(NYNEX is pronounced Nine-x) is a defunct
Telephone company which served five
New England states (
Maine ,
Massachusetts ,
New Hampshire ,
Rhode Island and
Vermont ) and
New York . NYNEX was formed
January 1 1984 as a result of the
Bell System Divestiture . NYNEX was a
Regional Bell Operating Company made up of former AT&T
Subsidiaries New York Telephone Company and
New England Telephone . Hence, the name NYNEX stood for '''N'''ew '''Y'''ork/'''N'''ew '''E'''ngland/e'''X'''change (undefinable future). NYNEX was acquired by
Bell Atlantic Corporation on
August 14 1997 , upon which it took the Bell Atlantic name. On
June 30 2000 , Bell Atlantic merged with
GTE to form
Verizon Communications .
NYNEX is now known as Verizon's "Northeast Bureau".
Nynex also operated
Cable Television in the
United Kingdom , with offices in
Waterlooville ,
Hampshire ,
England . The network became part of
NTL .
