RNS No 1005j
BELL ATLANTIC CORP
24th November 1998

Contact:
Jim Crosson
212-395-2285
James.E.Crosson@bellatlantic.com

Bell Atlantic Declares Fourth-Quarter Dividend of $.385 Per Share

NEW YORK -- The board of directors of Bell Atlantic Corp. (NYSE:BEL) today
declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $.385 per outstanding share.

The dividend, which is unchanged from the previous quarter, will be payable on
Feb. 1, 1999, to shareowners of record at the close of business on Jan. 8, 1999.

Bell Atlantic has approximately 1.1 million registered shareowners and
approximately 1.55 billion shares of common stock outstanding.

Bell Atlantic is at the forefront of the new communications and information
industry.  With 42 million telephone access lines and eight million wireless
customers worldwide, Bell Atlantic companies are premier providers of advanced
wireline voice and data services, market leaders in wireless services and the
world's largest publishers of directory information.  Bell Atlantic companies 
are also among the world's largest investors in high-growth global
communications markets, with operations and investments in 23 countries.

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contacts and other useful information are available at Bell Atlantic's News
Center on the World Wide Web (http://www.ba.com).  To receive news releases by
email, visit the News Center and register for personalized automatic delivery of
Bell Atlantic news releases.

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