Quill Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2005) Winner
Verizon Communications Inc.
ベライゾン・コミュニケーションズ
Berizon Komyunikēshonzu
Aliases:
Bell Atlantic / Bell Atlantic Corporation / Verizon Communications
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1983-10-07 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (founding location)）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Philadelphia, PA (initial base) → New York City (headquarters, 1095 Avenue of the Americas) → Dublin, Ireland (European presence)
Career
- Occupations
- Telecommunications company, Technology company, Infrastructure provider
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- The Verizon Foundation, Verizon Media / Oath (former media division)
- Memberships
- Component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Component of the S&P 500, Component of the S&P 100
- Influenced By
- Breakup of the Bell System (Baby Bells), Predecessor companies NYNEX and GTE
- Influenced
- Adoption and competitive dynamics in U.S. telecommunications, Consolidation trends among regional carriers
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Verizon Quills Corporate Literacy Award | Community literacy support programs (e.g. Verizon Innovative Learning) | 企業部門 | Quills Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Fortune 500 inclusion | — | コーポレートランキング | Fortune | ランク入り（#31） |
| 2004 | Added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average | — | — | Dow Jones | 採用 |
Verizon Quills Corporate Literacy Award
2025
Work:
Community literacy support programs (e.g. Verizon Innovative Learning)
Category:
企業部門
Organization:
Quills Foundation
Result:
受賞
Fortune 500 inclusion
2023
Category:
コーポレートランキング
Organization:
Fortune
Result:
ランク入り（#31）
Added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average
2004
Organization:
Dow Jones
Result:
採用
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Verizon Fios
2004 Telecommunications service (broadband)A fiber-optic based internet/TV/phone service for residential customers. Launched in selective U.S. markets in 2004.
broadband deploymentresidential connectivity
Verizon Wireless
2000 Mobile telecommunications serviceA nationwide mobile carrier formed from a joint venture between Bell Atlantic and Vodafone; later acquired outright by Verizon Communications.
nationwide mobile deploymentnetwork investment
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- technological innovationinfrastructure buildoutsocial contribution (education & literacy)
Legacy
Verizon has played a major role in U.S. digitalization through its infrastructure and consumer services. Its philanthropic efforts—via the Verizon Foundation, Verizon Innovative Learning and HopeLine—have supported digital education and victim assistance, garnering recognition for corporate social responsibility while the company has also faced criticism over privacy and regulatory disputes.
Archives
- Verizon Corporate Archives (company records)
In Popular Culture
- 'Can you hear me now?' advertising campaign (Test Man)
- Verizon Hall (naming rights for a Philadelphia concert hall)
Quotes
-
Can you hear me now?
Source: Advertising campaign (Test Man, Paul Marcarelli) (2001) -
We aim to be carbon neutral by 2035.
Source: Citizen Verizon (corporate social and environmental goals announcement) (2020)
Trivia
- Founded in 1983 as Bell Atlantic (1983-10-07).
- Renamed Verizon after the 2000 merger with GTE.
- Acquired AOL (2015) and Yahoo (2016) and later sold the media group to Apollo in 2021.
- Purchased large C-Band spectrum holdings in 2021 to expand 5G coverage.
- Approximately 99,600 employees as of 2024.