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Seidenberg was first employed in 1966 as a Cable Splice Assistant at New York Telephone, one of [[AT&T]]'s baby bells. His employment with the company was interrupted when he was drafted into the United States Army for two years during the Vietnam War. After being wounded during a battle in Khe Sanh, Vietnam, Ivan returned home a decorated veteran. Following his military service, he returned to his job at New York Telephone, and assumed various 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 of Marketing, and in 1983, he assumed the position of Vice-President of 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 a Cable Splice Assistant at New York Telephone, one of [[AT&T]]'s baby bells. His employment with the company was interrupted when he was drafted into the United States Army for two years during the Vietnam War. After being wounded during a battle in Khe Sanh, Vietnam, Ivan returned home a decorated veteran. Following his military service, he returned to his job at New York Telephone, and assumed various 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 of Marketing, and in 1983, he assumed the position of Vice-President of 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, the company NYNEX was formed out of 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 of 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. In 2000, Ivan was instrumental in the Bell Atlantic and GTE merger, which resulted in the formation of Verizon Telecommunications. 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>

After the AT&T Divestiture, the company NYNEX was formed out of 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 of 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. In 2000, Ivan was instrumental in the Bell Atlantic and GTE merger, which resulted in the formation of Verizon Telecommunications. Seidenberg became co-CEO and President of the company with [[Charles R. 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 C. McAdam]] 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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