NYNEX

NYNEX Corporation
Company typePublic
NYSE: NYN[1]
IndustryTelecommunication
PredecessorAmerican Telephone and Telegraph Company
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Defunct1997; 27 years ago (1997)
FateMerged with Bell Atlantic
(Now Verizon)
SuccessorBell Atlantic (Now Verizon)
HeadquartersNew York City, United States
ProductsLocal telephone service
Cellular telephone service
SubsidiariesVerizon New England
Verizon New York
Corporate HQ, 1095 Avenue of the Americas

NYNEX Corporation /ˈnnɛks/ was an American telephone company that served five states of New England (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) as well as most of the state of New York from January 1, 1984 to August 14, 1997.

  1. ^ "Bell Atlantic and NYNEX Agree to Merger of Equals". verizon.com. 1996-04-22.