Appendix Conditions. 1  Appendicitis: For unclear reasons, the appendix often becomes inflamed, infected, and can rupture. 2  Tumors of the appendix: Carcinoid tumors secrete chemicals that cause periodic flushing, wheezing, and diarrhea.
In April 2000, the companies announced that the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger would take the name Verizon and that the Bell Atlantic-Vodafone wireless unit would be called Verizon Wireless. Verizon Communications owned 55 percent of Verizon Wireless while Vodafone retained 45 percent ownership.owever, on September 20, 2007, Verizon Wireless announced a joint effort with the Vodafone Group to transition their networks to the 4G standard LTE and on November 29, 2007, Verizon Wireless announced that they would start LTE trials in 2008.
Merger Results in Verizon Name. According to the company's official website, Verizon Communications Inc. formed June 30, 2000, following the merger of two smaller companies: New York-based Bell Atlantic Corp. and Stamford, Conn.-based GTE Corp.he companies preceding Verizon have roots going back to the very beginning of the telephone business, once the technology was perfected in the late 1800s. Throughout the 20th century, government regulations determined whether a company could operate in a given community.