Verizon Communications Inc.
The current logo, in use since 2015
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Formerly called
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Bell Atlantic (1983–2000) |
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Telecommunications Mass media Technology |
| Predecessor | American Telephone and Telegraph Company |
| Founded | October 7, 1983 (as Bell Atlantic) |
| Headquarters |
1095 Avenue of the Americas New York City, New York 10036 |
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Key people
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Lowell McAdam (Chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Fixed-line and mobile telephony, broadband and fixed-line internet services, digital television and network services, and global backbone network |
| Revenue |
 US$125.98 billion (2016) |
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US$27.05 billion (2016) |
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US$13.12 billion (2016) |
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| Total assets |
US$244.18 billion (2016) |
| Total equity |
 US$22.52 billion (2016) |
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Number of employees
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162,000 (2016) |
| Divisions | Verizon Media & Telematics Verizon Network & Technology Verizon Customer & Product Operations |
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| Website | www.verizon.com/ |
Verizon Communications, Inc. (
listen ) (/vəˈraɪzən/ və-RY-zən) (simply known as Verizon, stylized as verizon), is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate and the largest U.S. wireless communications service provider as of September 2014[update], and a corporate component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is based at 1095 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, but is incorporated in Delaware.
What eventually became Verizon was founded as Bell Atlantic, which was one of the seven Baby Bells that were formed after AT&T Corporation was forced to relinquish its control of the Bell System by order of the Justice Department of the United States. Bell Atlantic came into existence in 1984 with a footprint from New Jersey to Virginia, with each area having a separate operating company (consisting of New Jersey Bell, Bell of Pennsylvania, Diamond State Telephone, and C&P Telephone).
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