Verizon Communications, Inc.

Type:	Public (NYSE: VZ)
Founded:	Merger of Bell Atlantic & GTE in 2000
Headquarters:	New York, New York, USA
Key people:	Ivan Seidenberg, CEO & Chairman Lawrence Babbio, Jr., President & Vice-Chairman
Industry:	Communications Services
Products:	Broadband Internet services, Television service, Local wireline and wireless telecommunication services
Revenue:	$75.112 billion USD (2005)[1]
Operating income:	$14.814 billion USD (2005)
Net income:	$7.397 billion USD (2005)
Employees:	217,000 (2005)
Website:	www.verizon.com

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) a Dow 30 company, is a broadband and telecommunications provider. It was formed in 2000 when Bell Atlantic, one of the Regional Bell Operating Companies, bought GTE, formerly the largest independent local exchange telephone company in the United States. Prior to its transformation into Verizon, Bell Atlantic had merged with another Regional Bell Operating Company, NYNEX, in 1997. The name is a portmanteau of veritas (Latin for truth) and horizon, suggesting a future of innovation.^{[citation needed]} A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by a relatively few individuals. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) , also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world in dollar volume and second largest by number of companies listed. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Ivan G. Seidenberg (born December 10, 1946) is the CEO of Verizon Communications. ... Babbios promotion photo Lawrence Babbio, Jr. ... Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... A WildBlue Satellite Internet dish. ... Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) , also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world in dollar volume and second largest by number of companies listed. ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DJI) is one of several stock market indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company founder Charles Dow. ... A WildBlue Satellite Internet dish. ... Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Map of the original and current companies. ... Local exchange carrier is a regulatory term in telecommunications for so-called local telephone company. ... NYNEX Corporation (pronounced Nine-x) was a telephone company which served five New England states (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) as well as New York. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language. ... La Vérité by the French painter Jules Joseph Lefebvre Common dictionary definitions of truth mention some form of accord with fact or reality. ...

History

Pre-Verizon creation

Bell Atlantic

Bell Atlantic logo, 1984–1997

Bell Atlantic logo, 1997–2000

The origins of this company began as Bell Atlantic, and was created as one of the original Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) in 1984, when AT&T was broken up. Bell Atlantic's original roster of operating companies included: Image File history File links Bellatlantic84. ... Image File history File links Bellatlantic84. ... Image File history File links Bell_atlantic_logo. ... Image File history File links Bell_atlantic_logo. ... Map of the original and current companies. ... AT&T Inc. ...

• The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
• New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
• The Diamond State Telephone Company
• The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
• The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland
• The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia
• The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia

Bell Atlantic originally operated in the U.S. states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia as well as Washington, DC. The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, or Bell of Pennsylvania, is the former name of the Bell Operating Company serving Pennsylvania. ... New Jersey Bell is the former d/b/a name of the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, a Bell Operating Company serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... The Diamond State Telephone Company is the Bell Operating Company of Delaware. ... C&P Telephone was a d/b/a name for four of AT&Ts, and after January 1, 1984, Bell Atlantics Bell Operating Companies. ... C&P Telephone was a d/b/a name for four of AT&Ts, and after January 1, 1984, Bell Atlantics Bell Operating Companies. ... C&P Telephone was a d/b/a name for four of AT&Ts, and after January 1, 1984, Bell Atlantics Bell Operating Companies. ... C&P Telephone was a d/b/a name for four of AT&Ts, and after January 1, 1984, Bell Atlantics Bell Operating Companies. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states which have membership of the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U.S.). The separate state governments and the U.S. federal government share sovereignty. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

In 1994, Bell Atlantic became the first RBOC to entirely drop the original names of its original operating companies. Ameritech simply added d/b/a names to its operating companies; US West and BellSouth had merged their operating companies. Operating company titles were simplified to: 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... The Regional Bell operating companies (RBOC) are the result of the United States antitrust action against AT&T in 1983. ... Ameritech (American Information Technologies) is a U.S. telecommunications company that arose out of the 1984 AT&T divestiture. ... The phrase doing business as (abbreviated DBA or d/b/a) is a legal term, meaning that the name of the business or operation does not include the legal name of its proprietor, the names of all partners, or the official registered name of the limited partnership or corporation that... U S West, Inc. ... BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) is a U.S. telecommunications company based in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

• Bell Atlantic — Delaware, Inc.
• Bell Atlantic — Maryland, Inc.
• Bell Atlantic — New Jersey, Inc.
• Bell Atlantic — Pennsylvania, Inc.
• Bell Atlantic — Virginia, Inc.
• Bell Atlantic — Washington, D.C., Inc.
• Bell Atlantic — West Virginia, Inc.

In 1996, CEO and Chairman Raymond Smith orchestrated Bell Atlantic's merger with NYNEX. When it merged, it moved its corporate headquarters from Philadelphia to New York City. NYNEX was consolidated into this name by 1997. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Raymond W. Smith is the Chairman of Rothschild North America and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Arlington Capital Partners. ... NYNEX Corporation (pronounced Nine-x) was a telephone company which served five New England states (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) as well as New York. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ...

Prior to its merger with GTE, Bell Atlantic traded on the NYSE under the "BEL" symbol. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. ...

NYNEX

Main article: NYNEX

NYNEX logo

NYNEX was created as one of the original Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) on January 1, 1984 and it owned New York Telephone and New England Telephone. NYNEX Corporation (pronounced Nine-x) was a telephone company which served five New England states (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) as well as New York. ... Image File history File links Nynex-logo-medium. ... Image File history File links Nynex-logo-medium. ... Map of the original and current companies. ... The New York Telephone Company (NYTel) was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company. ... New England Telephone & Telegraph was the name of the Bell Operating Company serving Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont prior to 1994. ...

NYNEX also operated cable TV services in some parts of the UK, although these were later sold to Cable & Wireless, which subsequently sold these to NTL. Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Cable and Wireless (LSE: CW.) is a British telecommunications company. ... NTL Incorporated is a US listed British company providing cable services (internet, telephone and television) prodominantly in the United Kingdom. ...

In Gibraltar, NYNEX had a 50 per cent stake in a joint venture with the Government of Gibraltar, called Gibraltar NYNEX Communications, also known as GNC or GibNYNEX. The NYNEX name was retained after the U.S. parent company's merger with Verizon, before being dropped in 2002 in favor of Gibtelecom, although it is still used colloquially in Gibraltar. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Prior to its merger with Bell Atlantic, NYNEX traded under the "NYN" symbol.

GTE

GTE corporate logo, 1971-2000

General Telephone and Electronics (GTE) was the largest of the "independent" telephone companies during the days of the Bell System. It would later merge with the second largest independent, Continental Telephone (ConTel). They also owned Automatic Electric, a telephone equipment supplier similar in many ways to Western Electric, and Sylvania Lighting, the only non-telephone company under GTE ownership. GTE provided local telephone service in a large number of areas of the U.S. through operating companies, much like how AT&T provided local telephone service through its 22 Bell Operating Companies. GTE logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... GTE logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. ... The Bell System was a trademark and service mark used by the US telecommunications company American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and its affiliated companies to co-brand their extensive circuit-switched telephone network and their affiliations with each other. ... Automatic Electric Company was a telephone equipment supplier for independent phone companies similar in many ways to the Bell Systems Western Electric. ... Western Electric (sometimes abbreviated WE and WECo) was a US electrical engineering company, the manufacturing arm of AT&T from 1881 to 1995 . ... The GTE Operating Companies are separate telephone companies within Verizon that provide local telephone service to areas previously served by GTE. The GTE Operating Companies function much like the Bell Operating Companies and were arranged in the GTE corporate structure in the same fashion. ... AT&T Inc. ... Bell System trademark used by AT&T and affiliated companies from 1921 to 1939 The Bell System was a trademark and service mark used by the US telecommunications company American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and its affiliated companies to co-brand their extensive circuit-switched telephone network and their...

GTE operated in Canada via controlling interest in subsidiary companies such as BC TEL and Quebec-Téléphone. TELUS is a phone company in Canada. ...

Its former Canadian subsidiaries have combined with the former Alberta Government Telephones (AGT) to create TELUS, the second largest telecommunications carrier in Canada. Telus (TSX: T) (NYSE: TU) is a telephone company in Canada, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after BCE (Bell Canada). ... TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a telecom company from Canada, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ...

Creation of Verizon

The acquisition of GTE by Bell Atlantic, on June 30, 2000, which formed Verizon, was among the largest mergers in United States business history. It was the result of a definitive merger agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between Bell Atlantic, based in New York City since the merger with NYNEX in 1996, and GTE, which was in the process of moving its headquarters from Stamford, Connecticut, to Irving, Texas. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Nickname: The City that Works Location Location in Connecticut Coordinates , Government Counties Fairfield County Mayor Dannel Malloy (Dem) Geographical characteristics Area     City 52. ... Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. ...

The Bell Atlantic-GTE merger, priced at more than $52 billion at the time of the announcement, closed nearly two years later, following analysis and approvals by Bell Atlantic and GTE shareowners, 27 state regulatory commissions and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and clearance from the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) and various international agencies. The FCCs official seal. ... Justice Department redirects here. ...

The merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, to form Verizon Communications, became effective on June 30, 2000, with an exchange ratio of 1.22 shares of Verizon Communications Common Stock for each share of GTE Common Stock owned. Fractional shares resulting from the exchange of GTE stock into Verizon Communications shares were sold at a price of $55.00 per share. Verizon began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under its new "VZ" symbol on Monday, July 3, 2000.

Meanwhile, on September 21, 1999, Bell Atlantic and UK-based Vodafone AirTouch Plc (now Vodafone Group Plc) announced that they had agreed to create a new wireless business with a national footprint, a single brand and a common digital technology—composed of Bell Atlantic's and Vodafone's U.S. wireless assets (Bell Atlantic Mobile (which was previously called Bell Atlantic-NYNEX Mobile by 1997), AirTouch Cellular, PrimeCo Personal Communications and AirTouch Paging). This wireless joint venture received regulatory approval in six months, and began operations as Verizon Wireless on April 4, 2000, kicking off the new "Verizon" brand name. GTE's wireless operations became part of Verizon Wireless—creating what was initially the nation's largest wireless company before Cingular Wireless acquired AT&T Wireless in 2004—when the Bell Atlantic–GTE merger closed nearly three months later. Verizon then became the majority owner (55%) of Verizon Wireless. September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Vodafones corporate logo is the outline of a SIM card Vodafone is a multinational mobile phone operator with headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom and Düsseldorf, Germany. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... History The AirTouch Tower at One California Street in San Francisco, California AirTouch Communications was a wireless service provider that started in the mid 1990s and survived through the late 1999 when it was absorbed by Verizon Communications business unit Verizon Wireless in one of the largest communications and even... PrimeCo Communications was a joint venture of Bell Atlantic and Airtouch, and was the first wireless communications provider to turn up CDMA service on the PCS band in late 1995. ... History The AirTouch Tower at One California Street in San Francisco, California AirTouch Communications was a wireless service provider that started in the mid 1990s and survived through the late 1999 when it was absorbed by Verizon Communications business unit Verizon Wireless in one of the largest communications and even... Verizon Wireless owns and operates the second-largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Cingular Wireless is the largest mobile phone company in the United States, with more than 56 million subscribers. ... AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Genuity was formerly the Internet division of GTE Corp and spun off in 2000.^[2] Level 3 Communications acquired the bankrupt ISP in 2002 for only $137 million; a bargain-basement price considering the $616 million that a pre-Bell Atlantic-merger GTE paid for Genuity (then BBN Planet) in 1997.^[3] Not to be confused with L-3 Communications, a communications system company that makes X-Ray machines commonly used at airports Level 3 Communications NASDAQ: LVLT is a communications and information services company and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA. The company operates one of the largest communications and Internet...

Merger effects

Note this section refers to land lines only, as Verizon Wireless operates nationwide. Verizon Wireless owns and operates the second-largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. ...

Verizon shares were made a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on April 8, 2004.^[4] Verizon currently has 140.3 million land lines in service. With the MCI merger, it has more than 250,000 employees. Verizon serves customers throughout much of the United States. The primary states that it provides service to include: See stock (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term stock A stock, also referred to as a share, is commonly a share of ownership in a corporation. ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DJI) is one of several stock market indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company founder Charles Dow. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Northwestern Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Maine*
• Maryland
• Massachusetts*
• New Hampshire*
• New Jersey
• New York
• Pennsylvania**
• Rhode Island*
• Vermont*
• Virginia**
• West Virginia

These states are served by the following renamed Bell Operating Companies: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 39th 33,414 sq mi  86,542 km² 190 miles  305 km 320 miles  515 km 13. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq mi (24,239 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 3. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) None Capital Providence Largest city Providence Area  Ranked 50th  - Total 1,214* sq mi (3,144* km²)  - Width 37 miles (60 km)  - Length 48 miles (77 km)  - % water 32. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Bell System trademark used by AT&T and affiliated companies from 1921 to 1939 The Bell System was a trademark and service mark used by the US telecommunications company American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and its affiliated companies to co-brand their extensive circuit-switched telephone network and their...

• Verizon Delaware, Inc. — Also serves a portion of southeastern Pennsylvania
• Verizon Maryland, Inc.
• Verizon New England, Inc. — noted with a (*)
• Verizon New Jersey, Inc.
• Verizon New York, Inc. — Also serves northeastern Connecticut
• Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.
• Verizon Virginia, Inc.
• Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc.
• Verizon West Virginia, Inc.

(**) Also served by GTE operating companies (refer below) Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

It also provides service to secondary markets (mostly from its acquisition of GTE) in:

• Arizona*****
• California****, *****
• Florida
• Idaho****
• Illinois**
• Indiana***
• Michigan***
• Nevada*****
• North Carolina*
• Ohio**
• Oregon****
• Puerto Rico
• South Carolina*
• Texas
• Washington****
• Wisconsin**

These states are served by these operating companies: Official language(s) None Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq mi (170,451 km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ... Official language(s) None Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) None Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 500 miles (805 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 9. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville-Spartanburg Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35°12... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 660 miles (1,065 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq. ...

• GTE Southwest, Inc. dba Verizon Southwest,Inc., which serves only Texas.
• GTE Florida, Inc. dba Verizon Florida, Inc.
• Verizon South, Inc. (marked with a *)
• Verizon North, Inc. (marked with a **)
• Contel of the South, Inc. dba Verizon Mid-States, Inc. (marked with a ***) Also served by Verizon North.
• Verizon Northwest, Inc.(marked with a ****) Operations in California do business as "Verizon West Coast, Inc."
• Verizon California, Inc. (marked with a *****)

Due to the rigorous climate and high costs, GTE Alaska was sold to Alaska Power and Telephone Company rather than be merged with Verizon. GTE Southwest, Inc. ... GTE Florida, Inc. ... GTE South, Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup. ... GTE Systems of the South, Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup. ... GTE Northwest is a Verizon operating company serving a former GTE region. ... Verizon California, Inc. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Alaska Power and Telephone Company is a firm operating in Alaska. ...

Verizon also owns stakes in some international communications companies, most notably 23% of Vodafone Omnitel in Italy, which serves over 23MM wireless subscribers as of December 31, 2005. On April 3, 2006 Verizon agreed to sell its stakes in Verizon Dominicana (operating in the Dominican Republic), CANTV of Venezuela, and Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (TELPRI) in Puerto Rico to Telmex and America Móvil for over $3 billion. Verizon's other international investment is 50% ownership of Gibraltar NYNEX Communications. Vodafone Group plc is a British mobile phone operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about $134 billion (June 2006). ... The Verizon Communications Corporation Dominican Republic is the largest telecommunications company in the Dominican Republic providing local, long-distance, and wireless voice services, together with advanced data services, to approximately a million customers. ... Currently a holding of Verizon Communications. ... NYNEX Corporation (pronounced Nine-x) was a telephone company which served five New England states (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) as well as New York. ...

In 2002, Verizon sold GTE's former telephone operations in 3 states: Missouri and Alabama operations were sold to CenturyTel, and Kentucky operations were sold to Alltel, which later spun off its landline operations as Windstream. In 2005, Verizon sold off GTE's former telephone operations in Hawaii to The Carlyle Group, This operation is now known as Hawaiian Telcom. As of 2006, Verizon's operations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are for sale. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,423 sq mi (135,775 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Official language(s) English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Alltel (NYSE: AT) is a telecommunications company with headquarters in the Riverdale neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas. ... Windstream Communications, Inc. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,941 sq mi (28,337 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... The Carlyle Group is a Washington, DC based global private equity investment firm with more than $18 billion of equity capital. ... Hawaiian Telcom is the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) or dominant local telephone company, serving the state of Hawaii. ...

MCI Acquisition

MCI logo, 2003-2006

Verizon Business logo, 2006-

On February 14, 2005, Verizon agreed to acquire MCI, formerly WorldCom, after SBC Communications agreed to acquire AT&T just a few weeks earlier. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCI logo MCI, Inc. ... MCI logo MCI, Inc. ... AT&T Inc. ... AT&T Inc. ...

Media coverage has focused on several ways in which that acquisition, once completed, would benefit Verizon, including economies of scale derived from a potential productivity boost to be achieved via the elimination of thousands of jobs at the combined company, and access to the large base of business customers currently served by MCI. The real benefit to Verizon was the acquisition of long-haul lines. The bulk of Verizon's business is concentrated in the eastern United States. This not only renders the company, effectively, a regional phone company, but also forces it to pay usage fees to long-haul carriers, such as former MCI, to complete calls for its customers whenever those calls go outside the Verizon "footprint". That need is obviated by the MCI acquisition and was key in the long term market position strategy. By January 6, 2006, MCI was incorporated into Verizon with the name Verizon Business. With this merger, Verizon also acquired the naming rights to the Washington, DC home of the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals, the Verizon Center (formerly known as the MCI Center). January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Washington Wizards is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Verizon Center, then known as MCI Center, on game night (Washington Wizards vs. ...

Just prior to the acquisition, MCI had purchased an internet services company, Totality.

Verizon, with MCI, is currently the second largest telecommunications company in the United States. AT&T is the largest in the United States. After completion of the BellSouth/AT&T merger, AT&T will become the largest telecom company in the world. BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) is a U.S. telecommunications company based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... AT&T Inc. ... AT&T Inc. ...

Verizon services

Voice

Verizon provides several different types of land line services - standard POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) service as well as VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) and optical fiber line services. In addition, Verizon offers long distance services. Plain old telephone service, or POTS, are the services available from analogue telephones prior to the introduction of electronic telephone exchanges into the public switched telephone network. ... IP Telephony, also called Internet telephony, is the technology that makes it possible to have a telephone conversation over the Internet or a dedicated Internet Protocol (IP) network instead of dedicated voice transmission lines. ... Optical fibers Fiber to the premises (FTTP) or Fiber to the home (FTTH) refers to a broadband telecommunications system based on fiber-optic cables and associated optical electronics for delivery of multiple advanced services such as the triple play of telephone, broadband Internet and television to homes and businesses. ...

Video

Verizon launched its FiOS Video service in Keller, Texas on September 22, 2005. FiOS TV ^[5] uses an optical fiber network to deliver more than 330 total channels, more than 180 digital video and music channels more than 20 high-definition channels, and 1,800 video-on-demand titles. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Keller is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas. ... Optical fibers Fiber to the premises (FTTP) or Fiber to the home (FTTH) refers to a broadband telecommunications system based on fiber-optic cables and associated optical electronics for delivery of multiple advanced services such as the triple play of telephone, broadband Internet and television to homes and businesses. ...

Data

Verizon provides DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) Internet service in many areas where it offers phone service. See Verizon Online DSL. A typical DSL Modem Digital Subscriber Line, or DSL, is a family of technologies that provide digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. ... Verizon Online DSL is a digital subscriber line (DSL) internet service offered by Verizon Communications. ...

Verizon recently began offering FTTP (Fiber to the Premises, or Fiber to the Home) to some subscribers. Verizon calls this "FiOS Internet".^[6] Optical fibers Fiber to the premises (FTTP) or Fiber to the home (FTTH) refers to a broadband telecommunications system based on fiber-optic cables and associated optical electronics for delivery of multiple advanced services such as the triple play of telephone, broadband Internet and television to homes and businesses. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Directory operations

The Yellow Pages business for Verizon known as SuperPages, and is a Texas-based sales, publishing and related services with 1,200 directory titles and a circulation of about 121 million copies in 41 states. The web site receives approximately 17 million visitors a month. It had an operating revenue of $3.6 billion in 2004 and employs 7,300 nationwide.^[7] In a move to leverage against higher traffic sites, Superpages linked up with Google to provide search advertising services to its millions of listed businesses. SuperPages will offer its advertisers the ability to bid for Google search terms.^[8] In many countries, the Yellow Pages refers to a telephone directory for businesses organized by the category of product or service. ...

With an estimated $17 billion in assets, Verizon is exploring a sale or spin-off of the business unit to finance its expansion in wireless and high-speed Internet services.^[9] Verizon would not be the first Baby Bell to rid itself of its directory publishing operations; Qwest sold off its QwestDex directory services to become Dex Media, and SBC Communications, now AT&T, sold its Illinois operations to RH Donnelley ("SBC Yellow Pages published by RH Donnelley"). The Regional Bell operating companies (RBOC) are the result of the United States antitrust action against AT&T in 1983. ... Qwest Communications International Inc. ... Dex Media, Inc. ... SBC Communications NYSE: SBC is an American telecommunications company based in San Antonio, Texas. ... AT&T Inc. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... R.H. Donnelley is a directory publishing company. ... AT&T Yellow Pages is the collective d/b/a name of the directory and publishing operations of AT&T Inc. ...

Advertising

In 2005, Verizon was the largest spender on advertising in the United States. The company spent $1.75 billion. This was an increase of over 6.1% versus 2004. Other telecom companies Cingular and Sprint were two and three on the Advertising Age list. Cingular Wireless is the largest United States mobile phone company, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Look up sprint in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Hurricane response

In 2005, as Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita devastated the Gulf Coast, Verizon donated over 10,000 wireless phones with free airtime, distributed over 20,000 prepaid calling cards and staffed call centers with over 10,000 volunteers to support a national telethon. Also, Verizon contributed more than $10.8 million in employee donations and corporate matching gifts. Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa) Damages $81. ... Lowest pressure 895 mbar (hPa)[1] Damages $10 billion (2005 USD)[1] Fatalities 7 direct, 113 indirect Areas affected Bahamas, Florida, Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Rita is the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most...

Alleged NSA cooperation

In 2006, USA Today published an article which claimed that the United States National Security Agency had been gathering calling records from three of the largest carriers in the US, including Verizon.[1] 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ... NSA seal The National Security Agency / Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is believed to be the largest United States government intelligence agency[citation needed]. It is responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and for the security of U.S. government communications against similar agencies elsewhere. ... The NSA call database is a reported database of telephone calls created by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) with the cooperation of four of the largest telephone carriers in the United States: AT&T, SBC, Verizon and BellSouth. ...

On May 12, 2006, Verizon denied allegations it provided any customer calling information to the NSA.[2] May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

USA Today editors, on an inside page of the June 20, 2006 edition, retracted their claim that Verizon had contracted with NSA to provide any calling records or information.

See also

• Airfone — Air-ground radiotelephone service offered by Verizon
• Verizon SmartPark — Advanced Telecommunications Services

Airfone is a brand of air-ground radiotelephone service offered by Verizon. ... Air-ground radiotelephone service is a method of telephone communications used by airplane pilots and passengers of commercial airline jets. ... Verizon SmartPark(r) is full-service, state-of-the-art advanced telecommunications system for developers and tenants that uses copper and fiber optic infrastructure to provide innovative, affordable, flexible and reliable communications services. ...

Corporate governance

Current members of the board of directors of Verizon Communications are: James Barker, Richard Carrión, Robert Lane, Sandra Moose, Joseph Neubauer, Thomas O'Brien, Hugh Price, Ivan Seidenberg, Walter Shipley, John R. Stafford, and Robert Storey. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Joseph Neubauer is Executive Chairman of the Board of Aramark, a world leader in managed services. ... Hugh Bernard Price (born 1941) was a U.S. activist. ... Ivan G. Seidenberg (born December 10, 1946) is the CEO of Verizon Communications. ...

Verizon's competitors

Landline

• AT&T
• BellSouth
• Qwest
• Sprint Nextel
• LTT
• Embarq (Formerly Sprint Local Telephone)
• Windstream Communications (Formerly Alltel Landline and Valor Telecom)
• CenturyTel

AT&T Inc. ... BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) is a U.S. telecommunications company based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Qwest Communications International Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The company, Embarq, has not yet been created. ... Windstream Communications, Inc. ... Valor Telecom is a rural wireline telephone company. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

References

1. ^ Verizon (26 January 2006). Verizon Communications Reports Strong 4Q 2005 Results, Driven by Continued Growth in Wireless and Broadband. Press release.
2. ^ Haley, Colin C., "Genuity Jilted by Verizon, Mulls Options", Internet.com, 25 July 2002.
3. ^ Pappalardo, Denise, "Changes afoot for Genuity customers", Network World, 10 February 2003.
4. ^ Isadore, Chris, "AT&T, Kodak, IP out of Dow", CNN/Money, 1 April 2004.
5. ^ Verizon FiOS TV: FiOS TV. Retrieved on February 12, 2006.
6. ^ Verizon FiOS: FiOS for Home. Retrieved on September 6, 2005.
7. ^ "Verizon may sell $17 billion directory services", Billings Gazette, December 7, 2005.
8. ^ "Verizon online directory in ad deal with Google", Reuters, 28 March 2006.
9. ^ Ranii, David, "Donnelley likely to pass on Verizon directories", The News & Observer, 6 December 2005.

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External links

• Official site
• Verizon Wireless
• Verizon Business
• A History of Verizon Communications
• SuperPages
• Verizon News RSS Feed

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