A Quarter Million Employees Put Their Eyes on Verizon.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000 Coast-to-Coast Celebrations in Hundreds of Company Locations Mark the Launch of Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications, Inc. , the Country's Number-One Communications Provider Some quarter of a million employees formerly with Bell Atlantic and GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) today put their "eyes on Verizon" in celebration of the launch of the now merged companies under the new name Verizon Communications. The merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE was finalized last Friday, June 30, and the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the new symbol VZ on Monday, July 3. A Fortune 10 company, Verizon joins the ranks of America's top 10 employers, with more than 260,000 employees. Today, "Eyes on Verizon" employee celebrations will take place at hundreds of company locations nationwide to mark the launch of the new business. "The employees of Bell Atlantic and GTE have worked hard for two years in support of our merger," said Verizon Chairman and Co-CEO Charles R. Lee, who joined in the employee celebrations in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "Great companies are created by great employees, and as we celebrate the creation of Verizon, we also celebrate the formation of one of the most skilled and diverse work forces in the world." "Verizon's national scale and scope will help us strengthen our local presence and relationships by enabling us to offer customers a bundle of communications services tailored to their specific needs," added Verizon President and Co-CEO Ivan Seidenberg Ivan G. Seidenberg (born December 10, 1946) is the CEO of Verizon Communications. As chairman and chief executive officer of Verizon Communications Inc., formerly Bell Atlantic and previously NYNEX, Seidenberg steered those companies through two of the largest , who helped lead celebrations with employees in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . "It's our people who will make Verizon the world's most respected brand in communications." Brand Rollout Customers began to see the new Verizon logo in key company locations on the World Wide Web (at www.verizon.com) and in the media last Friday. The full launch of the brand is scheduled to begin in August, when customers will start to see and hear Verizon-branded bills, Verizon print, TV and radio advertisements, and hardhats with Verizon logos. The company will make the full, nationwide conversion to the new brand over the next 18 months, re-branding some 57,000 vehicles, 250,000 public phones, 3,000 buildings and a multitude of live greetings and recorded announcements. Verizon employees will be featured in an upcoming series of ads scheduled to begin in August to create awareness of the new company name. Featured in these print ads are New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City-based employees Debbie Adams, splicer splice tr.v. spliced, splic·ing, splic·es 1. a. To join (two pieces of film, for example) at the ends. b. To join (ropes, for example) by interweaving strands. 2. , and Jorge Flores Jorge Flores can refer to:
A major multi-media advertising campaign is planned for the fall to define and differentiate the Verizon brand in all its major markets. Verizon as a Strong Corporate Citizen Communities across the nation will benefit from the Verizon Foundation, which, with a $70 million budget for 2000, is among the nation's top 10 corporate foundations in monies distributed annually. In a separate news release issued yesterday, the Verizon Foundation detailed its plans to help transform the nonprofit community through the use of technology and innovative e-solutions. The use and integration of technology in support of educational initiatives, particularly in the areas of literacy, mathematics and science, is a top priority for the new foundation. Verizon will be America's literacy champion through Verizon Reads, a public charity that directs a comprehensive national campaign to support literacy. Through a powerful combination of corporate philanthropy, consumer and customer outreach, employee participation and partnering with literacy agencies and notable celebrity supporters across the nation, Verizon Reads addresses literacy from the grassroots to the halls of public policy. Verizon Communications Verizon Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :VZ), formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, is one of the world's leading providers of communications services. Verizon companies are the largest providers of wireline and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , with 95 million access lines and 25 million wireless customers. A Fortune 10 company with more than 260,000 employees and approximately $60 billion in 1999 revenues, Verizon's global presence extends to 40 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific. For more information on Verizon, visit www.verizon.com. ON THE INTERNET: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, news media contacts and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web (www.verizon.com/news). To receive news releases by email, visit the News Center and register for personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. automatic delivery of Verizon news releases. |
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