Botanical name: Foeniculum vulgare Thought to have originated in Southern Europe and Mediterranean regions, fennel is an herb with a mild but distinctive licorice flavor and fragrance. Although it still grows wild in surprising places, fennel is cultivated extensively in the U.S., France, India, and Russia.
Telephone company. A telephone company, also known as a telco, telephone service provider, or telecommunications operator, is a kind of communications service provider (CSP) (more precisely a telecommunications service provider or TSP) that provides telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications access.
Verizon Wireless: Can you hear me now? (2013) Verizon Wireless was founded April 4, 2000 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Verizon Wireless is the largest mobile network operator in the United States with 119.4 million subscribers as of 2013. The company is also known for their famous slogan, Can you hear me now?. This slogan has taken on a new meaning, one that has put Verizon in the spotlight. The National Security Agency (NSA) has asked Verizon to fork over information about customer phone calls.