| Former telecom co. |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jun 2026 |
| Former telecom giant: Abbr. |
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| Largest independent telephone company, once (anagram of "get"): Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant: Abbr. |
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| AT&T rival, once: Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant: Abbr. |
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| Old AT&T rival: Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr. |
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| Telecom company that became part of Verizon: Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant: Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant that merged into Verizon (anagram of "get"): Abbr. |
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| Onetime telecom giant |
LA Times Mini |
20 Oct 2025 |
| Former telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant (anagram of "get"): Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant: Abbr. |
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| It became Verizon |
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| Verizon, before |
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| Bygone telecom co. |
Premier Sunday |
15 Dec 2024 |
| AT&T rival, once: Abbr. |
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| Co. that became part of Verizon |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Former telecom giant: Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant: Abbr. |
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| Former telecom giant: Abbr. |
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| It merged with Bell Atlantic to become Verizon |
New York Times |
07 Apr 2024 |
| Co. now part of Verizon |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Aug 2023 |
| Bell Atlantic merger partner of 2000 |
New York Times |
11 Jan 2023 |
| Former telecom giant: Abbr. (anagram of "get") |
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| Onetime rival of AT&T |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Oct 2022 |
| Former rival of ATandT |
Premier Sunday |
02 Oct 2022 |
| Merged comm. giant |
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| Merged comm. giant |
LA Times Daily |
30 Mar 2022 |
| Former telecom giant that merged into Verizon |
New York Times |
03 Oct 2021 |
| Sports car designation |
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| Old AT&T rival |
LA Times Daily |
05 Sep 2021 |
| Old AT&T rival |
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| Former telecom giant |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2021 |
| Former Sprint rival |
Newsday |
10 Dec 2020 |
| Co. that merged into Verizon |
New York Times |
21 Oct 2020 |
| Merged telecom co |
LA Times Daily |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Merged telecom co |
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| AT&T rival, once |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Telecom of old |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Merged comm. giant |
LA Times Daily |
03 Mar 2020 |
| Merged comm. giant |
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| First cellular co. to offer service nationwide |
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| Onetime telecom giant |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jan 2020 |
| Onetime telecom giant |
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| Pioneer cellphone co |
New York Times |
17 Nov 2019 |
| Pioneer cellphone co. |
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| 2000 Bell Atlantic acquisition |
LA Times Daily |
02 Aug 2019 |
| 2000 Bell Atlantic acquisition |
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| Co. that became part of Verizon |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jul 2019 |
| Onetime AT&T competitor |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Feb 2019 |
| Onetime Sprint competitor |
New York Times |
03 Feb 2019 |
| Old AT&T rival |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2019 |
| Old AT&T rival |
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| Onetime Sprint competitor |
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| Old AT&T rival |
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| 2000 Bell Atlantic acquisition |
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| Onetime AT&T competitor |
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| Co. that became part of Verizon |
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| It merged with Bell Atlantic to form Verizon |
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| Bell Atlantic merger partner of 2000 |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2018 |
| Verizon forerunner |
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| Onetime rival of AT&T |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Feb 2018 |
| Bell Atlantic merger partner of 2000 |
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| Merged comm. giant |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Co. acquired by Bell Atlantic to form Verizon |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Dec 2017 |
| Former telco giant |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2017 |
| Former AT&T rival |
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| Former AT&T rival |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2017 |
| Co. that merged into Verizon |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jun 2017 |
| Co. that merged into Verizon |
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| Former telco giant |
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| Co. that merged into Verizon |
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| Former AT&T rival |
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| Co. merged into Verizon |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Co. now part of Verizon |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Sep 2016 |
| Verizon forerunner |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Sep 2016 |
| Former AT&T alternative |
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| Former telecom giant |
New York Times |
14 Feb 2016 |
| Former telecom giant |
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| Former telco |
USA Today |
04 Dec 2015 |
| Onetime Bell Atlantic rival |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2015 |
| Former AT&T competitor |
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| Verizon forerunner |
New York Times |
29 Apr 2015 |
| It merged with Sprint in 1983 |
LA Times Daily |
04 Apr 2015 |
| It merged with Sprint in 1983 |
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| Onetime Bell Atlantic rival |
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| It merged with Sprint in 1983 |
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| Onetime phone co. |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Onetime Verizon component |
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| Former AT&T competitor |
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| Co. now part of Verizon |
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| Former telco |
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| Bygone telecom |
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| Pioneer cell phone co. |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Sprint competitor, once |
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| Co. in a 2000 merger that became Verizon |
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| Onetime telecom giant |
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| Onetime telecom |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Onetime telecom giant |
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| It merged with Bell Atlantic to form Verizon |
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| Flip-Phone maker of the early 1980s |
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| Bygone AT&T rival |
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| Phone co. of yore |
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| Telecom giant |
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| Bygone AT&T rival |
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| Co. that merged into Verizon |
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| Merged comm. giant |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Associated Telephone Utilities, later |
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| Former comm. giant |
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| Former comm. giant |
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| Former telecom giant |
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| Co. that merged into Verizon |
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| AT&T competitor of yore |
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| Co. in the merger that formed Verizon |
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| Old inits. in telecommunication |
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| Old telecom giant |
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| Telecom giant |
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| Former AT&T rival |
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| Onetime AT&T rival |
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| Old telecom giant |
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| Former telecom giant |
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| Telecom giant of yore |
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| Co. subsumed by Verizon |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Former telecom giant |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Former telecom giant |
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| Old telecom giant |
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| Onetime AT&T rival |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Early cellular co. |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Telecommunications corp. |
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| Telecom co. of yore |
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| Former phone co. |
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| Pioneering cell phone co. |
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| 1979 Telenet acquirer |
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| Verizon forerunner |
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| Merger with Bell Atlantic in 2000 |
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| Onetime telecom giant |
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| Former pharmaceutical giant |
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| One-time AT&T rival |
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| Former AT&T rival |
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| 1979 Telenet acquirer |
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| A Verizon predecessor |
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| Pioneering cell phone co. |
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| One-time AT&T rival |
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| Defunct comm. company |
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| Erstwhile phone company |
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| Telecom giant |
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| Co. that merged into Verizon |
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| Former Sprint competitor |
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| Bell Atlantic + __ = Verizon |
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| Old telecom inits. |
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| Former telecom giant |
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| Co. that merged to become Verizon |
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| Former communications corp. |
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| Verizon, once |
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| Co. in the merger that formed Verizon |
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| Former high-tech co. |
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| It's now part of Verizon |
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| Part of Verizon |
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| Erstwhile telecom company |
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| Onetime owner of QuebecTel |
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| Co. now part of Verizon |
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| It merged with Bell Atlantic |
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| Company that vanished into Verizon |
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| Former rival of AT&T |
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| Telecommunications biggie |
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| Elec. giant |
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| Former Telecom giant |
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| 1979 Telenet acquirer |
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| Co. that merged with Bell Atlantic |
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| Co. that merged with Bell Atlantic |
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| Onetime AT&T rival |
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| Pioneer cell phone co. |
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| Verizon ancestor |
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| Renamed communications co. |
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| Co. that merged into Verizon |
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| Co. in a 2000 telecommunications merger |
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| Co. that merged with Bell Atlantic |
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| Forerunner of Verizon |
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| Old inits. in telecommunications |
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| It merged with Bell Atlantic |
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| Telecom giant, initially |
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| Cell-phone co. |
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| Former communications corp. |
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| Telecom giant |
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| Telecom giant: Abbr. |
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| Co. that merged into Verizon |
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| Former AT and T rival |
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| Phone co. |
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| Comm. giant |
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| Phone manufacturing co. |
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| Sylvania products mfr. |
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| A Verizon predecessor |
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| Communications co. |
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| Communications giant |
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| Elec. giant |
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| Communications corp. |
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| Communications corp. |
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| High-tech co. |
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| Big cell phone provider |
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| Communications co. |
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| Comm. giant |
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| Communications conglomerate |
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| Company undergoing acquisition by Bell Atlantic |
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| Airfone offerer |
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| Long distance letters |
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| Corporate initials |
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| WorldCom competitor |
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| Telecom giant |
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| AT&T competitor |
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| Airfone corporation |
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| Cellular phone co. |
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| AT&T rival |
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| Mobilnet corp. |
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| AT&T competitor |
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| Communications giant |
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| Airfone company |
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| Telecommunications giant |
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| Telecommunications corp. |
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| Cellular phone co. |
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| Big Board corp. |
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| AT&T competitor |
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| Verizon, formerly |
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| Verizon predecessor |
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| Defunct telecom giant |
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