. Edwards
Kevin M. Edwards
Jelani Ellis
Christina Flores
Judith D. Flores
Ala Goldberg
Kaline X. Graham
Jennifer M. Gutierrez
Susan Haylin
Michelai L. Sancho
Joy P. Sanders
Jesse M. Shapiro
Gloribell Taveras
Jose Vargas

Buffalo, NY
Keith Hearon
Patricia R. Knapp

Cairo, NY
Erin Benson

Canaseraga, NY
Unania Berry

Canastota, NY
Kara Sterling

Carmel, NY
Courtney M. Williams

Cato, NY
James S. Christie

Chazy, NY
Laurie Downs

Chestnut Ridge, NY
Eric T. Spieler

Corona, NY
Rahjia Young

Davenport, NY
Crystal Hamm

Deer Park, NY
Rupa A. Patel

Dewitt, NY
Hassan M. Ahmad

Dresden, NY
Judy Lewis

East Elmhurst, NY
Eva Daniels
Jason Gamble
Deirdre-Ann Perry

East Greenbush, NY
Rajan Chahal

East Northport, NY
Jennifer Yee

East Syracuse, NY
Steven E. Finch

Elizabethtown, NY
Christopher W. Haseltine

Endicott, NY
Quincey Adams

Flushing, NY
Edward J. Perez-Cortes

Forest Hills,
NY David S. Chau

Franklin, NY
Kellie M. Nightingale

Freeport, NY
Tonya N. Walker

Gansevoort, NY
Lauren M. Dillon

Hannibal, NY
Brandon Weaver

Hicksville, NY
Peter Chang

Hogansburg, NY
Peter Davey
Amber McDonald
Kaherisak Henry

Holtsville, NY
Joseph R. Negron

Islip, NY
Konstadinos J. Spyris

Jamaica, NY
Derrick Boykin
Chevonda E. Callender

Jordon, NY
Sacha DeForest

Knox, NY
Elizabeth M. Hoover

Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Adrienne M. Lyons

Laurelton, NY
Rochelle Sims

Levittown, NY
Elizabeth Keating Margarita A. Romero

Lewiston, NY
Levi P. Rickard

Lindenhurst, NY
Joy M. Derenthal

Long Beach, NY
Nanda D. Persaud

Massapequa, NY
Resa K. Schlossberg

Mount Kisco, NY
Kyung E. Lee

Mount Vernon, NY
Roxanne S. Haynes
Krystal M. Poinsette

Nedrow, NY
Joyce Lewis

New Hyde Park, NY
Gerald Tam

New Paltz, NY
Jorinda Archord
April B. Coughlin

New Rochelle, NY
Melanie A. Harris
Tara Breau

New York, NY
Ronald Alonzo
Adita Arya
Sean Bell
Jose G. Breton
Selena Cruye
Rosanna DeLaCruz
Maritza Martinez
Jose W. Melendez
Christina J. Min
Elsie Otero
Regner Peralta
Brooke J. Silverbrand
Dwayne Walker

Niagara Falls, NY
Nicole Bedgood
Jessica A. Trapasso

Olean, NY
Wendy R. Graczyk

Oneida, NY
Adam Obomsawin
Sarah Meannette Phillips

Oneonta, NY
Janna Shue

Otego, NY
Jessica Haney

Peekskill, NY
Kwasi G. Mireku

Penfield, NY
Garland F. Sweeny, Jr.

Piermont, NY
Lillian E. Marsh

Pleasantville,NY
Judy J. Sue

Port Byron, NY
Melissa Rozelle

Queens, NY
Jason Brown
Josef L. Toussaint

Randolph, NY
Jessica John

Red Hook, NY
Richard Chris John

Rego Park, NY
Yana Pecherskaya

Ridgewood, NY
Librado Sanchez
Mayra Vera

Rye, NY
Jean E. Roberts

Roosevelt, NY
Phillip Castle

St. Albans, NY
Warren E. Smith

Saratoga Springs, NY
Phuong Truong

Smithtown, NY
Janet Wiener

Staten Island, NY
Debra Stolfo

Stony Brook, NY
Joyce H. Chen

Suffern, NY
Vincent Benedetto

Syosset, NY
Emily Liao

Tappan, NY
Flora S. Kim

Tarrytown, NY
James W. Daniels
Onofrio Pirrotta

Tully, NY
Jessica L. Hayes

Utica, NY
Starr Rae Wooden

Wantagh, NY
Kelly Dease

Williamsville, NY
Divya Srivastava

Woodside, NY
Alicea Castellanos