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Verizon Communications Inc., headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 67 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employed a diverse workforce of approximately 232,000 as of the end of the first quarter 2008 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion.
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Verizon is a leader in delivering broadband and other communication innovations to wireline and wireless customers.
Corporate History Corporate History
Truly a 21st century company, based on the promise of a new competitive marketplace, Verizon Communications Inc. was formed on June 30, 2000, with the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp.
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Shifts from analog to digital technology, from wired to wireless platforms, and from narrowband to broadband services are transforming traditional telephone companies into providers of full-service communications networks that deliver high-speed, mobile connectivity.
May 16, 2008 4:00 pm
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