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Seidenberg was first employed in 1966 as cable splice assistant at the New York Telephone, one of [[AT&T]]'s baby bells. His employment with the company was interrupted when he was drafted to the United States Army for two years during the war in Vietnam. He came home in the U.S as a decorated soldier after being wounded during a battle in Khe Sanh Vietnam. After his service in the military, he returned to his job at New York Telephone. He was promoted and assumed different engineering positions within the company.<ref>[http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/biography/S-Z/Seidenberg-Ivan-G-1946.html#b Ivan G. Seidenberg 1946— Biography - Starting from the Ground Up, Winners Never Quit]</ref> In 1981, Seidenberg became  assistant vice-president for marketing. In 1983, he assumed the position of vice-president for federal relations <ref>[http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2004-Q-Z/Seidenberg-Ivan.html Encyclopedia of World Biography-Ivan Seidenberg]</ref>

Seidenberg was first employed in 1966 as cable splice assistant at the New York Telephone, one of [[AT&T]]'s baby bells. His employment with the company was interrupted when he was drafted to the United States Army for two years during the war in Vietnam. He came home in the U.S as a decorated soldier after being wounded during a battle in Khe Sanh Vietnam. After his service in the military, he returned to his job at New York Telephone. He was promoted and assumed different engineering positions within the company.<ref>[http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/biography/S-Z/Seidenberg-Ivan-G-1946.html#b Ivan G. Seidenberg 1946— Biography - Starting from the Ground Up, Winners Never Quit]</ref> In 1981, Seidenberg became  assistant vice-president for marketing. In 1983, he assumed the position of vice-president for federal relations <ref>[http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2004-Q-Z/Seidenberg-Ivan.html Encyclopedia of World Biography-Ivan Seidenberg]</ref>

After the AT&T Divestiture, NYNEX was formed after the merger of New York Telephone and New England Telephone & Telegraph Company.<ref>[http://transition.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/carrier_filing_history/COSA_History/nxtr.htm NYNEX Corporation]</ref> Seidenberg joined NYNEX as vice-president for external affairs. In 1995, he became Chairman and CEO of the company.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1996-04-22/business/fi-61448_1_nynex-chairman Profile / Ivan G. Seidenberg: For Nynex Chairman, an Unusual Route to the Top]</ref>

After the AT&T Divestiture, NYNEX was formed after the merger of New York Telephone and New England Telephone & Telegraph Company.<ref>[http://transition.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/carrier_filing_history/COSA_History/nxtr.htm NYNEX Corporation]</ref> Seidenberg joined NYNEX as vice-president for external affairs. In 1995, he became Chairman and CEO of the company.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1996-04-22/business/fi-61448_1_nynex-chairman Profile / Ivan G. Seidenberg: For Nynex Chairman, an Unusual Route to the Top]</ref> In 1997, NYNEX merged with Bell Atlantic. He was also instrumental in the Bell Atlantic and GTE merger which resulted in the formation of Verizon Telecommunications in 2000. Seidenberg became co-CEO and President of the company with Charles Lee until 2002.<ref>[http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2000/page-29759986.html Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon Co-CEO and President to Appear at National Press Club]</ref> He became the sole CEO and Chairman of Verizon in 2004. In August 2011, Seidenberg turned over the CEO position to Lowell Mac Adam but remained Chairman of the company.<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/22/verizon-ceo-ivan-seidenberg-steps-down-coo-lowell-mcadam-steps-up/ Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg Steps Down, COO Lowell McAdam Steps Up]</ref>

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