The simultaneous addressing and sustaining of an AC plasma display panel comprised of a multiplicity of Plasma-shells with the display divided into a plurality of Plasma-shell sections S.sub.1, S.sub.2, S.sub.n. The Plasma-shells in at least one section of the panel are addressed while the Plasma-shells in at least one other section of the panel are simultaneously sustained. A reset voltage is simultaneously applied to all of the Plasma-shells in each section before the addressing of Plasma-shells in one section and the simultaneous sustaining of Plasma-shells in another section. Plasma-shell includes Plasma-sphere, Plasma-disc, and Plasma-dome.