General TelephoneElectronics

General TelephoneElectronics waslargest of"independent" telephone companies duringdays ofBell System.

In recent years GTE mergedBell Atlanticform Verizon.

U.S. Subsidiaries

GTE provided local telephone service inlarge numberareas ofU.S.

They also owned Automatic Electric,telephone equipment supplier similarmany waysWestern Electric.

Foreign Subsidiaries

GTE operatedCanada via controlling interestsubsidiary companies such as BC TELQuebec Tel.

Its former Canadian subsidiaries have combined withformer Alberta Government Telephones (AGT)create TELUS,second largest telecommunications carrierCanada.

See also: Telco