Verizon Northwest
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| Verizon Northwest, Inc. | |
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| Type | Holding of Verizon |
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| Headquarters | Everett, WA, USA |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | Local Telephone Service |
| Website | www.verizon.com |
Verizon Northwest, Inc., formerly GTE Northwest, Inc. is a Verizon operating company serving a former GTE region. GTE Northwest originally served Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and part of West Coast California.
GTE, unlike the Bell Operating Companies, transferred states from operating company to operating company. GTE Northwest changes are as follows:
- In 1993, GTE acquired Continental Telephone (ConTel); as a result, ConTel operations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho were placed under control of GTE Northwest.
- In 1994, GTE sold ConTel of Idaho to Citizens Communications.
- In 1995, GTE sold operations in Montana to Citizens Communications, and absorbed ConTel of Oregon into GTE's existing Oregon operations.
- In 2000, Bell Atlantic acquired GTE, forming Verizon. As a result, GTE Northwest is renamed "Verizon Northwest, Inc."
Verizon Northwest, Inc. continues to provide local telephone service to former GTE regions and some ConTel regions in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and West Coast California, the latter of which the company does business as "Verizon West Coast, Inc.".
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| Corporate Directors: | James Barker | Richard Carrión | Robert Lane | Sandra Moose | Joseph Neubauer | Thomas O'Brien | Hugh Price | Ivan Seidenberg | Walter Shipley | John R. Stafford | Robert Storey |
| Holding Companies: | Bell Atlantic | NYNEX | GTE | MCI |
| Bell Operating Companies: | Bell of Pennsylvania | C&P Telephone | C&P Telephone of Maryland | C&P Telephone of West Virginia | C&P Telephone of Virginia | Diamond State Telephone | New England Telephone | New Jersey Bell | New York Telephone |
| GTE operating companies: | Contel of the South | GTE Southwest | Verizon California | Verizon Florida | Verizon North | Verizon Northwest | Verizon South |
| Long Distance Services: | Bell Atlantic Communications | NYNEX Long Distance |
| Wireless services: | Verizon Wireless |
| Internet services: | Verizon Online DSL |
| Video services: | Verizon FiOS |
| Other Assets: | Empire City Subway |
Annual Revenue: $75.1 billion USD ( FY 2005) | Employees: 216,704 | Stock symbol: NYSE: VZ | Website: www.verizon.com |
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