Verizon New York provides telecommunications services for residents in the Empire State. It is a subsidiary company of New York City-based Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications is a leading telecom services provider with a presence in about 30 US states and the District of Columbia. Verizon New York INC primarily provides wire based telecom services. It provides exchange telecom and exchange access service.

The New York Telephone company is formed in 1896 by American Bell telephone Company. After a century in 2006, Verizon became the successor of the company. “Verizon” is added to the corporate name of the New York Telephone. Verizon New York Telephone continues to mark the path of underground cable on streets with “NYT”.

Verizon was founded in 1983 as Bell Atlantic by AT&T Corporation one of seven baby bells. Verizon Communications INC was formed in 2000 as result of GTE merging with Bell Atlantic and Regional bell operating companies. Bell Atlantic acquired GTE and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. It was one of the largest mergers in the history of USA. Bell Atlantic – GTE merger was priced at $52 billion. After the merger it also started Verizon wireless services. Verizon Wireless is formed as a company's joint venture with Vodafone Group. In 2005 Verizon acquired MCI formerly known as WorldCom. Verizon with MCI was the largest telecommunications company in the United States based on sales of $75.11 billion. . Verizon is also having stock in some international companies like Vodafone. In Vodafone is has a stock of 23.14%. It is having 50% ownership in Global NYNEX communications.

Verizon Communications INC currently has 36,161,000 wire line access lines, 8,673,000 broadband connections, and 1,918,000 FiOS TV customers. It is headquartered in New York City. It has more than 250,000 employees. Verizon has profits of $7.4 billion and assets of $168.13 billion. Verizon communications INC is one of the leading telecommunications company in USA. It stands after AT&T and it a component of Dow Jones average.

Verizon offers local exchange access, long-distance, Internet services, data services and systems integration, billing and collections, inventory management services and exchange telephone services. Exchange telecommunication service includes transmission of telecommunications among customers located within a local calling area and Transport Area. Television services are offered under the FiOS TV brand. It operates a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network under the FiOS service mark that offers bandwidth to handle video applications

Various services offered by Verizon New York Inc are:
Plain Old telephone service
VOIP
Optical fiber line service
Long distance service
Verizon web calling service
Voice mail service for residences and businesses
Wireless services
Broadband internet connection service
FIOS video service
FIOS data service
DSL internet service
Exchange telecommunication service

Verizon New York Inc is also involved in so many social activities and educational activities in New York under name of Verizon foundation. More than 2,400 nonprofit groups in New York received more than $13.5 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2008. Verizon employees volunteered more than 101,500 hours to nonprofit groups throughout the state in 2008. Verizon program provides free online educational resources to teachers, students and community organizations through Thinkfinity.org.

City:	New York
State:	New York
Zip Code:	10003
County:	New York
County Population:	1593200
Time Zone:	Eastern

Type:	Landline
Date of registration:	06/07/1997
Time:	03/17/2010 23:23:17 PM
Rate Center:	Nwyrcyzn01
Switch CLLI:	NYCMNY42DS0
OCN:	35620