AirTouch Not Required to Pay Additional Fees in Belgium.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 1995--AirTouch Communications (NYSE:ATI) today announced that, under the terms of its agreement with Belgacom, AirTouch is not required to pay an additional fee for Belgacom Mobile's cellular license.

AirTouch and Belgacom, the Belgian telecommunications company, formed Belgacom Mobile, a mobile communications joint venture, in December 1994. AirTouch owns a 25 percent interest in the venture, which includes Belgacom's analog and digital cellular businesses.

On Sept. 8, the Belgian government awarded the nation's second cellular license to the Mobistar consortium for approximately 9 billion francs (about $295 million). The government has indicated that, like Mobistar, Belgacom Mobile is expected to pay a fee for its cellular license. AirTouch is not required to contribute any additional funding for Belgacom Mobile's license fee.

AirTouch supported the launch of Belgacom's digital cellular network on Jan. 1, 1994. As of June 30, 1995, Belgacom Mobile served 173,000 total subscribers -- 120,000 customers on its digital network and 53,000 on its analog network. The country has 10 million people.

AirTouch Communications is a global wireless communications company, with interests in cellular, paging, personal communications services, the Globalstar satellite system, and other operations in the United States and 11 other nations: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Thailand. The company, which is based in San Francisco, serves over 4.2 million customers worldwide.

CONTACT: AirTouch Communications, San Francisco

Susan Rosenberg, 510/210-3910