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#REDIRECT [[Chesapeake_and_Potomac_Telephone_Company_of_Maryland#The_Chesapeake_and_Potomac_Telephone_Company_of_Maryland]] |
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| name = Verizon Maryland LLC |
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| logo = <!-- Do NOT place non-free media here without complying with WP:NFCC 10c -->[[File:Verizon 2024.svg|200px]] |
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| type = [[Subsidiary]] |
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| industry = [[Telecommunications]] |
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| products = [[Telephone|Local Telephone Service]], [[Verizon FiOS]] |
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| parent = [[Bell Telephone Company|American Bell]] (1883-1899)<br>[[American Telephone & Telegraph|AT&T]] (1899–1983)<br>Bell Atlantic/Verizon (1984–present) |
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| homepage = [https://www.verizon.com/local/baltimore-md/ Verizon Maryland] |
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| former_name = The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City<br>The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland<br>Bell Atlantic - Maryland, Inc. |
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1884}} |
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| location = [[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]] |
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'''Verizon Maryland LLC''' is [[Bell Operating Company]] owned by [[Verizon Communications]] serving the state of [[Maryland]]. Its headquarters are in [[Baltimore]]. |
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The company was founded in 1884 as '''The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City'''.<ref>[https://www.verizon.com/ Verizon]</ref> It changed its name to '''The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland''' on January 3, 1956.<ref>[http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/UCC-Charter/DisplayEntity_b.aspx?EntityID=D00511931&EntityName=VERIZON+MARYLAND+INC.&TabNum=2 Maryland Secretary of State] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826215343/http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/UCC-Charter/DisplayEntity_b.aspx?EntityID=D00511931&EntityName=VERIZON+MARYLAND+INC.&TabNum=2 |date=August 26, 2011 }}</ref> |
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After AT&T's 1969 [[corporate identity]] overhaul, which included the famous [[Saul Bass]] Bell logo, the name was shortened to '''C&P Telephone''' on marketing materials, bills, vehicles, etc. |
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In 1984, when the Bell System was divided into the [[Regional Bell operating company|Regional Bell Operating Companies]], or "Baby Bells", the C&P Telephone companies became part of [[Bell Atlantic]]. |
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In 1994, Bell Atlantic renamed all of its operating companies. C&P Telephone of Maryland was renamed Bell Atlantic – Maryland, Inc. |
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After Bell Atlantic's merger with GTE in 2000, the system was renamed [[Verizon]], and so were its [[Bell Operating Companies]]. Bell Atlantic was renamed Verizon Maryland, Inc. |
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In December 2012, Verizon Maryland, Inc., incorporated in [[Maryland]], was merged into Verizon Maryland Merge Co., a Delaware corporation; the name of the Delaware-based company was then changed to '''Verizon Maryland LLC'''.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/ucc-charter/ViewDoc.asp?Film=&Folio=&Pages=0012&Date=12%2019%202012&Ack=1000362004198992&Domain=Charter&ID=D00511931&Name=VERIZON%20MARYLAND%20INC.&source=1|title = Articles of Merger|access-date = 2013-01-29}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Verizon|https://www.verizon.com/}} |
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{{Bell_System}} |
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[[Category:Verizon]] |
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[[Category:Telecommunications companies of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Bell System]] |
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[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 1884]] |
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[[Category:Communications in Maryland]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:03, 12 September 2024
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| Formerly | The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland Bell Atlantic - Maryland, Inc. |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, MD |
| Products | Local Telephone Service, Verizon FiOS |
| Parent | American Bell (1883-1899) AT&T (1899–1983) Bell Atlantic/Verizon (1984–present) |
| Website | Verizon Maryland |
Verizon Maryland LLC is Bell Operating Company owned by Verizon Communications serving the state of Maryland. Its headquarters are in Baltimore.
The company was founded in 1884 as The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City.[1] It changed its name to The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland on January 3, 1956.[2]
After AT&T's 1969 corporate identity overhaul, which included the famous Saul Bass Bell logo, the name was shortened to C&P Telephone on marketing materials, bills, vehicles, etc.
In 1984, when the Bell System was divided into the Regional Bell Operating Companies, or "Baby Bells", the C&P Telephone companies became part of Bell Atlantic.
In 1994, Bell Atlantic renamed all of its operating companies. C&P Telephone of Maryland was renamed Bell Atlantic – Maryland, Inc.
After Bell Atlantic's merger with GTE in 2000, the system was renamed Verizon, and so were its Bell Operating Companies. Bell Atlantic was renamed Verizon Maryland, Inc.
In December 2012, Verizon Maryland, Inc., incorporated in Maryland, was merged into Verizon Maryland Merge Co., a Delaware corporation; the name of the Delaware-based company was then changed to Verizon Maryland LLC.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Verizon
- ^ Maryland Secretary of State Archived August 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Articles of Merger". Retrieved 2013-01-29.
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