February 8, 1996

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NYNEX CEO Praises Telecommunications Act Of 1996

NEW YORK, NY -- Ivan Seidenberg, NYNEX chairman and chief executive officer, said after President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996:

The President and Congress have done their job -- now it's time for us to do ours.

This new law promises communications users more choice, lower prices and better service, and NYNEX is committed to delivering them.

The legislation is complex, but the outcome will be simplicity. NYNEX will offer one-stop shopping for a full array of communications services -- local, long distance, wireline, wireless, video entertainment and information services -- and customers will be able to package what they want, the way they want it.

NYNEX is moving aggressively to meet all requirements that will enable us to offer this full spectrum of communications to our current customers and to new customers, across the nation and around the globe.

NYNEX is a global communications and media company 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 the telecommunications, wireless communications, cable television, directory publishing and entertainment and information services.

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