Verizon vs West

Verizon Communications Inc., branded as Verizon, is an American broadband and telecommunications company, the largest U.S. wireless communications service provider as of September 2014, but is incorporated in Delaware. What eventually became Verizon was founded as Bell Atlantic, which was one of the seven Baby Bells that were formed after AT&T Corporation was forced to relinquish its control of the Bell System by order of the Justice Department of the United States. Bell Atlantic came into existence in 1984 with a footprint from New Jersey to Virginia, with each area having a separate operating company.

West Corporation is a publicly traded telecommunications services provider based in Omaha, Nebraska. West Corporation operates under two segments: Communications Services and Unified Communications to provide customer contact services, conferencing services, event services and emergency call operations. Gary and Mary West co-founded WATS Marketing of America in 1978. During the first decade, West Teleservices hired thousands of employees and reached over $100 million in net proceeds.