GTE Corporation

As of June 30, 2000, GTE Corporation was acquired by Verizon Communications Inc. GTE Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides integrated telecommunications services. It provides local, long distance and wireless telephone services, network monitoring and maintenance services, dial-up Internet access, high-speed data networks, satellite, cable, and video services. The company was formerly known as General Telephone & Electronics Corporation. GTE Corporation was founded in 1918 and is based in New York, New York.