EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 23rd day of March, 1998.
/s/ Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.
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Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Richard L. Carrion
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Richard L. Carrion
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ James G. Cullen
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James G. Cullen
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 20th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Lodewijk J.R. de Vink
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Lodewijk J.R. de Vink
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ James H. Gilliam, Jr.
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James H. Gilliam, Jr.
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Stanley P. Goldstein
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Stanley P. Goldstein
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Helene L. Kaplan
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Helene L. Kaplan
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 23rd day of March, 1998.
/s/ Thomas H. Kean
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Thomas H. Kean
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Elizabeth T. Kennan
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Elizabeth T. Kennan
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ John F. Maypole
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John F. Maypole
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 20th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Joseph Neubauer
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Joseph Neubauer
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Thomas H. O'Brien
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Thomas H. O'Brien
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Eckhard Pfeiffer
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Eckhard Pfeiffer
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Hugh B. Price
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Hugh B. Price
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Rozanne L. Ridgway
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Rozanne L. Ridgway
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 23rd day of March, 1998.
/s/ Frederic V. Salerno
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Frederic V. Salerno
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 20th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Ivan G. Seidenberg
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Ivan G. Seidenberg
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 20th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Walter V. Shipley
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Walter V. Shipley
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Raymond W. Smith
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Raymond W. Smith
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 23rd day of March, 1998.
/s/ John R. Stafford
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John R. Stafford
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 23rd day of March, 1998.
/s/ Morrison DeS. Webb
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Morrison DeS. Webb
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond W.
Smith, Frederic V. Salerno and Mel Meskin as attorney for the undersigned for
the purpose of executing and filing such Annual Report and any amendment or
amendments or other necessary documents, hereby giving to each said attorney
full authority to perform all acts necessary thereto as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying all that said attorney may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 24th day of March, 1998.
/s/ Shirley Young
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Shirley Young