Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1896 |
Headquarters | 140 West Street[1] New York, NY 10007 USA |
Area served | New York, Southwest Connecticut |
Products | POTS, DSL, FiOS (FTTP) |
Number of employees | 26,800 (2005) |
Parent | American Bell (1896-1899) AT&T (1899-1983) NYNEX (1984-1997) Bell Atlantic (1997-2000) Verizon Communications (2000-present) |
Subsidiaries | Empire City Subway Verizon Enterprise Solutions Verizon Long Distance |
Website | www.verizon.com |
Verizon New York, Inc., formerly The New York Telephone Company (NYTel), was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company.