peterm@sumax.seattleu.edu> (05/18/91)
In its recent treatment of the merger, the CWA "Information Industry
Report" notes a "complex GTE/Contel structure," explaining that the
companies had combined 1990 revenues of $21.8 billion, making them the
largest local telephone holding company in the country. They have more
than 15 million access lines, ranking them fourth in the United States
and another 2.3. million in Canada, Barbados and the Dominican
Republic. They will control the fourth largest cellular network but
will be the second largest franchise in terms of total population
served.
The report notes that GTE also "owns 51% of a joint venture with AT&T
to manufacture telecommunications equipment, including ... switches,"
and that the merged telcos will maintain telephone operations in 40
states, with both now operating in 20, and GTE operating alone in 9,
with Contel now operating alone in 11.
The CWA report indicates that Contel's four data centers will be
consolidated into GTE's data facilities; that field work centers will
be integrated; that GTE SW will become Central Area and reconfigured;
GTE North, a reconfigured North Area; GTE West, the West Area, adding
Utah and Alaska; with GTE South, now the South Area, unchanged in
territory.
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