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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.
In 1997, NYNEX was acquired by Bell Atlantic (taking the Bell Atlantic name), which later, in 2000, acquired GTE, the largest independent telephone company. Bell Atlantic later changed its name to Verizon that same year. In 2005, following a protracted bidding war with rival RBOC Qwest, Verizon announced that it would acquire long-distance ...
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.
Verizon properties Originally acquired by Alltel prior to the January 2009 merger Cellular XL (Cellular One of Mississippi) Purchased December 2002 [ citation needed ] HickoryTech Wireless (Cellular One of Mankato) Purchased by Western Wireless Jan. 2004
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 Maryland LLC is Bell Operating Company owned by Verizon Communications serving the state of Maryland. Its headquarters are in Baltimore. The company was founded in 1884 as The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City. [1] It changed its name to The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland on January 3, 1956 ...
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 ...