One of the seven “Baby Bells” that were formed after AT&T was ordered to breakup due to an anti-trust suit, Verizon was formed in 1983 as Bell Atlantic. It first operated as a telephone company to the U.S. states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, New Jersey, and also Washington ...

One of the seven “Baby Bells” that were formed after AT&T was ordered to breakup due to an anti-trust suit, Verizon was formed in 1983 as Bell Atlantic. It first operated as a telephone company to the U.S. states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, New Jersey, and also Washington D.C. It has since evolved into the second largest telecommunications company in the U.S. and has wireless, telephone, internet and television services and products.