Verizon By matt_strayer Jun 30, 2000 Incorporation Merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp. ($64B) Jul 3, 2000 NYSE Opening Nov 20, 2000 New Every 2 - Free Phone Apr 21, 2004 Replaced Telcom Competitor AT&T Period: Jan 1, 2005 to Apr 21, 2014 FiOS Mar 29, 2005 Acquired MCI May 21, 2006 NSA Corraboration Nov 20, 2007 Increased spectrum ($9.4B) Jun 1, 2008 Acquired Alltel ($28.1B) Mar 10, 2010 NASDAQ Oct 1, 2010 $77.8M Lawsuit for data overcharging Dec 1, 2010 Introduced LTE Feb 8, 2011 iPhone on Sale Aug 1, 2011 Lowell McAdam appointed CEO Sep 1, 2013 Bought out Vodafone's shares $130B Jan 22, 2014 More bad Press about NSA