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Prospectus Supplement dated November 29, 1999, to Prospectus dated
August 31, 1999
BELL ATLANTIC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
ISSUER
BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION
SUPPORT PROVIDER
$2,455,000,000
5.75% SENIOR EXCHANGEABLE NOTES DUE 2003
This Prospectus Supplement dated November 29, 1999 supplements and
amends the Prospectus dated August 31, 1991 as follows:
The section entitled "SELLING HOLDERS," beginning on page 38 is amended
to include the following selling Noteholders who have provided us with notice
and the requisite information as of November 24, 1999. To the extent that a
selling Noteholder listed below is already named in the Prospectus, the
information set forth below replaces the information in the Prospectus.
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Name and Address of Selling Principal Amount of Notes Beneficially
Noteholder Owned and to be Sold
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Capital Guardian Global Convertible Fund $ 615,000
c/o Capital Guardian Trust Company
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard
15th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Smith Barney Convertible Bond Fund $2,500,000
c/o Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
38th Floor
New York, New York 10048
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Name and Address of Selling Principal Amount of Notes Beneficially
Noteholder Owned and to be Sold
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Calamos Asset Management, Inc.** $13,150,000
1111 E. Warrenville Road
Naperville, Illinois 60563
Q Investments, L.P. $ 1,800,000
301 Commerce Street #2975
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
R2 Investments, LDC $ 1,450,000
c/o Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.
301 Commerce Street #2975
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
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** As investment manager for Delta Airlines Master Trust,. Port Authority of
Allegheny county Retirement and Disability Allowance Plan for the Employees
Represented by Local 85 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Champion International
Corporation Master Retirement Trust, The Dow Chemical company Employees'
Retirement Plan, Dorinco Reinsurance Company, Amisure Companies/ Michigan Mutual
Insurance Company, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1262 and Employers
Pension Fund, SPT, Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers Account #7, and CALAMOS
Convertible Fund, no one of which owns more that 1% of the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes
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