Therefore, if an entity or entity type is not defined in statute and legislation then, in consideration of the Stateâs authority to specify who or what its political subdivisions are, it is strongly encouraged that the Attorney General, at the request of the state administrator, opine on the legal status of an entity.
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.
Post; Walt Disney (again, who knew?) which owns ABC; Viacom, whose only news venture appears to the an Indian media company, Global Broadcast; CBS; and finally, Time Warner which owns CNN. I researched the stock market to see who owned them. While each has individuals, like Rupert Murdoch, who own large stakes, it is the institutions which own the lionâs share. As I looked through these institutions, I saw an eerie pattern of ownership emerge.