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Verizon Communications Inc. (/ v ə ˈ r aɪ z ən / və-RY-zən), is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. [3] It is the world's second-largest telecommunications company by revenue and its mobile network is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 146 million subscribers as of December 31, 2024.
Verizon is an American wireless network operator that previously operated as a separate division of Verizon Communications under the name Verizon Wireless. In a 2019 reorganization, Verizon moved the wireless products and services into the divisions Verizon Consumer and Verizon Business , and stopped using the Verizon Wireless name.
On August 15, 1997, NYNEX was acquired by Bell Atlantic, who kept the Bell Atlantic name. On June 30, 2000, Bell Atlantic acquired GTE to form the current Verizon Communications, with the corporate headquarters remaining the same 1095 Avenue of the Americas location until 2006 when HQ returned to 140 West Street.
MCI, Inc. (formerly WorldCom and MCI WorldCom) was a telecommunications company. For a time, it was the second-largest long-distance telephone company in the United States, after AT&T.
Verizon rebranded Total Wireless as "Total by Verizon" on September 21, 2022, with the company positioning it as a competitor to AT&T's Cricket Wireless and T-Mobile's Metro. Verizon also began to open dedicated retail outlets. On July 11, 2024, the Total Wireless name was reinstated as part of a rebranding, and started to only offer unlimited ...
Verizon Fios is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service provided by Verizon Communications that operates over a fiber optical network within the United States. History [ edit ]
Verizon New Jersey, Inc., formerly New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, is the Bell Operating Company serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 1984, the Bell System Divestiture split New Jersey Bell off into a Regional Bell Operating Company , along with the 21 other BOCs AT&T had a majority stake in.
Verizon Business was created following Verizon's acquisition of MCI Communications in January 2006. [3] The division became Verizon Enterprise Solutions on January 1, 2012 and is based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. [4] [5] Verizon Enterprise Solutions is the division of Verizon Communications that manages Verizon's business and government ...