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Charles Lee of GTE assumed the Chairmanship while Ivan Seidenberg was named President. The two shared the position and responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed Verizon.<ref>[http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2000/06/30/its-official-bell-atlantic-gte-merge.aspx Verizon.com]</ref>

Charles Lee of GTE assumed the Chairmanship while Ivan Seidenberg was named President. The two shared the position and responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed Verizon.<ref>[http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2000/06/30/its-official-bell-atlantic-gte-merge.aspx Verizon.com]</ref>

The company's revenue in 2003 was $67.8 billion nearly doubling AT&T total revenue, subsequently on April 8, 2004, Verizon was included to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/01/markets/dow/index.htm CNN Money]</ref>

On April 8, 2004, Verizon was included to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.The company's revenue in 2003 was $67.8 billion nearly doubling AT&T total revenue.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/01/markets/dow/index.htm CNN Money]</ref>  

==Verizon and MCI Merger==

==Verizon and MCI Merger==