▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Bell ▁Oper ating ▁Company ▁serving ▁the ▁mid - At l antic ▁US , ▁merged ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with ▁G TE ▁to ▁form ▁Ver izon ▁ ▁B CE ▁Inc ., ▁formerly ▁Bell ▁Canada ▁Enter pr ises , ▁a ▁tele communic ations ▁holding ▁company ▁in ▁Canada ▁ ▁Bell ▁Ali ant , ▁a ▁tele communic ations ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Bell ▁Canada ▁ ▁Bell ▁Canada , ▁a ▁tele communic ations ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁B CE ▁Inc . ▁ ▁Bell ▁Internet , ▁an ▁internet ▁service ▁provider ▁and ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Bell ▁Canada ▁▁ ▁Bell ▁Media , ▁a ▁media ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁B CE ▁Inc . ▁ ▁Bell ▁M TS , ▁a ▁tele communic ations ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Bell ▁Canada ▁ ▁Bell ▁M ob ility , ▁a ▁wireless ▁network ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Bell ▁Canada ▁ ▁Bell ▁TV , ▁a ▁satellite ▁television ▁service ▁and ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Bell ▁Canada ▁ ▁Bell ▁Communic ations ▁Research , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁research ▁& ▁development ▁organization , ▁originally ▁a ▁joint ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Bell ▁Oper ating ▁Comp an ies , ▁since ▁renamed ▁to ▁Tele cord ia ▁Techn ologies , ▁Inc . ▁and ▁now ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Eric sson ▁ ▁Bell ▁L abs , ▁a ▁research ▁& ▁development ▁organization ▁founded ▁by ▁AT & T , ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁N ok ia ▁ ▁Bell ▁System , ▁the ▁organization ▁that ▁provided ▁tele phone ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁ ▁Bell ▁Tele phone ▁Company