GTE
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GTE (General Telephone & Electronics Corporation) was a major U.S. telecommunications company that became one of the largest local telephone service providers before ultimately merging into Verizon.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GTE California | 1 |
| GTE Directories | 1 |
| GTE Mobilnet | 1 |
| GTE Southwest | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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public company ⓘ telecommunications company ⓘ |
| businessArea |
data services
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directory publishing ⓘ equipment manufacturing ⓘ local telephone service ⓘ long-distance telephone service ⓘ wireless communications ⓘ |
| competedWith |
AT&T
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regional Bell operating companies ⓘ |
| corporateForm | corporation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fate | merged ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
General Telephone Corporation
ⓘ
Sylvania Electric Products ⓘ |
| fullName | General Telephone & Electronics Corporation ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
electronics
ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ |
| laterPartOf |
Verizon
ⓘ
surface form:
Verizon Communications local telephone operations
|
| mergedInto |
Verizon
ⓘ
surface form:
Verizon Communications
|
| mergerPartner |
Verizon
ⓘ
surface form:
Bell Atlantic
|
| notableFor | being a major independent U.S. telephone company outside the Bell System ⓘ |
| ownedBrand |
GTE
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GTE Directories
GTE self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GTE Mobilnet
Verizon ⓘ
surface form:
GTE Wireless
|
| ownedSubsidiary |
GTE
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GTE California
GTE Florida ⓘ GTE Hawaiian Tel ⓘ GTE North ⓘ GTE South ⓘ GTE self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GTE Southwest
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| predecessor |
General Telephone Corporation
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Sylvania Electric Products ⓘ |
| providedServiceTo |
business customers
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residential customers ⓘ |
| serviceRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| serviceType |
incumbent local exchange carrier
ⓘ
local exchange carrier ⓘ |
| shortName | GTE self-link ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| stockExchangeListing | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| successor |
Verizon
ⓘ
surface form:
Verizon Communications
|
| tickerSymbol | GTE self-link ⓘ |
| wasOneOf | largest U.S. local telephone service providers ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GTE Mobilnet
this entity surface form:
GTE Directories
this entity surface form:
GTE Southwest
this entity surface form:
GTE California