Bell Atlantic
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Bell Atlantic was a major U.S. telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T, which later merged with GTE to become Verizon Communications.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | telecommunications company ⓘ |
| brandLaterUsedIn | Bell Atlantic Mobile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandLaterUsedIn | Bell Atlantic Yellow Pages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Defunct telecommunications companies of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 2000 ⓘ |
| fate | merged with GTE ⓘ |
| formedAsOneOf | Baby Bells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1984 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1984 ⓘ |
| industry |
internet services
ⓘ
local telephone service ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ wireless communications ⓘ |
| legalForm | public company ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
GTE
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NYNEX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerDateWithGTE | 2000 ⓘ |
| mergerDateWithNYNEX | 1997 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participated in U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996 competitive changes ⓘ |
| offeredService |
directory publishing
ⓘ
internet access ⓘ local telephone service ⓘ long-distance service (late 1990s) ⓘ wireless phone service ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | AT&T breakup ⓘ |
| parentCompany | AT&T (before 1984 divestiture) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Bell of Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
C&P Telephone of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Diamond State Telephone NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulator | Federal Communications Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Delaware
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-Atlantic United States NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stockExchangeListing | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| successor | Verizon Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorBrand | Verizon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | BEL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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