Bell Atlantic Mobile Introduces 900-Minute Price Plan, Adds More Minutes to Three Existing Price Plans - Company Business and Marketing

Cambridge Telcom Report, Sept 6, 1999

Businesses and families can now share their Bell Atlantic Mobile home airtime minutes with up to four different users when they take advantage of the company's new DigitalChoice "Share-A-Minute" and "Additional Line" price plans.

"Business owners enjoy extra flexibility and cost savings when their employees share monthly minutes," said Jerry Fountain, vice president of the company's Southeast region. "These new plans are great for small businesses or families who want the option and convenience to share minutes among several wireless phones."

The "Share-A-Minute" program allows Bell Atlantic Mobile customers who sign up on a new DigitalChoice wireless service plan of 250 home airtime minutes or higher per month to add up to four DigitalChoice users to their plan for $12.99 each. All lines on the "Share-A-Minute" plan can share total home airtime minutes.

How it works:

A business owner, has one wireless phone with 600 home airtime minutes of DigitalChoice wireless service for $49.99 monthly access and decides to take advantage of the DigitalChoice "Share-A-Minute" program to add a second line for the company's vice president, for $12.99 monthly access. They are now able to share the 600 minutes for $62.98 per monthly access. The business owner can also add DigitalChoice "Share-A-Minute" lines for two more employees, with the entire group sharing a total of 600 home airtime minutes each month for $88.96 monthly access.

Bell Atlantic Mobile also has revised its DigitalChoice price plans, increasing the number of minutes allowed on three plans.

       DigitalChoice Consumer Price Plans

 Digital Choice Plans     Monthly Access    Home Airtime
                                            Minutes Included
 DC 250                       $29.99              250
 DC 600                       $49.99              600
 DC 900                       $69.99              900
 DC 1200                      $89.99            1,200
 DC 2000                      $149.99           2,000
 DC 3000                      $199.99           3,000

  Share-A-Minute            $12.99 each       Based on plan,
                          additional phone   shared with up to
                                             three other users

Analog wireless service customers can also share minutes of airtime between two phones with Bell Atlantic Mobile's new "Additional Line" plan. Customers signing up on any new Super System 100 or higher plan can also share minutes with a second line for $12.99 a month.

Seven new Super System analog plans have been introduced and for an additional $10 a month, customers can receive unlimited local off-peak airtime on weekends and holidays and Monday through Friday from 9 p.m. to 6:59 a.m.

Super System Consumer Price Plans

Super System Plans    Monthly Access    Home Airtime
                                         Minutes Included
Super System 100          $24.99             100
Super System 150          $34.99             150
Super System 250          $49.99             250
Super System 500          $69.99             500
Super System 700          $89.99             700
Super System 2000        $149.99           2,000
Super System 3000        $199.99           3,000

 Additional Line        $12.99 each       Based on plan,
                      additional phone   shared with up to
                                         two other users

Current customers can get further details about upgrading to the new plans by visiting their nearest Communications Store, or by calling Bell Atlantic Mobile at 800-255-BELL.