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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.
1997 - 1999
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 |
2000
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
These Verizon 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) |
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