Verizon

E6433

public company telecommunications company

Verizon is a major American telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, and related communication services across the United States and globally.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Verizon Communications	47
Verizon Wireless	18
Verizon canonical	8
Verizon Business	5
Verizon Communications Inc.	5
Verizon Media	5
Bell Atlantic	3
Verizon Fios	2
Bell Atlantic Corporation	1
GTE Wireless	1
Verizon Communications local telephone operations	1
Verizon Communications regional operating companies	1
Verizon Communications regional operations	1
Verizon DSL	1
Verizon Enterprise Solutions	1
Verizon Florida	1
Verizon Hawaii	1
Verizon North	1
Verizon South	1
Verizon consumer wireline business	1
Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T72907 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Verizon
Context triple: [Piscataway, New Jersey, hostsFacilityOf, Verizon]

A. AOL
AOL is a pioneering American internet and online services company best known for popularizing dial-up access and email in the 1990s and early 2000s.
B. Time Warner
Time Warner was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate known for owning prominent film, television, and publishing assets such as Warner Bros., HBO, and CNN.
C. FedEx
FedEx is a global courier delivery services company known for its overnight shipping and pioneering real-time package tracking.
D. Rogers
Rogers is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, entertainment, and sports.
E. Google Fiber
Google Fiber is a high-speed broadband internet and television service provider that offers gigabit fiber-optic connectivity to residential and business customers in select U.S. cities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Verizon
Target entity description: Verizon is a major American telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, and related communication services across the United States and globally.

A. AOL
AOL is a pioneering American internet and online services company best known for popularizing dial-up access and email in the 1990s and early 2000s.
B. Time Warner
Time Warner was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate known for owning prominent film, television, and publishing assets such as Warner Bros., HBO, and CNN.
C. FedEx
FedEx is a global courier delivery services company known for its overnight shipping and pioneering real-time package tracking.
D. Rogers
Rogers is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, entertainment, and sports.
E. Google Fiber
Google Fiber is a high-speed broadband internet and television service provider that offers gigabit fiber-optic connectivity to residential and business customers in select U.S. cities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public company ⓘ telecommunications company ⓘ
acquired	AOL ⓘ MCI Inc. ⓘ Yahoo Inc. (post-Verizon media reorganization) ⓘ surface form: Yahoo Inc. (core internet business)
brand	Fios ⓘ Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Business Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Wireless
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateFounded	2000 ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bell Atlantic GTE ⓘ
formerName	Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bell Atlantic Corporation
foundedAs	Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Communications Inc.
hasSubsidiary	Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Business Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Enterprise Solutions Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Media Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Wireless Yahoo Inc. (post-Verizon media reorganization) ⓘ surface form: Yahoo (former media unit)
headquartersLocation	New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
industry	broadband internet ⓘ digital media ⓘ pay television ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ wireless communications ⓘ
legalForm	corporation ⓘ
legalName	Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Communications Inc.
memberOf	Dow Jones Industrial Average ⓘ S&P 100 ⓘ S&P 500 Index ⓘ surface form: S&P 500
networkTechnology	4G LTE ⓘ 5G ⓘ
offersService	broadband internet access ⓘ business networking solutions ⓘ cloud services ⓘ digital television service ⓘ fiber-optic internet service ⓘ landline telephone service ⓘ managed network services ⓘ mobile data service ⓘ wireless phone service ⓘ
operatesInCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
operatesInRegion	Asia-Pacific ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ
parentCompanyOf	Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Business Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Fios Verizon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verizon Wireless
stockExchange	New York Stock Exchange ⓘ
tickerSymbol	VZ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (106)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Verizon Media → parentCompany → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

Loopt → availableOn → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

U.S. Cellular → competitor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Regional Bell Operating Companies → successorEntitiesInclude → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

NYNEX → successor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

NYNEX → laterPartOf → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

Bell Operating Companies → notableSuccessorCompany → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

Motorola Droid → brand → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Motorola Droid → carrier → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Motorola Droid → announcedBy → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Qwest Communications International → competedWith → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

General Telephone & Electronics Corporation → mergedInto → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

General Telephone & Electronics Corporation → successor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

General Telephone Corporation → mergedIntoLineageThatBecame → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

General Telephone Corporation → associatedWith → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

General Telephone Corporation → relatedCompany → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

GTE Florida → successorOrganization → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Florida

GTE Florida → ownerAfterMerger → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

GTE Hawaiian Tel → successor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Hawaii

WorldCom, Inc. → acquiredBy → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

MCIP → acquiredBy → Verizon ⓘ

subject surface form: MCI Inc.

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

MCIP → parentCompanyAfterAcquisition → Verizon ⓘ

subject surface form: MCI Inc.

this entity surface form: Verizon Business

WCOM → successor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

WCOM → parentCompany → Verizon ⓘ

subject surface form: MCI Inc.

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

WCOM → acquiredBy → Verizon ⓘ

subject surface form: MCI Inc.

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

GTE North → successor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

GTE North → successor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon North

GTE North → mergerInto → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

GTE South → successor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon South

GTE South → successor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications regional operating companies

GTE South → mergedInto → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications regional operations

Gorelick → boardMemberOf → Verizon ⓘ

subject surface form: Jamie S. Gorelick

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

Alltel → acquiredBy → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Alltel → parentCompanyAtAcquisition → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

Alltel → parentCompanyAtAcquisition → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture)

Alltel → competitor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Alltel → successor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Yahoo! Screen → ownedBy → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

The Hub on Causeway → hasOfficeTenant → Verizon ⓘ

Un-carrier → positioningAgainst → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Dish Wireless → competitor → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

go90 → owner → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

go90 → operator → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

go90 → parentCompany → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

go90 → shutDownBy → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

William Barr (as Attorney General of the United States) → workedFor → Verizon ⓘ

subject surface form: William Barr

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

Xfinity Mobile → networkPartner → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Xfinity Mobile → usesNetworkInfrastructureOf → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

BlackBerry Storm series → carrierPartnership → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Wireless

Yahoo → formerParentCompany → Verizon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verizon Communications

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