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                                                                     EXHIBIT 10x

                                 CONFIDENTIAL
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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT between CELLCO PARTNERSHIP ("Cellco"), and
DENNIS STRIGL (the "Executive"), is made this 30th day of June, 1995.

         WHEREAS, Cellco contemplates a closing (referred to herein as the
"Closing") of certain transactions involving contributions to Cellco of assets
and liabilities of the NYNEX Mobile and Bell Atlantic Mobile businesses; and

         WHEREAS, the Executive is currently serving as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, Inc. ("BAM") under the terms
of an Employment Agreement, dated September 30, 1994, between BAM and the
Executive (the "BAM Employment Agreement"); and the BAM Employment Agreement
contemplates the Closing and imposes no impediment to the Executive ceasing
employment with BAM and commencing employment with Cellco; and

         WHEREAS, subject to the occurrence of the Closing, Cellco wishes to
employ the Executive as its Chief Executive Officer; and Cellco and the
Executive wish to state the terms and conditions of employment which shall apply
during the term of this Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, acknowledging the mutual
consideration embodied in the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1.       Employment: Term of Agreement. Subject to the terms of this Agreement,
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         and subject to the occurrence of the Closing on June 30, 1995 or any
         date in the third or fourth quarter of 1995, the Executive agrees to
         commence employment with Cellco effective as of the Closing Date.
         Moreover, the Executive agrees to serve as Chief Executive Officer of
         Cellco, and Cellco agrees to employ the Executive as its Chief
         Executive Officer, for the period from the date of Closing to the
         second anniversary of that date (said two-year period is referred to
         herein as the "Term" of this Agreement).

2.       Compensation. During the Term of this Agreement, the compensation
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         program for the Executive shall consist of the following components:

         a)       Salary: The Executive's base salary which shall initially be
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                  at an annual rate of $265,400, and such salary shall be
                  subject to review and adjustment from time to time, as
                  determined by the Managing General Partner of Cellco (the
                  "General Partner"), and shall not be reduced below that rate
                  during the Term of the Agreement; and

         b)       Short Term Incentive:
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                  I)       The Executive shall participate in a short term
                           incentive plan for Cellco executives, in accordance
                           with a plan to be adopted by the Managing Partner on
                           or about the date of Closing, and which may be
                           amended from time to time. The Managing Partner shall
                           set a target incentive at the beginning of each year
                           (or, in 1995, as of the Closing), and shall determine
                           the award, subject to company and individual
                           performance results, after the end of each year.

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                  ii)      On an annualized basis for 1995, the target incentive
                           shall be $149,300, subject to proration by twelfths
                           for the number of months from the Closing through the
                           end of 1995.

                  iii)     In January 1996, Cellco shall also pay the Executive
                           a short term incentive for 1995 service at BAM prior
                           to the Closing, based on an annualized target
                           incentive of $98,200, subject to proration by
                           twelfths for the number of months from the beginning
                           of 1995 to the Closing.

         c)       Long Term Incentive:
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                  i)       The Executive shall participate in a long term
                           incentive plan for Cellco executives, in accordance
                           with a plan to be adopted by the Managing Partner
                           within 90 days after the Closing and which may be
                           amended from time to time. The Managing Partner shall
                           grant a long term incentive at the beginning of each
                           year (or, in 1995, as of the Closing).

                  ii)      For 1995, the value on an annualized basis (before
                           any applicable proration) of the Cellco long term
                           incentive shall be $273,000, less the value of any
                           1995 long-term incentive granted by Bell Atlantic
                           which remains outstanding.

                  iii)     With respect to the treatment of stock options
                           granted by Bell Atlantic for 1995, vis a vis the
                           Cellco long term incentive grant for 1995, the
                           Executive shall have the same rights and elections as
                           other former BAM executives who received such Bell
                           Atlantic stock options and are eligible for a Cellco
                           1995 long term incentive.

         d)       Benefits: The Executive shall be eligible to participate in
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                  all employee benefit plans which are offered to similarly
                  situated employees of Cellco, in accordance with the terms of
                  the plans adopted by the Managing Partner, as those plans may
                  be amended from time to time.

 3.      Non-Compete and Proprietary Information Agreement: As consideration for
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         the offer of employment by Cellco as its Chief Executive Officer and
         the promotional increase in compensation associated with that
         appointment, the Executive agrees that, on the date he commences
         employment with Cellco, he will execute and deliver to Cellco the
         Non-Compete and Proprietary Information Agreement (the "Non-Compete
         Agreement") attached to this Agreement.

 4.      Employment Duties. The Executive will, during the Term of this
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         Agreement:

         a)       faithfully and diligently perform all acts and duties required
                  of a Chief Executive Officer, and furnish such services as the
                  Managing Partner of Cellco shall direct, and shall perform all
                  acts in the ordinary course of Cellco's business necessary and
                  conducive to Cellco's best interest; and

         b)       devote his full time, energy, and skill to the business of
                  Cellco and to the promotion of Cellco's best interests, except
                  for vacations and absences allowed under company policies; and

         c)       abide by high standards of business ethics and fair
                  competition, comply with federal, state, and local laws and
                  any applicable foreign laws known to the Executive in
                  consultation with Cellco legal counsel, and abide by the
                  policies of Cellco which are applicable to its employees and
                  officers, when carrying out his obligations under this
                  Agreement and conducting Cellco's business.

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 5.      Obligations of Cellco: Subject to Section 6 of this Agreement, for the
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         Term of the Executive's employment with Cellco:

         a)       Cellco shall retain the Executive in the position of Chief
                  Executive Officer, with authority and responsibilities
                  commensurate with that position;

         b)       Cellco shall not reduce the base salary of the Executive below
                  $265,400 per annum; and

         c)       except for short-term travel obligations in the ordinary
                  course of business, Cellco shall not assign the Executive to a
                  principal place of work outside the United States.

 6.      Termination.
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         a)       The Executive's employment with Cellco may be terminated by
                  Cellco, without any obligation to pay liquidated damages
                  (including, without limitation, "Liquidated Damages" as
                  defined in Section 7(a)) or other severance benefits, either
                  by reason of his death, by reason of his continuing disability
                  on the date on which his short-term disability benefits
                  expire, or for Cause.

         b)       For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" means any of the
                  following: a breach by the Executive of any of his covenants
                  or obligations under this Agreement or under the Non-Compete
                  Agreement; insubordination or failure to perform job
                  responsibilities with full-time and good-faith efforts;
                  violation of law (other than a traffic citation or minor
                  misdemeanor); material violation of any policy or code of
                  conduct adopted by Cellco, including, by way of example, a
                  knowing violation of the employer's voucher or expense
                  reimbursement rules; or engaging in some form of misconduct
                  which, if it were known by the public, could harm the
                  reputation of Cellco.

         c)       If there is "Good Reason" (as defined in paragraph (d) below),
                  and if the Executive gives Cellco 90 days notice of his intent
                  to resign for Good Reason, the Executive shall be eligible,
                  subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to
                  receive Liquidated Damages (as defined in Section 7(a) of the
                  Agreement) upon such a resignation.

         d)       A termination for "Good Reason" means a resignation by the
                  Executive under circumstances in which the Executive is not in
                  breach of this Agreement or the Non-Compete Agreement, no
                  event has occurred which would permit Cellco to terminate his
                  employment pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section, and in
                  which Cellco has breached any of its obligations under Section
                  1, 2 or 5 of this Agreement.

         e)       Cellco may terminate the Executive's employment at any time
                  for any reason other than as stated in paragraph (a) of this
                  Section, providing, that, in such a case the Executive shall
                  be eligible to receive Liquidated Damages, as defined in, and
                  subject to the terms of, Section 7 of this Agreement.

 7.      Liquidated Damages.
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         a)       Subject to paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Section, in the
                  event that, during the Term of this Agreement, Cellco
                  terminates the Executive's employment other than pursuant to
                  Section 6(a), or in the event that the Executive resigns for
                  Good Reason, Cellco shall pay "Liquidated Damages" to the
                  Executive in the nature of severance benefits as follows, and
                  such amounts shall be the sole and exclusive severance
                  benefits or damages that Cellco shall be required to

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                  pay to the Executive in the event of any such termination
                  (other than any savings, retirement, deferred compensation,
                  disability or death benefits which may be applicable under any
                  benefit plans in which the Executive participates):

                  i)       One Year's Salary: Cellco shall pay the Executive 12
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                           monthly installments of cash at a rate equal to the
                           Executive's base salary at the time of termination of
                           employment, less applicable withholding taxes.

                  ii)      Most Recent Short Term Award: Cellco shall pay the
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                           Executive, within 30 days of the termination of
                           employment, an amount equal to the gross amount of
                           the annual short term award which was most recently
                           paid to the Executive, less applicable withholding
                           taxes.

                  iii)     Pay in Lieu of Vacation: Cellco shall pay the
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                           Executive cash in lieu of any accrued but unused
                           vacation days, at a daily rate equal to 1/260th of
                           his base salary rate, less applicable withholding
                           taxes.

         b)       No Liquidated Damages shall be payable under this Agreement if
                  the Executive is in breach of this Agreement at the time of
                  his termination of employment. The Executive shall forfeit any
                  right to receive any further payments of Liquidated Damages if
                  and when he breaches any of his covenants or continuing
                  obligations under the Non-Compete Agreement.

         c)       A condition to the Executive's right to receive any Liquidated
                  Damages hereunder shall be his signing, on or about the date
                  of his termination of employment, a release in the form shown
                  at Exhibit A of this Agreement (the "Release").

         d)       In the event that the Executive's employment terminates under
                  circumstances which make him eligible (subject to the signing
                  of a Release) to receive Liquidated Damages, the Executive
                  hereby acknowledges that any such Damages are in lieu of any
                  right he may otherwise have had to receive benefits under any
                  severance or separation pay plan, program or practice which
                  may otherwise have been applicable to him, and, under such
                  circumstances, the Executive hereby waives any right to
                  receive any such severance benefit under any such plan,
                  program or practice.

         e)       If and when the Executive resigns or retires, or his
                  employment terminates for any reason, he shall, prior to the
                  last day of active employment and without charge, return to
                  Cellco all company property, including, without limitation,
                  credit cards; building passes and identification cards;
                  computer hardware and software; communications and office
                  equipment; and records, files and documents (whether in paper
                  or machine-readable form).

8.       Intellectual Property. The Executive shall disclose promptly to Cellco
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         or its nominee(s) any and all inventions, discoveries, improvements,
         works of authorship, and computer or other apparatus programs
         (collectively "Innovations") whether or not patentable or susceptible
         to copyright or other forms of protection, conceived of or made by him
         in the course of his employment. The Executive assigns and agrees to
         assign all interest in any such Innovations to Cellco or its
         nominee(s). An Innovation will be deemed to have been made in the
         course of employment unless the Innovation (1) was developed on the
         Executive's own time, (2) was developed outside the Executive's regular
         or assigned duties for Cellco, and (3) no Employer equipment, facility,
         or proprietary information was used. The Executive further agrees,
         without charge to Cellco, to execute as and when determined appropriate
         by Cellco, a specific assignment to Cellco or its nominee(s) of all
         rights, title, and interest to any such Innovations, and the

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         Executive agrees to execute all applications or other forms of
         protection for such Innovations in the United States and in other
         countries.

 9.      Confidentiality. The Executive agrees not to disclose or discuss, other
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         than with his legal counsel, personal tax or financial advisors, or
         spouse, either the existence of or any details of this Agreement. The
         Executive will use his best efforts to ensure that any such legal
         counsel, personal tax or financial advisor, or spouse will not disclose
         or discuss the existence or any details of this Agreement with any
         other person.

10.      Duty to Disclose Acceptance of Offers of Employment by a Competitor.
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         The Executive acknowledges that Cellco has an ongoing interest in being
         in a position to determine whether any of its employees or former
         employees who have, or had, access to proprietary information intend to
         provide services as an employee, consultant or in any other capacity to
         a company which Cellco considers to be a competitor or potential
         competitor. Accordingly, during the period of the Executive's
         employment by Cellco, the Executive shall give written notice to Cellco
         not later than the earliest date on which he gives his preliminary or
         final written or oral acceptance of an offer of employment, or offer of
         compensation in exchange for advice, information or consulting
         services. Said notice shall state the name of the offering company, the
         role or position accepted, and a brief summary of the responsibilities
         and the geographic location or scope of that role or position.

 11.     Miscellaneous Provisions.
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         a)       Assignment by Cellco. Cellco may assign this Agreement to any
                  company that acquires all or substantially all of the assets
                  of Cellco, or into which or with which Cellco is merged or
                  consolidated. If and when the Executive transfers from Cellco
                  to any affiliate of Cellco, this Agreement shall be deemed to
                  be assigned to the transferee company. This Agreement may not
                  be assigned by the Executive.

         b)       Waiver.  The waiver by Cellco of a breach by the Executive of
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                  any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a
                  waiver of any prior or subsequent breach.

         c)       Severability. If any clause, phrase or provision of this
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                  Agreement or the Non-Compete Agreement or Release, or the
                  application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be
                  invalid or unenforceable under any applicable law, such event
                  shall not affect or render invalid or unenforceable the
                  remainder of this Agreement, Non-Compete Agreement or Release.

         d)       Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced
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                  in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

         e)       Notices. Whenever this Agreement requires or permits notice to
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                  be given to Cellco, the notice should be given in writing to
                  the Chairman of the Board of the Managing Partner.

         f)       Entire Agreement:  Supersedes Employment Agreement.  Except
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                  for the terms and conditions of the Non-Compete Agreement and
                  the compensation and benefit plans applicable to the Executive
                  (as such plans may be amended by Cellco from time to time),
                  this Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the
                  parties and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements, and
                  communications, whether oral or written, pertaining to the
                  subject matter hereof, including without limitation the BAM
                  Employment Agreement; provided,

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                  however, that the BAM Employment Agreement shall remain in
                  effect unless and until the date of Closing, at which time the
                  parties contemplate that the Signing Bonus shall be payable to
                  the Executive by BAM under the terms of the BAM Employment
                  Agreement, and the BAM Employment Agreement shall thereupon be
                  rescinded and superseded by this Agreement and the Non-Compete
                  Agreement. This Agreement shall not be modified or amended
                  except by written agreement of Cellco and the Executive.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby execute this Agreement.

                                           CELLCO PARTNERSHIP

Date:     6/16 /95                         By: /s/ Frederic V. Salerno
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                                              Frederic V. Salerno
                                              Chairman of the Board,
                                              Cellco Management Corporation, as
                                              Managing General Partner of
                                              Cellco Partnership

                                           THE EXECUTIVE

Date:     6/30/95                          By: /s/ Dennis Strigl
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                                              Dennis Strigl

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                      AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION OF TERM OF
                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION OF TERM OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made between
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP ("Cellco") and DENNIS F. STRIGL (the "Executive") is made
this 10th of June, 1996.

                  WHEREAS, Cellco and the Executive are parties to that certain
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made the 30th day of June, 1995, including the Exhibits and
attachments thereto including that certain NON-COMPETE AND PROPRIETARY
INFORMATION AGREEMENT attached thereto and executed by the parties in connection
therewith (collectively, the "Employment Agreement"); and

                  WHEREAS, Cellco and the Executive wish to extend the term of
the Employment Agreement, subject to certain changes set forth in this AMENDMENT
AND EXTENSION OF TERM OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Amendment to Employment
Agreement"); and

                  WHEREAS, the Closing of the Cellco Partnership contemplated by
 the Employment Agreement has occurred; and

                  WHEREAS, Bell Atlantic Corporation and NYNEX Corporation
contemplate a merger of the two companies during the extended term of the
Employment Agreement (the "Merger"), and Cellco and the Executive wish to
address the Merger in connection with the Employment Agreement;

                  WHEREAS, Cellco and the Executive wish to make other changes
in the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement as set forth herein and
to extend and reaffirm all other terms and conditions of the Employment
Agreement (including without limitation the terms and conditions of the
NON-COMPETE AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT), except as specifically
changed in this Amendment to Employment Agreement;

                  NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, acknowledging the mutual
consideration embodied in the terms and conditions of this Amendment to
Employment Agreement and intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

                  1. The Employment Agreement is incorporated herein by
reference, and all of the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement,
except to the extent amended by this Amendment to Employment Agreement, remain
in full force and effect according to their terms. The defined terms of the
Employment Agreement shall have the same meaning in this Amendment to Employment
Agreement as in the Employment Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein. Any
provisions of this Amendment to Employment Agreement which are inconsistent with
or conflict with the Employment Agreement shall control. (The Employment
Agreement and the Amendment to Employment Agreement may be collectively referred
to as the "Amended Employment Agreement.")
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                  2. The "Term" of the Employment Agreement is hereby extended
to the fourth anniversary of the signing of this Amendment to Employment
Agreement.

                  3. The Executive's annual base salary beginning with execution
of this Amendment to Employment Agreement is hereby increased to be $400,000.
The base salary increase shall be retroactive to January 1, 1996, and Cellco
shall promptly pay Executive the retroactive amount of increase.

                  4. The Executive's base salary shall be increased by a minimum
of $50,000 annually, effective January 1 of each year of the Term of the Amended
Employment Agreement.

                  5.  The Executive's short term incentive target described in
Section 2 (b)(i) of the Employment Agreement is hereby set as follows: for 1996,
$250,000; for 1997, $285,000; for 1998, $320,000; for 1999, $350,000.

                  6. In view of the Merger, and in addition to other
compensation provided for in the Employment Agreement and this Amendment to
Employment Agreement, Executive shall receive and Cellco shall pay to Executive
a "Merger Stay Bonus" as follows:

                           (a) If the Merger closes during the Term of the
                  Amended Employment Agreement, the Merger Stay Bonus shall be
                  one times the Executive's then current base salary plus the
                  Executive's then applicable short term incentive target,
                  payable at the date of the closing of the Merger. (Example: If
                  the Merger closes on December 31, 1996, Executive's base
                  salary is $400,000, Executive's 1996 target bonus is $250,000,
                  hence the Merger Stay Bonus is $650,000.)

                           (b) If Merger fails to close during the Term of the
                  Amended Employment Agreement, or is canceled by Bell Atlantic
                  Corporation and/or NYNEX Corporation, the Merger Stay Bonus
                  shall be 25% of the Executive's then current base salary plus
                  25% of the Executive's then applicable short term incentive
                  target, payable at the earlier of the date upon which the
                  Merger is canceled, or at the end of the Term. (Example: If
                  the Merger is canceled on December 31, 1996, Executive's base
                  salary is $400,000, Executive's 1996 target bonus is $250,000,
                  hence the Merger Stay Bonus is 25% of $650,000, namely
                  $162,500.)

                  7. Executive shall be eligible to participate in the current
executive retirement, savings, and life insurance plans during the Term of the
Amended Employment Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the plans adopted
by the Managing Partner, as those plans may be amended from time to time.

                  8. At the expiration of the Term, Cellco shall pay the
Executive (in addition to other compensation then due to Executive) an
"Expiration Bonus" in an amount equal to

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Executive's then current base salary and short term incentive target, but only
if the following conditions are then true: (i) the Amended Employment Agreement
has not been terminated, (ii) the Executive remains employed as President and
Chief Executive Officer and has not resigned or been terminated for any reason,
including for Cause or Good Reason, and (iii) Executive has not received
Liquidated Damages. (Example: The Term expires at the fourth anniversary of the
signing of this Amendment to Employment Agreement; Executive then remains
employed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cellco at a base salary of
$550,000 and a short term incentive target of $350,000; the Expiration Bonus is
payable at the amount of $900,000.)

                  9. Notwithstanding Section 6(a) of the Employment Agreement,
Cellco shall be obligated to pay Liquidated Damages if Executive's employment
with Cellco is terminated by Cellco by reason of Executive's death or by reason
of his continuing disability (to be established by reference to the provisions
of Cellco's long term disability plan) after the date on which his short-term
disability benefits expire. In the event of such death or continuing disability,
the entire applicable amount of the Liquidated Damages shall be payable by
Cellco in a lump sum within six months of such death or the establishment of
such continuing disability, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Amended
Employment Agreement.

                  10. Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement is amended as
follows (new material underlined):

                  "d) A termination for "Good Reason" means a resignation by the
             Executive under circumstances in which the Executive is not in
             breach of this Agreement or the Non-Compete Agreement, no event has
             occurred which would permit Cellco to terminate his employment
             pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section, and in which Cellco has
             either (i) breached any of its obligations under Section 1, 2, or S
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             of this Agreement, or (ii) approved a voluntary termination by
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             action of the Board of its Managing Partner."
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                  11. Section 7 of the Employment Agreement ("Liquidated
Damages") is amended by striking paragraphs 7(a)(i) ("One Year's Salary") and
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7(a)(ii) ("Most Recent Short Term Award") and replacing them with the following:
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                          "i)  Two Years' Salary: Cellco shall pay the Executive
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             24 monthly installments of cash at a rate equal to the Executive's
             base salary at the time of termination of employment, less
             applicable withholding taxes.

                           ii) Two Times Most Recent Short Term Award: Cellco
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             shall pay the Executive, within 30 days of the termination of
             employment, an amount equal to the gross amount of the annual short
             term award which was most recently paid to the Executive, less
             applicable withholding taxes. Twelve months thereafter, Cellco
             shall pay Executive a further amount equal to the amount payable
             under the preceding sentence, less applicable withholding taxes."

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby execute this Amendment to Employment Agreement.

                                        CELLCO PARTNERSHIP

Date:  6-10-96                          By:
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                                           Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile, Inc., as
                                           Managing General Partner of
                                           Cellco Partnership

Date:  6-10-96                          By: /s/ Dennis F. Strigl
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                                           Dennis F. Strigl

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                               Dennis F. Strigl

      Amendment of Employment Agreement effective 8th of September, 1998.

 . Terms and conditions of page 2, section 5.

  --  The Executive's short term incentive target described in Section 2 (b)(i)
      of the Employment Agreement is hereby set as follows: for the 1996
      performance year with payout in 1997, S250,000; for the 1997 performance
      year with payout in 1998, $285,000; for the 1998 performance year with
      payout in 1999, $320,000; for the 1999 performance year with payout in
      2000, $350,000; for the 2000 performance year with payout in 2001,
      $400,000.

 . Terms and conditions of pages 2 and 3, section 8.

  --  At the expiration of the Term, Cellco shall pay the Executive (in addition
      to other compensation then due to the Executive) an "Expiration Bonus" in
      an amount equal to Executive's then current base salary and short term
      incentive target, but only if the following conditions are then true:
      (i) the Amended Employment Agreement has not been terminated, (ii) the
      Executive remains employed as President and Chief Executive Officer of
      Bell Atlantic Global Wireless and has not resigned or been terminated for
      any reason, including for Cause or Good Reason, and (iii) Executive has
      not received Liquidated Damages. (Example: The Term expires at the fourth
      anniversary of the signing of this Amendment to Employment Agreement;
      Executive then remains employed as President and Chief Executive Officer
      of Bell Atlantic Global Wireless at a base salary of $600,000 and a short
      term incentive target of $400,000, the Expiration Bonus is payable at the
      amount of $1,000,000).

All other terms and conditions remain intact as agreed to on June 10, 1996.

                                        Cellco Partnership

Date:  9-15-98                          By: [ILLEGIBLE SIGNATURE]
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                                           Bell Atlantic Mobile Inc.,
                                           as Managing General Partner of
                                           Cellco Partnership

Date: Sept 8, 1998                      By: /s/ Dennis F. Strigl
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                                           Dennis F. Strigl

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10z(i)

                            [LOGO OF BELL ATLANTIC]

                                             November 4, 1999

Mr. James G. Cullen
1310 North Court House Road
11th Floor
Arlington, Virginia 22201

Dear Jim,

     The purpose of this letter is to confirm that Bell Atlantic Corporation
(the "Company") has offered you an additional stay bonus in the amount of $1.7
million (the "Additional Bonus") on the same terms and conditions as the stay
bonus provided for in your Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of
October 27, 1998 (the "Amendment"), except as follows:

     (i)  for purposes of the Additional Bonus, you will not be considered to be
          an "Employee in Good Standing" (as that term is used in the Amendment
          and defined in Section 5(d) of your Employment Agreement with the
          Company dated as of June 1, 1998), and you will therefore not be
          entitled to receive the Additional Bonus if, prior to completion of
          the Company's merger with GTE, you terminate your employment with the
          Company on grounds of "Constructive Discharge" (as that term is
          defined in Section 7(d) of your Employment Agreement with the Company,
          dated as of June 1, 1998); and

     (ii) if you become entitled to the Additional Bonus, it will be credited to
          your Personal Deferral sub-account under the Bell Atlantic Senior
          Management Income Deferral Plan ("IDP") as of the date you separate
          from service from the Company.

     In addition, the Company agrees that, upon your separation from service
following completion of the GTE merger, the Company will enter into a letter
agreement with you substantially in the form of Attachment 1. (For purposes of
illustration, Attachment 1 assumes your separation date will be June 1, 2000;
your actual separation date will be used in the final letter agreement.)

     Finally, this letter confirms that you have elected to defer, into your
Personal Deferral sub-account under the IDP, the full amount of any stay bonus
you become entitled to pursuant to the Amendment.
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     Please indicate your acceptance of the terms of this letter by signing and
dating it in the spaces provided below.

                                       Sincerely yours,

                                       Donald J. Sacco

______________________
James G. Cullen

______________________
Dated

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                            [LOGO OF BELL ATLANTIC]

                                             Attachment 1
                                             Form of Letter Agreement
                                             June 1, 2000

Mr. James G. Cullen
1310 North Court House Road
11th Floor
Arlington, Virginia 22201

Dear Jim,

     The purpose of this letter is to confirm our mutual understanding regarding
the terms of your separation from service from Bell Atlantic Corporation (the
"Company").

     Your separation will be considered to be an involuntary termination of
employment, without cause, effective as of the close of business on June 1, 2000
(the "Separation Date"). Accordingly, subject to your signing and not revoking
the Release attached as Exhibit A, and your fulfillment of the non-compete and
other terms of your Employment Agreement with the Company, dated as of June 1,
1998 (the "Employment Agreement"), you will be entitled to receive, as
liquidated damages, the payments, credits, and benefits provided for in Section
7(c) of your Employment Agreement. In addition, because you have fulfilled your
obligations to the Company under your Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated
October 27, 1998 (the "Amendment") and your letter agreement with the Company
dated as of November 4, 1999 (the "Letter Agreement"), you will be entitled to
receive the stay bonuses provided for in the Amendment and the Letter Agreement.

     More specifically, you will be entitled to receive:

     (1)  payments in lieu of salary, as provided in Section 7(c)(i) of your
          Employment Agreement;

     (2)  payments in lieu of short-term incentives, as provided in Section
          7(c)(ii) of your Employment Agreement, which payments, upon your
          submission to the Company of a timely deferral election, may be
          deferred into the Bell Atlantic Income Deferral Plan ("IDP";

     (3)  a payment equal to the value of your Phantom Shares as of the
          Separation Date, as provided in Section 7(c)(iii) of your Employment
          Agreement;

     (4)  a payment in lieu of a stock option grant, as provided in Section
          7(c)(iv) of your Employment Agreement; provided further, with respect
          to your outstanding stock options, that (i) any options that are
          unexerciseable on the Separation Date shall become exerciseable on
          June 2, 2000; (ii) each outstanding option shall remain exercisable
          until June 1, 2006, (or, if earlier, the first anniversary of your
          death or the tenth anniversary of the date of grant); and (iii) for
          the period through June 1, 2001, each outstanding option shall be
          exercisable on the same terms and conditions
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          as if you were still an active employee of the Company (for example,
          if you undertake a stock-for-stock exercise, you will be entitled to
          receive reload options and to elect to defer your receipt of gain
          shares, subject to the terms of the Bell Atlantic 1985 Incentive Stock
          Option Plan and the applicable administrative guidelines thereunder);

     (5)  credits to your IDP account, as provided in Section 7(c)(v) of your
          Employment Agreement, which credits shall be calculated by the Company
          and allocated to your IDP account (i) as of the Separation Date, for
          credits due this year, and (ii) as of February 1, for each subsequent
          year in which such credits are due;

     (6)  split-dollar life insurance benefits, as provided in Section 7(c)(vi)
          of your Employment Agreement.

     (7)  payments in lieu of flexible perquisites, as provided in Section
          7(c)(vii) of your Employment Agreement;

     (8)  a payment in lieu of up to five weeks of unused vacation, provided
          that all management personal days and floating holidays must be used
          by the Separation Date;

     (9)  in accordance with the Letter Agreement and Section 2(a) of the
          Amendment, credits to your Personal Deferral sub-account under the IDP
          in the amounts of $1.7 million (which shall be made as of the
          Separation Date) and $1.969 million (which shall be made as of [insert
          closing date for BA/GTE merger]);

     (10) retiree medical and dental benefits; and

     (11) outplacement services for a period of up to one year from the date you
          begin to use such services.

     Except for the points of clarification outlined above, this letter does not
amend or supersede your Employment Agreement, the Amendment, or the Letter
Agreement, each of which shall remain in full force and effect. To confirm that
this letter accurately describes the terms of your separation from service,
please sign and date the letter in the space provided below, and return the
letter to me. Also, please return to me an executed original of the attached
Release.

                                             Sincerely yours,

                                             Donald J. Sacco
___________________________
James G. Cullen

_________________
Dated

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                                    EXHIBIT A
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     THIS RELEASE (the "Release") is entered into by James G. Cullen (the "Key
Executive"), for the benefit of BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION (the "Company"), and
all companies, and their officers, directors and employees, which are affiliated
with the Company or in which the Company owns a substantial economic interest,
and any benefit plan maintained by any Bell Atlantic Company (or any plan
administrator of any such plan). Capitalized terms in this document which are
not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them
in the Employment Agreement between the Company and the Key Executive, dated as
of June 1, 1998 (the "Agreement"), and the Amendment to Employment Agreement
dated October 27, 1998 (the "Amendment").

     WHEREAS, the Key Executive has separated from service with the Company on
June 1, 2000 (the "Separation Date") pursuant to the terms of (i) the Agreement,
(ii) the Amendment, (iii) the letter agreement between the Company and the Key
Executive dated as of November 4, 1999 (the "First Letter Agreement"), and (iv)
the letter agreement between the Key Executive and the Company, dated June 1,
2000 (the "Second Letter Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, the Key Executive wishes to execute this Release as contemplated
under the terms of the Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Key Executive affirms as follows:

     1.    The Key Executive hereby waives any and all claims which the Key
Executive might have against any Bell Atlantic Company, and any benefit plan
maintained by any Bell Atlantic Company (or any plan administrator of any such
plan), for salary payments, vacation pay, incentives, bonuses, or other
remuneration or employee benefits of any kind, with the exception of any
obligations of the Company arising after the Separation Date under Sections 7
and 8 of the Agreement, Section 2 of the Amendment, or any provisions of the
First Letter Agreement or the Second Letter Agreement.

     2.    Except as provided in Section 1 hereof, the Key Executive hereby
voluntarily releases and discharges each and every Bell Atlantic Company and
their successors and assigns, and the directors, officers, employees, and agents
of each of them, and any benefit plan maintained by any Bell Atlantic Company
(or any plan administrator of any such plan), of and from any and all debts,
obligations, claims, demands, judgments or causes of action of any kind
whatsoever, known or unknown, in tort, contract, by statute or on any other
basis, for equitable relief, compensatory, punitive or other damages, expenses
(including attorneys' fees), reimbursements or costs of any kind which the Key
Executive might have or assert against any of said entities or persons as of the
Separation Date by reason of the Key Executive's employment by any Bell Atlantic
Company or the termination of said employment, and all circumstances related
thereto, including but not limited to, any and all claims, demands, rights and
causes of action, including those which might arise out of allegations relating
to a claimed breach of an alleged oral or written employment contract, or
relating to purported employment discrimination or civil rights violations, such
as, but not limited to, those arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000e et seq.), the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871
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(42 U.S.C. Sections 1981 and 1983), Executive Order 11246, as amended, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (29 U.S.C. Section 621 et
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seq.), the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C. Section 206(d)(1)), the
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sections 701-794), the Civil Rights Act of
1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act ("ERISA") or any other applicable federal, state or local
employment discrimination statute or ordinance.

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     3.    The Key Executive hereby reaffirms all covenants and promises given
by the Key Executive under the Agreement, and all other terms and conditions of
the Agreement, in all respects.

     4.     Should any provision of this Release be declared or be determined by
any court to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the remaining parts, terms
or provisions shall not be affected thereby, and said illegal or invalid part,
term or provision shall be deemed not to be a part of this Release.

     STATEMENT BY THE KEY EXECUTIVE WHO IS SIGNING BELOW: THE COMPANY HAS
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ADVISED ME IN WRITING TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO EXECUTING THIS
RELEASE. THE COMPANY HAS FULFILLED ITS DUTIES TO ME UNDER THE OLDER WORKERS
BENEFITS PROTECTION ACT, AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS RELEASE IS LEGALLY
ENFORCEABLE BY THE COMPANY. I HAVE CAREFULLY READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS RELEASE AND HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME AND OPPORTUNITY (OVER A
PERIOD OF SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN 21 DAYS) TO CONSULT WITH MY PERSONAL TAX,
FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ADVISORS PRIOR TO EXECUTING THIS DOCUMENT, AND I INTEND TO
BE LEGALLY BOUND BY ITS TERMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY REVOKE THIS RELEASE
WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS FOLLOWING MY SIGNING, AND THIS RELEASE WILL NOT BECOME
ENFORCEABLE OR EFFECTIVE UNTIL THAT SEVEN-DAY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED.

     THE UNDERSIGNED, intending to be legally bound, has executed this Release
as of the lst day of June, 2000, that being the Key Executive's Separation Date.

                                             THE KEY EXECUTIVE

                                             Signed:___________________________
                                                    James G. Cullen

                                THIS IS A RELEASE
                          READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING

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