Nokia is a Finnish telecommunications giant that was founded in 1865 and is now one of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturers. GTE is an American telecommunications company that was founded in 1926 and is now part of Verizon Communications. Telus is a Canadian telecommunications company that was founded in 1990 and is now one of the largest providers of telecommunications services in Canada. SprintNextel is an American telecommunications company that was founded in 2005 and is now one of the largest wireless carriers in the United States.