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Verizon Communications was created on June 30, 2000 by Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp., in one of the largest mergers in U.S. business history. GTE and Bell Atlantic evolved and grew through decades of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
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Verizon Communications Inc., based in New York City and incorporated in Delaware, was formed on June 30, 2000, with the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp. Verizon began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the VZ symbol on Monday, July 3, 2000.
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Jun 30, 2000 · About Bell Atlantic. Bell Atlantic Corp. merged with GTE Corp. to become Verizon Communications Inc. on June 30, 2000. Prior to the merger, Bell Atlantic operated as a premier provider of advanced wireline voice and data services, a market leader in wireless services and the world’s largest publisher of directory information, with operations ...
Two months before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave final approval on the formation of Verizon Communications, Bell Atlantic formed Verizon Wireless in a joint venture with the British telecommunications company Vodafone in April 2000.
In April 2000, the companies announced that the Bell Atlantic–GTE merger would take the name Verizon and that the Bell Atlantic–Vodafone wireless unit would be called Verizon Wireless (legally Cellco Partnership d.b.a. Verizon Wireless). [15]
Aug 29, 2013 · April: The Bell Atlantic/Vodafone AirTouch joint venture is approved and begins operations as Verizon Wireless. June: The Bell Atlantic/GTE merger closes, creating Verizon...
The next day, Bell Atlantic merged with Vodafone Airtouch to create Verizon Wireless. On June 30, 2000, the Bell Atlantic and GTE merger became complete and Verizon Communications Inc. was officially in business, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the new symbol, VZ.
