1990 - 1993
Bell Atlantic had no changes during this period. Prior to 1990, Bell Atlantic Corporation was holding company for seven operating companies with one study area jurisdiction for each: The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone (C&P) - District of Columbia (CDDC), C&P of Maryland (CMMD), C&P of Virginia (CVVA), C&P of West Virginia (CWWV), The Diamond State Telephone Company (DSDE), The Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania (PAPA), and New Jersey Bell Telephone Company (NJNJ). 1994 Bell Atlantic Corporation changed the names of its seven operating companies on 1/1/1994.
COSA |
Effect | CDDC | Name change to Bell Atlantic - Washington, D.C., Inc. | CMMD | Name change to Bell Atlantic - Maryland, Inc. | CVVA | Name change to Bell Atlantic - Virginia, Inc. | CWWV | Name change to Bell Atlantic - West Virginia, Inc. | DSDE | Name change to Bell Atlantic - Delaware, Inc. | PAPA | Name change to Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc. | NJNJ | Name change to Bell Atlantic - New Jersey, Inc. |
1995 - 1996 Bell Atlantic Corporation had no changes during this period. Bell Atlantic Corporation (BATR) acquired NYNEX Corporation (NXTR) on 8/14/1997, which consisted of two operating companies: New York Telephone Company (NYNY) and New England Telephone and Telegraph Company (NETC).
COSA |
Effect | BNTR | A new holding company COSA for Bell Atlantic Corporation | BATR | Discontinued | NXTR | Discontinued | NETC | Transferred operating company from NYNEX | NEME | Transferred study area from NYNEX | NEMA | Transferred study area from NYNEX | NENH | Transferred study area from NYNEX | NERI | Transferred study area from NYNEX | NEVT | Transferred study area from NYNEX | NYNY | Transferred operating company and study area from NYNEX |
On 6/30/2000, Bell Atlantic Corporation (BNTR) and GTE Corporation (GTTC) merged into one company, Verizon Communications (VCTR). During this period, a new corporate structure was created. However, the merged entities remained separate filing companies for ARMIS data. The original operating companies under Bell Atlantic did not change; only the operating companies were given new names, as follows:
COSA |
Effect | CDDC | New operating company name - Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc | CMMD | New operating company name – Verizon Maryland, Inc. | CVVA | New operating company name – Verizon Virginia, Inc. | CWWV | New operating company name – Verizon West Virginia, Inc. | DSDE | New operating company name – Verizon Delaware, Inc. | PAPA | New operating company name – Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. | NJNJ | New operating company name – Verizon New Jersey, Inc. | NETC | New operating company name – Verizon New England, Inc. (Study Areas NEME, NEMA, NENH, NERI, & NEVT) | NYNY | New operating company name – Verizon New York, Inc. |
2001 - 2007 The Verizon Bell Atlantic Operating Companies had no changes during this period. 2008 Effective April 1, 2008, FairPoint Communications acquired three study areas from Verizon New England: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
COSA |
Effect | NETC | Verizon New England, Inc. (Remaining Study Areas NEMA, NERI) |
NEME | Study area sold to FairPoint Communications (FPME) |
NENH | Study area sold to FairPoint Communications (FPNH) |
NEVT | Study area sold to FairPoint Communications (FPVT) |
2009 The Verizon Bell Atlantic Operating Companies had no changes during this period. |
