Verizon Pennsylvania

Verizon Pennsylvania LLC
Formerly
  • Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
    1907 - 1994
  • Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc.
    1994 - 2000
  • Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.
    2000 - 2012
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1879; 145 years ago (1879)
Headquarters,
USA
Area served
Pennsylvania
Key people
President: William B. Petersen
ProductsPOTS, DSL, FiOS (FTTP)
ParentAmerican Bell (1879-1899)
AT&T (1899-1983)
Bell Atlantic (1984-2000)
Verizon (2000-present)
SubsidiariesVerizon North
Websitewww.verizon.com

Verizon Pennsylvania LLC, formerly traded as Bell of Pennsylvania, is the Bell Operating Company serving most of Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1879 as Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia, owned by National Bell Telephone Company, which later became American Bell.

In 1899, the company became a subsidiary of American Telephone and Telegraph Company following its buyout of American Bell.

The company is separate from Verizon North, which consists of former GTE-owned assets in rural Pennsylvania.