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Verizon Communications, Inc., Based in New York Were Among the Largest in U.S Corporate HISTORY HIS TORY OF VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2 The History Of Verizon Communications Verizon’s Formation: The Bell Atlantic - GTE Merger The mergers that formed Verizon Verizon Communications, Inc., based in New York were among the largest in U.S. busi- City and incorporated in Delaware, was formed on ness history, culminating in a defini- June 30, 2000, with the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. tive merger agreement, dated July 27, 1998, between and GTE Corp. Verizon began trading on the New Bell Atlantic, based in New York City, and GTE, which was in the process of moving its headquarters from York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the VZ symbol on Stamford, Connecticut, to Irving, Texas. Monday, July 3, 2000. It also began trading on the NASDAQ exchange under the same symbol on March GTE and Bell Atlantic had each evolved and grown through years 10, 2010. of mergers, acquisitions and divesti- tures. Each had proven track records in successfully The symbol was selected because it uses the two integrating business operations. letters of the Verizon logo that graphically portray Prior to the merger, GTE was one of the world’s largest speed, while also echoing the genesis of the company telecommunications companies, with 1999 revenues of name: veritas, the Latin word connoting certainty and more than $25 billion. GTE’s National and International Operations served approximately 35 million access reliability, and horizon, signifying forward-looking lines through subsidiaries in the United States, Canada and visionary. and the Dominican Republic, and through affiliates in Canada, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. (Access lines are While Verizon is truly a 21st century company, the the individual landline connections from a customer’s premises to the phone network.) GTE was a leading mergers that formed Verizon were many years in the wireless operator in the United States, with more than making, involving companies with roots that can be 7.1 million wireless customers and the opportunity to traced to the beginnings of the telephone business in serve 72.5 million potential wireless customers. the late 19th century. Outside the 50 states, GTE operated wireless networks serving approximately 6.7 million customers, with 34.8 Government regulation largely shaped the evolution million potential wireless customers through subsidiar- ies in Argentina, Canada and the Dominican Republic, of the industry throughout most of the 20th century. and affiliates in Canada, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Then, with the signing of the Telecommunications Taiwan. GTE provided internetworking services, rang- Act on February 8, 1996, federal law directed a shift ing from dial-up Internet access for residential and small-business consumers to Web-based applications to more market-based policies. This promise of a new for Fortune 500 companies. GTE was also a leader in competitive marketplace was a driving force behind directories and telecommunications-based information Verizon’s formation. services and systems. In Boston, Alexander Graham Bell transmits American The Interstate Commerce the first complete message - “Mr. Watson, Telephone and Commission (ICC) assumes come here, I want you!” - with the use of Telegraph Co. is jurisdiction over interstate 1876 his invention, the telephone. 1885 established. 1910 telephone companies. TELECOM TIMELINE TELECOM HISTORY OF VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3 Bell Atlantic was even larger than GTE, with 1999 rev- to create a new wireless business — with a national enues of more than $33 billion. Its Domestic Telecom footprint, a single brand and a common digital unit served 43 million access lines, including 22 million technology — composed of Bell Atlantic’s and households and more than 2 million business custom- Vodafone’s U.S. wireless assets (Bell Atlantic Mobile, ers. Its Global Wireless unit managed one of the world’s AirTouch Cellular, PrimeCo Personal Communications largest and most successful wireless companies, with and AirTouch Paging). 7.7 million Bell Atlantic Mobile customers in the United This wireless joint venture received regulatory approval States and international wireless investments in Latin in six months. The new “Verizon” brand was launched America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. on April 3, 2000, and the wireless joint venture began operations as Verizon Wireless on April 4. GTE’s wireless Bell Atlantic’s Directory Services was already the world’s operations became part of Verizon Wireless — creating largest publisher of directory information, including the nation’s largest wireless company — when the Bell operations in Europe. Bell Atlantic’s International unit Atlantic - GTE merger closed nearly three months later. included a mix of mature and start-up wireline telecom- Verizon then became the majority owner (55 percent) munications investments in Europe and the Pacific Rim. of Verizon Wireless, with management control of the joint venture. The Bell Atlantic - GTE transaction — valued at more than $52 billion at the time of the announcement When Verizon Communications began operations in — was designed to join Bell Atlantic’s sophisticated mid-2000, the leaders of Bell Atlantic and GTE shared network that served its densely-packed, data-intensive management responsibility for the company. Former customer base in 13 states from Maine to the Virginias GTE Chairman and CEO Charles R. “Chuck” Lee became with GTE’s national footprint, advanced data commu- Verizon’s founding Chairman of the Board and co-CEO, nications capabilities and long-distance expertise. The while former Bell Atlantic CEO Ivan Seidenberg became purpose was to create a combined company with the Verizon’s founding President and co-CEO. In accordance scale and scope to compete as one of the telecommu- with a leadership transition plan announced at the nications industry’s top-tier companies. This combined time of the merger, Lee retired from Verizon in 2002. company would be able to provide long-distance and Seidenberg retired as Chairman and CEO in 2011 and data services nationwide as part of a full package of was succeeded by Lowell C. McAdam, who became CEO other communications services (subject to regulatory in August 2011 and Chairman on Jan. 1, 2012. McAdam restrictions). was Verizon’s President and COO before becoming CEO, and he was CEO of Verizon Wireless prior to that. The merger closed nearly two years later, following review and approvals by Bell Atlantic and GTE shar- eowners, 27 state regulatory commissions and the RECENT VERIZON HISTORY Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and clear- A bellwether for the industry, Verizon Communications ance from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2004. various international agencies. Verizon has a regional presence in wireline and national presence in wireless markets, with well more than 100 In the meantime, on September 21, 1999, Bell Atlantic million Americans connecting to a Verizon network daily. and London-based Vodafone AirTouch Plc (now With the addition of MCI Inc., in 2006, Verizon is also Vodafone Group Plc) announced that they had agreed a leading provider of advanced communications and In the Kingsbury Commitment, Ten million Bell System Bell System engineers publicly the United States government telephones are in service. demonstrate the first trans- accepts establishing of a tele- 1918 1924 mission of pictures over tele- 1913 phone monopoly. phone wires. TELECOM TIMELINE TELECOM HISTORY OF VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 4 information technology solutions to large-business and phone in Ohio. By the time the transaction with government customers worldwide. With the acquisition Verizon was announced in June 2008, Alltel was a wire- of Alltel Corp. in early 2009, Verizon Wireless became the less company with approximately 13 million largest wireless service provider in the U.S., as measured customers. Verizon Wireless paid approximately $5.9 by the total number of customers. billion for the equity of Alltel. Immediately prior to the closing, the Alltel debt associated with the transaction, Verizon’s revenue totaled $115.8 billion in 2012. Since net of cash, was approximately $22.2 billion. 2008, revenues from Verizon Wireless have exceeded revenues from Verizon’s wireline operations. By year- As a condition of the regulatory approvals that were end 2012, Verizon Wireless owned and operated the required to complete the Alltel acquisition, Verizon nation’s most reliable wireless network, serving 98.2 divested overlapping wireless properties in 105 operat- million retail customer connections nationwide. ing markets in 24 states. In May 2009, Verizon entered Verizon’s wireline network served 22.5 million access into an agreement for AT&T Mobility to acquire 79 of lines and 8.8 million broadband connections in 12 these properties for $2.4 billion. In June 2009, Verizon states and the District of Columbia. entered into an agreement for Atlantic Tele-Network to acquire the remaining 26 properties. Both these trans- From 2009 through 2012, Verizon invested a total of actions closed in the first half of 2010. more than $66 billion to maintain, upgrade and expand its technology infrastructure. Verizon’s strong In December 2010, Verizon Wireless launched its 4G cash flow from operating activities ($31.5 billion in LTE (fourth-generation Long Term Evolution) Mobile 2012) has enabled the company to invest in growth Broadband network, the fastest and most advanced areas — particularly broadband and wireless — even 4G network in the
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