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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Date of Report: October 3, 2001
                        (Date of earliest event reported)




                           VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




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              Delaware                               1-8606                                23-2259884
          (State or other                   (Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of incorporation)                                                      Identification No.)


      1095 Avenue of the Americas,
            New York, New York                                                                10036
   (Address of principal executive offices)                                                 (Zip Code)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 395-2121



                                 Not applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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Item 5.  Other Events.


Attached as Exhibit 99 is a press release issued by the Company in connection
with a presentation by Ivan Seidenberg, President and co-Chief Executive Officer
at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia X Conference. Mr. Seidenberg indicated that
the Company was on track to be close to its guidance for third quarter financial
results. However, he said that the Company was continuing to assess the effects
of the recent terrorist attacks and that the events could result in an impact of
approximately two cents per share in the third and in the fourth quarter. Mr.
Seidenberg stated that revenue is on track to hit the targeted growth rate of 5%
for the year. The Company plans to release third quarter results on October 30,
2001.

           Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A contains statements about expected future
events and financial results that are forward-looking and subject to risks and
uncertainties. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor
for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.

The following important factors could affect future results and could cause
those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking
statements: materially adverse changes in economic conditions in the markets
served by us or by companies in which we have substantial investments; material
changes in available technology; an adverse change in the ratings afforded our
debt securities by nationally accredited ratings organizations; the final
outcome of federal, state, and local regulatory initiatives and proceedings,
including arbitration proceedings, and judicial review of those initiatives and
proceedings, pertaining to, among other matters, the terms of interconnection,
access charges, universal service, and unbundled network element and resale
rates; the extent, timing, success, and overall effects of competition from
others in the local telephone and toll service markets; the timing and
profitability of our entry into the in-region long-distance market; our ability
to combine former Bell Atlantic and GTE operations, satisfy regulatory
conditions and obtain revenue enhancements and cost savings; the profitability
of our entry into the broadband access market; the ability of Verizon Wireless
to combine operations and achieve revenue enhancements and cost savings, and
obtain sufficient spectrum resources; our ability to convert our ownership
interest in Genuity Inc. into a controlling interest consistent with regulatory
conditions, and Genuity's ensuing profitability; and changes in our accounting
assumptions that may be required by regulatory agencies, including the SEC, or
that result from changes in the accounting rules or their application, which
could result in an impact on earnings.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits.

         99       Press release dated October 3, 2001, issued by Verizon
                  Communications Inc.











                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                             Verizon Communications Inc.
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                                                    (Registrant)

Date:       October 4, 2001                    /s/ Lawrence R. Whitman
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                                       Lawrence R. Whitman
                                       Senior Vice President and Controller









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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


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         99       Press release dated October 3, 2001, issued by Verizon
                  Communications Inc.
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