Parentheses in domain mean exclude, square brackets mean including If you have infinity or negative infinity, the corresponding sign needs to be parentheses. A number from 1 to infinity not including 1 would be written as (1, *insert infinity*) Including 1 [1, *insert infinity*)
Intro - History & Timeline. Verizon Communications was created on June 30, 2000 by Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp., in one of the largest mergers in U.S. business history. GTE and Bell Atlantic evolved and grew through decades of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
In September 2013, Verizon purchased the 45% stake in Verizon Wireless owned by Vodafone for $130 billion. The deal closed on February 21, 2014, becoming the third largest corporate deal ever signed, giving Verizon Communications sole ownership of Verizon Wireless.