Answer: nynex

AnswerCrossword Clue
NYNEXHalf of a 1997 telecom merger
NYNEXBig Apple Bell
NYNEXCommunications giant
NYNEXBaby Bell phone co.
NYNEXA Verizon forerunner
NYNEXOld Baby Bell based in the Big Apple
NYNEXFormer Baby Bell
NYNEXPart of a big 1997 merger
NYNEX1997 Bell Atlantic acquisition
NYNEXTelecom co.
NYNEXA Verizon predecessor
NYNEXOld telecommunications name
NYNEXPart of a 1997 telecommunications merger
NYNEXCompany that merged with Bell Atlantic
NYNEXFormer Baby Bell from the northeast
NYNEXBig Apple "Baby Bell"
NYNEXOnetime northeastern Baby Bell
NYNEXOne of the original Baby Bells