If Bell Atlantic is able to prove any one of the defenses at trial, it would be entitled to relief. As such, we find that Bell Atlantic has met the meritorious defense requirement under Pa. R.C.P. 237.3. For all of the foregoing reasons, we reverse the trial court's denial of Bell Atlantic's petition to open the default judgment entered against it and order the default judgment to be opened. 16 Order reversed. Default judgment opened and case remanded for further proceedings.
Jurisdiction is relinquished.
We note that Bell Atlantic did not petition the court to strike the default judgment. A petition to open a default judgment and a petition to strike a default judgment are two distinct remedies, which generally are not interchangeable. In its complaint, the Penn-Delco School alleged that, prior to 1982, it used a centralized telephone system. The system controlled outgoing telephone calls to eleven separate trunks and required the services of a full-time telephone operator. During the early months of 1982, the Penn-Delco School sought a telephone system which would reduce telephone and operator expenses by routing calls in a different manner.