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RNS No 6534p
BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION
3rd January 1999


                                                  Contact:
                                                  Jim Gerace
                                                  908-306-7508
                                                  908-472-0700 (mobile)
                                                  Ngerace@mobile.bam.co

BELL ATLANTIC CONFIRMS DISCUSSIONS 

NEW YORK - Bell Atlantic (NYSE:BEL) today confirmed that discussions are taking 
place with AirTouch Communications (NYSE:ATI) relating to a possible business
combination between the two companies.  Bell Atlantic said that there can be no
assurance that any transaction will result from these discussions.  No timetable
has been established for conclusion of these discussions.  No further comment
will be made until both parties have reached a definitive agreement or until
discussions have been terminated.

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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