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Hooping It Up in Philadelphia
Bell Atlantic Teams with Atlantic 10 Conference for FanFest
at The Spectrum
March 2, 2000
| Media contact: | Michael Kornfeld, |
Philadelphia -- Basketball enthusiasts of all ages will hoop it up at Ten Zone, an activity booth being sponsored by Bell Atlantic during the free Pep Boys Fan Fest presented by Pennzoil outside The Spectrum in Philadelphia, March 10-11.
Visitors will have an opportunity to test their skills, pick up free stuff and be part of the action at this and other booths in a 7,200 square-foot tent outside the arena. Slated to run from 3:30-7 p.m. on Friday, March 10 and 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, FanFest precedes the Atlantic 10 men's basketball championships.
"As the official sponsor of the Atlantic 10 collegiate athletic conference, Bell Atlantic is pleased to offer our customers and all fans in the Philadelphia area an opportunity to share in the excitement by
participating in FanFest," says Pat Hennebry, Bell Atlantic's director of corporate sponsorships. She notes that Bell Atlantic's Ten Zone booth will feature pop-a-shot machines, as well as a 20-foot-long inflatable high-top basketball game.
Bell Atlantic is at the forefront of the new communications and information industry. With nearly 44 million telephone access lines and 12 million wireless customers worldwide, Bell Atlantic companies are premier providers of advanced wireline voice and data services, market leaders in wireless services and the
world's largest publishers of directory information. Bell Atlantic companies are
also among the world's largest investors in high-growth global communications markets, with operations and investments in 23 countries.