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☎️ A telecom company ➕ Greater or equal
GTE

GTE

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A former American phone company that became part of Verizon
  • proper noun
  • /dʒiː tiː iː/
: GTE
  • In 2000, GTE merged with Bell Atlantic to form the new telecommunications giant, Verizon.
  • Bell Atlantic - GTE
  • GTE Corp.
  • GTE, the telecommunications

Examples

  • When the FCC amended its practice, it imposed the restrictions only on certain entities like AT&T and GTE.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The company was formed in 2000 through the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp.

    Blog text (8)

  • I dumped my landline two years ago (Windstream, was Valor, and was GTE before that).

    Blog text (28)

  • There were 11,000 people let go at Scott Paper, 15,000 at Delta Airlines, 17,000 at GTE, and, of course, the one we are all reading about almost daily, 40,000 at AT&T.

    Academic text (1996)

  • As an old telecommunications company, GTE was known for its innovative services in the 1980s.

  • Many employees of GTE transitioned to Verizon after the merger brought significant changes to the company.

Surface Forms

GTE main

Etymology

GTE comes from the initials of General Telephone and Electronics, a large American phone company. That's why the letters were simply the company name, and many people remember GTE because it later joined with others to become Verizon.