FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 5, 2000

15 Bank of America ATMs Are Up and Talking in California

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of America today announced that its first 15 talking
ATMs, of the 1,600 the bank will put in California, are now operating.  The
first cities to receive the machines are:  San Francisco, San Diego, Los
Angeles, Sacramento, Westminster, Berkeley, Oakland, Woodland Hills and West
Covina.  (Exact locations are listed below.)

Talking ATMs provide audible instructions to persons who cannot view
information on an ATM screen.  These machines make it easier for blind users to
withdraw cash, deposit money and perform other transactions.  The ATMs have
audio jacks that deliver spoken instructions privately to protect the security
of blind and low-vision users.

Bank of America, in conjunction with the California Council of the Blind and
several blind individuals, announced its decision in March to install talking
ATMs at each ATM location throughout its national ATM network.  Over the next
three years, more than 2,500 talking ATMs will be installed in California and
Florida -- the first states to get the machines.

"In addition to serving our blind or low-vision customers with talking ATMs, we
are striving to make printed information, such as bank statements available in
alternative formats and we are working towards making our website accessible to
persons with vision impairments," said Bill Raymond, manager, ATM Channel
Strategies and Development.  "We consider these steps integral to our
commitment to serving this community."

"Today Bank of America continues its leadership role in providing accessible
services to the blind community," said Catherine Skivers, president, California
Council of the Blind, an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind.  "We
congratulate Bank of America on bringing these talking ATMs on line so
quickly."

For more information about talking ATMs, customers may contact Bank of America
at 1-800-ENABLEU for assistance.

Bank of America, with $656 billion in assets, is the largest bank in the United

States.  It has full-service operations in 21 states and the District of
Columbia and provides financial products and services to 30 million households
and two million businesses, as well as providing international corporate
financial services for business transactions in 190 countries.

www.bankofamerica.com


First 15 Bank of America Talking ATM Locations

Berkeley
Berkeley Main, 2129 Shattuck Avenue

Los Angeles
Los Angeles Main, 525 South Flower Street
Los Angeles Civic Center, 100 S. Broadway

Oakland
Oakland City Center, 500 12th St., Suite 117

Sacramento
Downtown Plaza, 547 L Street

San Diego
San Diego Airport East, 3665 N Harbor Drive-East Terrace
San Diego Airport West, 3707 N Harbor Drive-West Terrace
Mission Valley Center, 1640 Camino Del Rio North

San Francisco
Market-Van Ness, 1525 Market Street
Market-New Montgomery, 33 New Montgomery Street
Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Avenue
One Market Plaza, 45 Spear Street
West Covina
West Covina Fashion Plaza 2, 1200 West Covina Parkway

Westminster
Westminster Mall, 9104 Westminster Mall

Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills Promenade, 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd.


Reporters May Contact:
Ann DeFabio, Bank of America, 415-622-3516
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For California Council of the Blind:

Lainey Feingold, 1.510.848.8125
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Saperstein, Goldstein, Demchak & Baller (Linda Dardarian),
1.510.763.9800, [log in to unmask]


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