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Bell Atlantic
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| Bell Atlantic Corporation | |
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| Type | Defunct |
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| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, USA |
| Industry | Communications Services |
| Products | Broadband Internet services, Local wireline and wireless telecommunication services |
| Website | www.verizon.com |
Bell Atlantic Corporation 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:
- 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.
In 1994, Bell Atlantic became the first RBOC to entirely drop the original names of its original operating companies. Ameritech and NYNEX (and SBC Communications in 2002) simply added d/b/a names to its operating companies; U S West and BellSouth had merged their operating companies. Operating company titles were simplified to:
- 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 W. 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.
Prior to its merger with GTE, Bell Atlantic traded on the NYSE under the "BEL" symbol.
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1956: Bell Canada • Northern Electric • Nippon Electric • NTT |
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1984: Ameritech • Bell Atlantic • Bell Communications Research • BellSouth • NYNEX • Pacific Telesis • Southwestern Bell • U S West |
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| Corporate Directors: | James Barker | Richard Carrión | Robert Lane | Sandra Moose | Joseph Neubauer | Thomas O'Brien | Hugh Price | Ivan Seidenberg | Walter Shipley | John R. Stafford | Robert Storey |
| Holding Companies: | Bell Atlantic | NYNEX | GTE | MCI |
| Bell Operating Companies: | Bell of Pennsylvania | C&P Telephone | C&P Telephone of Maryland | C&P Telephone of West Virginia | C&P Telephone of Virginia | Diamond State Telephone | New England Telephone | New Jersey Bell | New York Telephone |
| GTE operating companies: | Contel of the South | GTE Southwest | Verizon California | Verizon Florida | Verizon North | Verizon Northwest | Verizon South |
| Long Distance Services: | Bell Atlantic Communications | NYNEX Long Distance |
| Wireless services: | Verizon Wireless |
| Internet services: | Verizon Online DSL |
| Video services: | Verizon FiOS |
| Other Assets: | Empire City Subway |
Annual Revenue: $75.1 billion USD ( FY 2005) | Employees: 216,704 | Stock symbol: NYSE: VZ | Website: www.verizon.com |
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