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August 15, 1996 NYNEX Downstate New York: Glen Brandow, 212/395-5093 Upstate New York: Cliff Lee, 518/396-1095 New England: Betsy Bottino Arenella, 617/743-3677 COLLEGE STUDENTS USE INTERNET TO SIGN UP FOR PHONE SERVICE BOSTON--Aug. 15, 1996--This fall, cyber-savvy college students can beat the back-to-school rush for local phone service. Instead of calling their local NYNEX business office or signing up on campus, students at New York University, Syracuse University and Bentley College in Waltham, Mass., can subscribe on-line by "visiting" NYNEX's Web page. As part of a trial of Internet phone subscription, NYNEX mailed an information package to the homes of the three schools' incoming and returning students in late July. The mailer includes directions to the appropriate section of NYNEX's Web Page (http://www.nynex.com/campus).(a) The package also includes a paper subscription form for those who prefer old-fashioned U.S. mail. Visitors to the Web Page input their billing information, including the desired service start date, and e-mail it to NYNEX for processing. Last September, NYNEX received approximately 8,500 service requests from Syracuse University students, approximately 3,000 from NYU students and about 1,000 from Bentley students. Subscribing over the Internet offers students a convenient option as well as relieving the heavy volume of phone and on-campus requests, according to John DiNapoli, NYNEX director of consumer markets. "Depending on the results of this trial," DiNapoli said, "we hope to expand Internet subscription to more colleges next year." 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, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The corporation is a leader in telecommunications, wireless communications, directory publishing and video entertainment and information services. You can receive fax copies of recent NYNEX news releases, free of charge, 24 hours a day. Call 1-800-331-1214. An automated system will provide you with instructions. return to news archive