- GTE operating companies
The GTE Operating Companies are separate telephone companies within
Verizon that provide local telephone service to areas previously served byGTE . The GTE Operating Companies function much like the Bell Operating Companies and were arranged in the GTE corporate structure in the same fashion. The GTE operating companies are known for trading their telephone regions, and many of the GTE operating companies have seen a decrease in the number of states they provide service to since1990 .The following GTE operating companies are currently in operation by
Verizon :
*Contel of the South, Inc.d/b/a Verizon Mid-States
*GTE Southwest , Inc.d/b/a Verizon Southwest
*Verizon California , Inc.
*Verizon Florida , Inc.
*Verizon North , Inc.
*Verizon Northwest , Inc.
*Verizon South , Inc.The following are defunct GTE operating companies or those whose operations have been sold off:
*GTE Arkansas, Inc.d/b/a Verizon Arkansas, Inc. - sold toCenturyTel onJune 30 ,2000
*GTE Midwest , Inc.d/b/a Verizon Midwest, Inc. - discontinued in2002
*GTE Hawaii, Inc.d/b/a Verizon Hawaii , Inc. - sold toThe Carlyle Group in2005 , renamedHawaiian Telcom
*GTE Alaska - sold toAlaska Power and Phone Company in2000
*Contel of the West, Inc.d/b/a GTE West - discontinued in1996
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