January 29, 1996

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Brathwaite Named VP/GM Of NYNEX Northeast

Thea Snyder Assumes Manhattan Post

ALBANY, NY -- NYNEX announced today Lee A. Brathwaite has been named vice president and general manager of NYNEX in the Northeast region of New York State.

He succeeds Alethea J. Snyder who will relocate to Manhattan to assume the post of managing director - strategic projects. Ms. Snyder will report to Arnold J. Eckelman, executive vice president and group executive - quality assurance and operations support. The changes are effective immediately.

Mr. Brathwaite will be responsible for all day-to-day operations of NYNEX in the 518/914 area code regions of Eastern New York, north of Putnam and Rockland counties. His responsibilities include network development and maintenance, sales, and expansion of customer service capabilities.

"Thea Snyder is a true professional who is dedicated to serving customers and exemplifies the high quality of service NYNEX strives to provide. Her commitment, knowledge and experience will serve the company well in her new assignment," said Duane W. Albro, NYNEX State Group vice president.

"Lee Brathwaite comes to us with exceptionally strong skills both in network operations and in the full range of NYNEX products and services. At the same time, Lee shares Thea's passion to providing our customers with the highest-quality service."

Mr. Brathwaite's career began in the military after he graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. He achieved the rank of first lieutenant in the United States Air Force, serving as a bioenvironmental engineer from 1982 to 1985.

He joined NYNEX in 1986 and held a variety of operations positions. In 1990 he was appointed director of special services, with responsibility for providing and maintaining private line services for AT&T, MCI and Sprint. In 1992, Mr. Brathwaite joined the Manhattan Market Area Staff as a business planner, developing and implementing strategy. His sales career began in 1993 when he joined NYNEX Systems Marketing (NSM) as a senior account manager responsible for the Con Edison, AT&T, and Port Authority accounts.

He was promoted to the position of NSM branch manager for Public Sector Accounts in 1994. There, he led the account teams responsible for NYNEX's largest account, the City of New York, as well as the federal government, major private hospitals, corporate security firms and universities.

Mr. Brathwaite serves on the board of the Bedford, NY, YMCA and is chairperson of the NYNEX Multi-Cultural Association Executive Advisory Board. He and his wife Laura have two children, Eric, and Christina. The family plans to relocate to the Albany area from Westchester County, following at the end of the school year.

"I came to the Capital Region four-and-a-half years ago. It fast became my home and will always be part of me," Snyder said. In her new position, Snyder will be responsible for guiding NYNEX through the many new regulatory and technological changes in the telecommunications industry.

Snyder began her telecommunications career at Bell Labs, the research and development arm of AT&T, in 1973. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Gettysburg College, a master's degree in Computer Science from Stevens Institute and an Executive MBA from the Columbia School of Business.

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