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Vodafone AirTouch Plc and Bell Atlantic Corp. Unveil New U.S. Wireless Business

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Sep 20, 1999 — 1 min read

Vodafone AirTouch Plc and Bell Atlantic Corp. announced their new U.S. wireless business on Tuesday, September 21, 1999, at a conference in New York, attended by key executives including Ivan G. Seidenberg, Chairman, President and CEO of Bell Atlantic Corp., Chris Gent, Chief Executive of Vodafone AirTouch Plc, and Charles Lee, Chairman and CEO of GTE Corp. The companies called on journalists and analysts to participate in an interactive conference and satellite uplink for B-Roll footage.

Key Takeaways:

The conference was held on September 21, 1999, at the Sheraton New York, featuring Ivan G. Seidenberg, Chris Gent, and Charles Lee.
The new U.S. wireless business was a joint initiative between Vodafone AirTouch Plc and Bell Atlantic Corp.
The companies provided an electronic press kit for download from their respective websites (www.bellatlantic.com, www.vodafone-airtouch-plc.com, and www.gte.com).
Journalists and analysts could call into the interactive conference by dialing 800-686-7549 (US) or 212-896-6133 (International), at least 15 minutes prior to the conference start time.
Satellite uplink for B-Roll was available on Telstar 4 Transponder 6, C-Band, at Downlink frequency 3820, and Galaxy 6 Transponder 7, C-Band, at Downlink frequency 3840.
Technical questions regarding the satellite feed for B-Roll should be directed to Bret Curran of Bossert and Company at 212-627-5622.
All other questions were to be directed to Kate Huneke of Abernathy MacGregor Frank at 212-371-5999.

Statistics:

Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999
Time: 12:30 PM (EDT)
Conference location: Sheraton New York, 811 Seventh Avenue at 52nd Street, New York, New York, Royal Ballroom A
Date for satellite uplink: Tuesday, September 21, 1999
Time for satellite uplink: 8:00 - 8:30 AM (EDT), 2:00 - 2:30 PM (EDT), and 4:00 - 4:30 PM (EDT)
Downlink frequency: 3820 and 3840

Sources:

Press announcement from Vodafone AirTouch Plc and Bell Atlantic Corp.
Company websites: www.bellatlantic.com, www.vodafone-airtouch-plc.com, and www.gte.com.

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