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===Bell Atlantic and NYNEX===

===Bell Atlantic and NYNEX===

'''Nynex''' was one of the seven RHC companies formed after the divestiture which was composed of the New York and New England Telephone companies operating in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.<ref>[http://www22.verizon.com/investor/investor.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=companyinfo_corporatehistory NYNEX]</ref>

'''Nynex''' was one of the seven RHC companies formed after the divestiture; it was composed of the New York and New England Telephone companies operating in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.<ref>[http://www22.verizon.com/investor/investor.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=companyinfo_corporatehistory NYNEX]</ref>

In 1997, the Federal Communications Commission approved the $23 billion dollar merger between Bell Atlantic Corp. and NYNEX.<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/1997/nrcc7059.html FCC Press Release]</ref> Bell Atlantic was retained as the name of merged company and the main office in New York. '''Raymond W. Smith''' of Bell Atlantic  retained its position as Chairman after the merger while '''Ivan G.  Seidenberg''', of NYNEX, became Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer. When Smith retired in 1998, Seidenberg assumed as  Chairman and CEO of the company. The merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX is the beginning of the present Verizon Wireless.<ref>[http://www22.verizon.com/investor/investor.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=companyinfo_corporatehistory Bell Atlantic-NYNEX Merger]</ref>

In 1997, the Federal Communications Commission approved the $23 billion dollar merger between Bell Atlantic Corp. and NYNEX.<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/1997/nrcc7059.html FCC Press Release]</ref> Bell Atlantic was retained as the name of the new company, and the main office was in New York. [[Raymond W. Smith]] of Bell Atlantic  retained his position as Chairman after the merger while [[Ivan G.  Seidenberg]], of NYNEX, became Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer. When Smith retired in 1998, Seidenberg assumed as  Chairman and CEO of the company. The merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX is the beginning of the present Verizon Wireless.<ref>[http://www22.verizon.com/investor/investor.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=companyinfo_corporatehistory Bell Atlantic-NYNEX Merger]</ref>

===Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE ===

===Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE ===