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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Verizon Maryland LLC
| name = Verizon Maryland LLC
| logo = <!-- Do NOT place non-free media here without complying with WP:NFCC 10c -->[[File:Verizon 2015 logo -vector.svg|200px]]
| logo = <!-- Do NOT place non-free media here without complying with WP:NFCC 10c -->[[File:Verizon 2024.svg|200px]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Verizon]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| key_people =
| key_people =
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
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| num_employees =
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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)
| parent = [[Bell Telephone Company|American Bell]] (1883-1899)<br>[[American Telephone & Telegraph|AT&T]] (1899–1983)<br>Bell Atlantic/Verizon (1984–present)
| homepage = [http://www22.verizon.com/about/community/md/ Verizon Maryland]
| homepage = [https://www.verizon.com/local/baltimore-md/ Verizon Maryland]
| 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.
| 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.
| slogan =
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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]].
'''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'''.<ref>[http://www22.verizon.com/about/community/md/counties/baltimore/baltimore_city.html 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>
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>


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.
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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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.
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'''.<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|accessdate = 2013-01-29}}</ref>
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>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{Verizon}}
{{Verizon|https://www.verizon.com/}}
{{Bell_System}}
{{Bell_System}}


[[Category:Verizon Communications]]
[[Category:Verizon]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Bell System]]
[[Category:Bell System]]

Latest revision as of 23:03, 12 September 2024

Verizon Maryland LLC
FormerlyThe Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland
Bell Atlantic - Maryland, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1884; 140 years ago (1884)
HeadquartersBaltimore, MD
ProductsLocal Telephone Service, Verizon FiOS
ParentAmerican Bell (1883-1899)
AT&T (1899–1983)
Bell Atlantic/Verizon (1984–present)
WebsiteVerizon 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

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  1. ^ Verizon
  2. ^ Maryland Secretary of State Archived August 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Articles of Merger". Retrieved 2013-01-29.
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