May 20, 1996

NYNEX CONTACT: Media Relations, (212) 395-0500

NYNEX VoiceDialing(sm) Service Introduced In Upstate NY; Try It At No Charge For 30 Days

ALBANY -- Ordering a pizza for dinner is now easy as pie for NYNEX customers in upstate New York, thanks to the introduction today of NYNEX VoiceDialing(SM) Service.

VoiceDialing(SM) was first introduced upstate in the Syracuse area last year, and beginning today is available on 1.2 million additional telephone lines throughout upstate New York.

This advanced yet simple-to-use NYNEX service allows customers to speak the name of the person they want to call. The call then will be automatically dialed, quicker and more accurately than a call dialed by hand.

Customers can try VoiceDialing(SM) at no charge. Residents and businesses ordering it will receive their first month's service free. Also, NYNEX is waiving the standard service connection charges of $16 for residence customers and $56 for businesses. A residence customer could save up to $21.50; businesses could save $66. This waiver will end on Aug. 18, 1996.

With VoiceDialing(SM), customers can program their own personal directory of telephone numbers by saying a name in any language and keying in the corresponding telephone number. After that, all a caller needs to do is pick up the telephone and say the person's name to make a call. NYNEX's network recognizes the voice and automatically dials the preset number.

Customers need no special equipment. The service works equally well with rotary-dial and push-button telephones.

With VoiceDialing(SM), customers can store either 30 or 50 names and associated telephone numbers. The cost of the 30-number directory is $4.50 a month for residence customers and $8 for businesses. The 50-number directory is $5.50 and $10 per month, respectively.

NYNEX was the first telecommunications company in the world to offer voice-activated dialing to its customers. For more information, residence customers can call toll free 890-7100. The number for business customers is 890-6464.

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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