On 6/30/2000, Bell Atlantic Corporation (BNTR) and GTE Corporation (GTTC) merged into one company, Verizon Communications. However, Verizon Communications kept the two separate holding companies intact; Bell Atlantic and GTE Corporation. During this period, Verizon Communications sold a number of study areas and exchanges from the GTE operating companies.
Verizon Bell Atlantic Corporation | BNTR | Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc. | CDDC | Verizon Maryland, Inc. | CMMD | Verizon Virginia, Inc. | CVVA | Verizon West Virginia, Inc. | CWWV | Verizon Delaware, Inc. | DSDE | Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. | PAPA | Verizon New Jersey, Inc. | NJNJ | Verizon New England Tel. & Tel., Inc. | NETC, NEMA, NERI | Verizon New York Telephone, Inc. | NYNY |
Verizon GTE Corporation | GTTC | Verizon California Inc. | GTGC, GTCA, COCA, CONV, COAZ | Verizon Florida Inc. | GTFL | Verizon North, Inc. | GTMW, GTIL, GTIN, GTMI, GTOH, GTPA, GTWI, COIL, COIN, COPA, COQS | Verizon Northwest, Inc. | GTNW, GTID, GTOR, GTWA, GNCA, COWA | Verizon South, Inc. | GTSO, GTNC, GTSC, GTVA, GTIL, CONC, COSC, COVA | Verizon Southwest, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Southwest | GTSW, GTTX, COTX | Contel of the South, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Mid-States | COSO, GLIN, GLMI | |