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      STATEMENT</font></div>
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      COMMUNICATIONS INC.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">140
      West
      Street</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">New
      York,
      New York 10007</font></div>
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      395-1000</font></div>
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      including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#8217;s
      principal executive offices)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Catherine
      T. Webster</font></div>
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      Vice President and Treasurer</font></div>
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      Communications Inc.</font></div>
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      West
      Street</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">New
      York,
      New York 10007</font></div>
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      395-1000</font></div>
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      address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
      agent
      for service)</font></div>
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      to:</font></div>
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      S.
      Kauffman, Esq.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Vice
      President and Associate General Counsel</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Verizon
      Communications Inc.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">One
      Verizon Way</font></div>
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      Ridge, New Jersey 07920</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(908)
      559-6174</font></div>
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      date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after
      the
      effective date of the Registration Statement.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      the
      only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to
      dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</font></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      any of
      the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed
      or
      continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other
      than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
      reinvestment plans, check the following box. <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">x</font></font></div>
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      this
      Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to
      Rule
      462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
      Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration
      statement for the same offering. <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</font></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      this
      Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
      Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
      statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
      offering. <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</font></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      this
      Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
      post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with
      the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the
      following box. <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">x</font></font></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      this
      Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant
      to
      General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional
      classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check
      the following box. <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</font></font></div>
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                Securities to be </font></div>
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                Price Per </font></div>
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                </font></div>
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                *</font></div>
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      Estimated pursuant to paragraph (c) of Rule 457 solely for the purpose of
      calculating the registration fee, based upon the average of the reported high
      and low sales prices for a share of Common Stock on November 10, 2006, as
      reported on the New York Stock Exchange.</font></div>
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      of 1933, as amended, the&#160;registration fee of $114,822.00 is offset by
      registration fees previously &#160;paid by the&#160;Registrant in connection
      with&#160;Registration Statement No. 333-138627, filed by the Registrant on
      November 13, 2006 and withdrawn on November 14, 2006.</font></div>
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      permitted by Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
      prospectus contained in this Registration Statement also covers&#160;1,391,501
      shares of Common Stock previously registered and unissued (Registration
      Statement No. 333-106750). The Registrant previously paid a filing fee of
      $78,928.06 with such registration statement ($4,393 of which is associated
      with
      the&#160;1,391,501 shares of Common Stock also covered by the prospectus
      contained in this Registration Statement).</font></div>
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      Direct
      Stock Purchase and Share Ownership Plan for Common Stock of Verizon
      Communications Inc.</font></div>
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      Purchase Verizon Communications shares conveniently.</font></div>
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      Build
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      Access
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      Protect
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      Establish an IRA that invests in Verizon Communications shares.</font></div>
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      the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission
      has
      approved or disapproved of the securities discussed in this prospectus, or
      determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to
      the
      contrary is a criminal offense.</font></div>
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      dated&#160;November&#160;13, 2006.</font></div>
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      Shareowners - If you are a registered Verizon Communications shareowner, you
      may
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      Investment - If you are not a registered Verizon Communications shareowner,
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      to automatically deduct five (5) $100 monthly payments from your U.S. bank
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      Investments - You can make additional investments by authorizing the Plan
      Administrator to automatically deduct $50 or more from your U.S. bank account
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      Safekeeping - Whether you participate in the Plan or not, if you own shares
      of
      Verizon Communications and you hold them in certificate form, you may send
      them
      to the Plan Administrator for share safekeeping. There is no cost to you for
      this service.</font></div>
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      Statements - Each time you invest, you will receive a statement that will show
      you the status of your account. </font>
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      Fees - You will pay certain fees in connection with the Plan. These fees are
      described further in this prospectus.</font></div>
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                Can Join </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
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      INTERNET:</font></div>
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      TELEPHONE:</font></div>
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      MAIL:</font></div>
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      Communications Direct Invest</font></div>
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      Box
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      otherwise specified, Plan transactions can be handled via the Internet, by
      telephone or through the mail. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is a federally
      chartered trust institution in affiliation with Computershare Shareholder
      Services, Inc., a transfer agent registered with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission.</font></div>
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      New
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      an
      initial investment of at least $500.</font></div>
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      Non-U.S. residents are eligible to participate as long as their participation
      would not violate applicable laws in their home countries.</font></div>
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      Deduction: </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">$100
      per
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      and
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      per
      payment </font></div>
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      Deduction: </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">$50
      per
      month </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Registered
      Shareowners - If you are a Verizon Communications registered shareowner, and
      you
      have already established online account access, you can enroll immediately
      via
      the Internet. Otherwise, you need to call the Plan Administrator to enroll
      in
      the Plan over the telephone or to request a Shareowner Authorization Form to
      enroll by mail. If the Plan Administrator receives your enrollment request
      prior
      to a given dividend record date, you will be enrolled in the Plan and the
      requested dividends will be reinvested for that dividend payment date. If your
      enrollment request is not received in time, your dividend reinvestment election
      may not be processed until the next dividend payment date.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">New
      Investors - If you do not already own Verizon Communications shares, or if
      you
      wish to establish a separate account (for example, a joint account with your
      spouse, or as a custodian for a minor), you may:</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Go
                to www.computershare.com/verizon and follow the instructions for
                opening a
                Verizon Communications shareowner account online. You may enroll
                in the
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Plan
                by authorizing a one-time deduction from your U.S. bank account for
                an
                initial investment of at least $500 or by establishing an automatic
                monthly deduction from your U.S. bank account for a minimum of $100
                per
                transaction for at least five (5) consecutive months; or
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Contact
                the Plan Administrator to obtain an Initial Enrollment Form, complete
                the
                form and return it to the address provided. You can
                either:</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Enclose
                a check for a minimum investment of $500. Please make sure your check
                is
                payable to "Computershare - Verizon;"
                or,</font></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 18pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&gt;</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Authorize
                an automatic monthly deduction from your U.S. bank account for a
                minimum
                of $100 per transaction for at least five (5) consecutive months.
                Automatic investment enrollment is provided on the reverse side of
                the
                Initial Enrollment Form.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      you
      wish to make your initial investment through automatic monthly deductions,
      you
      must agree to continue the deductions until the $500 minimum initial investment
      is reached. Please note, such automatic monthly deductions continue indefinitely
      beyond the initial investment until you notify the Plan Administrator to stop
      your monthly deductions. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Beneficial
      ("Street Name") Owners - If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker
      or other nominee (that is, in "street name"), you should direct your bank,
      broker or other nominee to have your shares of Verizon Communications registered
      directly in your name. You can then enroll in the Plan as a registered
      shareowner.</font><br></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Dividend
      Reinvestment Options - Quarterly cash dividends on some or all of your shares
      will be automatically reinvested in additional Verizon Communications shares.
      </font></div>
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                Reinvestment - If you wish to reinvest the dividends on all your
                shares,
                elect the Full Dividend Reinvestment
                option.</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
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                Reinvestment - If you wish to reinvest the dividends on less than
                all your
                shares, elect the Partial Dividend Reinvestment option and specify
                the
                number of whole shares for which you would like to receive a dividend
                check. The dividends on the remaining shares will be reinvested in
                additional shares of Verizon
                Communications.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
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      Fees</font></div>
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            <td width="50%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">&#160;</td>
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            <td width="50%"><font size="2">5% of Amount Invested</font></td>
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            <td width="50%"><font size="2">$2.50</font></td>
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            <td width="50%"><font size="2">$2.50</font></td>
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            <td width="50%"><font size="2">$0.07 per share</font></td>
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              Purchases</font></td>
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              per share</font></td>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">New
      Investors - There is a one-time account setup fee of $5.00 if you are making
      a
      first-time purchase of Verizon Communications shares or establishing a new
      investment account.</font></div>
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      Reinvestment - The fee for reinvesting each quarterly dividend is 5% of the
      amount invested, with a minimum fee of $1.00 and a maximum fee of $2.00. (In
      other words, if your quarterly dividend is $20 or less, the Plan Administrator's
      fee will be $1.00. If your quarterly dividend is $25, the Plan Administrator's
      fee will be $1.25. If your quarterly dividend is $40 or more, the Plan
      Administrator's fee is capped at $2.00).</font><br></div>
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      Investments - If you send a check to purchase additional shares of Verizon
      Communications through the Plan, or if you authorize a one-time deduction from
      your U.S. bank account via the Internet, the Plan Administrator will deduct
      a
      processing fee of $2.50 per investment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Automatic
      Monthly Deductions - If you authorize automatic monthly deductions from your
      U.S. bank account, the fee is $1.00 per investment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Brokerage
      Commissions and/or Fees - Currently, a sale commission of $0.07 per share will
      be deducted from the sales proceeds. A purchase commission of $0.03 per share
      will be deducted from the purchase amount, except when new shares or treasury
      shares are purchased from Verizon Communications.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Other
      Fees - The Plan Administrator may charge a fee for each of the following:
      returned payments, check copy, retrieval of certain archived data, prior year
      tax form, overnight delivery, certain market price information, and confirmation
      of account balance for party other than holder.</font></div>
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        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">How
      Shares are Purchased and Priced</font>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Cash
      dividends elected for reinvestment, together with additional investments, will
      be used to purchase Verizon Communications shares. At the sole discretion of
      Verizon Communications, the shares purchased for the Plan will either be newly
      issued shares, treasury shares, shares acquired in the open market by the Plan
      Administrator or any combination of the foregoing.</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purchases
                from Verizon Communications - The price of new and/or treasury shares
                purchased directly from Verizon Communications will be the average
                of the
                high and low prices of Verizon Communications stock on the purchase
                date
                (based on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transaction Listing)
                or
                the prior trading day, if the New York Stock Exchange is closed on
                the
                purchase date. Customarily, the purchase date for dividends will
                be the
                dividend pay</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ment
                date; for additional investments, the purchase date will be the first
                business day of each week. Although no brokerage commissions and/or
                fees
                will be charged to Plan participants for shares purchased directly
                from
                Verizon Communications, the investment fees listed in the "Participant
                Fees" section of this prospectus will still
                apply.</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purchases
                in the Open Market - The price of shares purchased in the open market
                will
                be the weighted average price per share paid by the Plan Administrator
                during the purchase period. For reinvested dividends, purchases may
                begin
                four (4) business days prior to the dividend payment date and end
                thirty
                (30) days after the dividend payment
                date.</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Combined
                Purchases - If within a single investment period, the Plan Administrator
                purchases shares both directly from Verizon Communications and in
                the open
                market, the price of shares will be the weighted average of the price
                of
                all shares purchased directly from Verizon Communications and the
                price of
                all shares purchased in the open market during that investment
                period.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Investment
      Methods and Timing</font>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Reinvested
                Dividends - The Plan Administrator will follow the procedures above
                to
                acquire shares for dividend reinvestment, based on the source of
                the
                shares, as Verizon Communications may decide from time to
                time.</font></div>
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    <div>
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              <td align="left" style="width: 18pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">o</font></td>
              <td align="left">
                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Initial
                  and Additional Investments - Customarily, all funds will be used
                  to
                  purchase shares on the first business day of each week, regardless
                  of the
                  source of the shares. If you are investing online, please refer
                  to your
                  Confirmation Page for the estimated debit date and investment date
                  for
                  your one-time deduction. If you are investing by mail, the Plan
                  Administrator must receive your check at least two (2) business
                  days prior
                  to an investment date in order to purchase </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">shares
                  on such date. All funds, whether by check or automatic deduction
                  from your
                  bank account, must be payable in U.S. funds, and drawn on a U.S.
                  bank.
                  Checks should be made payable to "Computershare - Verizon." Cash,
                  money
                  orders, traveler's checks and third party checks will not be
                  accepted.</font></div>
              </td>
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        </table>
      </div>
    </div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Automatic
                Monthly Investments - If you wish to elect this investment option,
                the
                Plan Administrator must receive your request via the Internet at
                www.computershare.com/verizon or by mail on an enrollment form, at
                least
                three (3) business days before the end of the month, in order to
                begin
                deductions the following month. Funds will be transferred on the
                25th of
                each month. If the 25th is not a banking business day, your funds
                will be
                transferred on the prior banking business day. Once deducted, the
                Plan
                Administrator will invest these funds on the first investment date
                of the
                following month. You can change the dollar amount or stop the automatic
                monthly investments by contacting the Plan Administrator. The Plan
                Administrator must receive your request at least seven (7) business
                days
                before the funds transfer date.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Due
      to
      the frequency of investments, the Plan Administrator will not return any
      additional cash payments but will use the funds to purchase Verizon
      Communications shares.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Plan
      Administrator may sell such shares in your account, as necessary, to collect
      any
      amount due in the event that a payment is returned unpaid. The Plan
      Administrator may also collect a fee for each payment returned unpaid and may
      sell additional shares in your account to cover this fee.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Total
      investments cannot exceed $200,000 per calendar year. For purposes of applying
      this limit, all deposits (including initial investments, automatic monthly
      deductions, and additional investments, but excluding dividend reinvestment
      and
      share deposits) are aggregated.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Please
      note that you will not be able to instruct the Plan Administrator to purchase
      shares at a specific time </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">or
      at a
      specific price. Therefore, you will not be able to time precisely your purchase
      through the Plan, and you will bear the market risk associated with fluctuations
      in the market price of Verizon Communications shares. That is, if you send
      in an
      initial or additional investment or authorize automatic deductions, it is
      possible that the market price of Verizon Communications shares could increase
      or decrease before the Plan Administrator purchases shares with your funds.
      In
      addition, you will not earn interest on investments for the period before the
      shares are purchased.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
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      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Account
      Statements</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
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      </div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Plan
      Administrator will send you a statement showing the status of your account
      each
      time you purchase shares, whether by dividend reinvestment, additional
      investments or automatic deductions. You may also view your account information
      online.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
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      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Share
      Safekeeping</font></div>
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      <div>
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      </div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Shares
      of
      Verizon Communications purchased under the Plan will be maintained in your
      Plan
      account for safekeeping. Commonly known as "book-entry" ownership, this method
      of shareowner registration saves you the time, cost and inconvenience of having
      to care for stock certificates that can be easily damaged, lost or stolen.
      Once
      your shares are in safekeeping, you can conveniently transfer and sell them
      by
      contacting the Plan Administrator.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      addition, whether you participate in the Plan or not, if you own shares of
      Verizon Communications and you hold them in certificate form, you may send
      them
      to the Plan Administrator for safekeeping. Shareowners using this service who
      are not participating in the Plan will continue to receive their dividends
      in
      cash. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
      shareowners that take advantage of this service will receive a detailed
      statement each time there is activity in their account. To use the safekeeping
      service, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">send
      your
      certificates along with a letter of instruction to the Plan Administrator.
      There
      is no cost to you for this service.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
      recommend that you use Registered Mail - return receipt requested - insured
      for
      up to 3% of the market value when sending certificates to the Plan
      Administrator. Do not endorse the certificates or complete the assignment
      section.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">To
      obtain
      a stock certificate for a portion of your shares, you may contact the Plan
      Administrator. Certificates will be issued for full shares only. Please allow
      up
      to five (5) business days once the Plan Administrator receives your request
      to
      issue the certificate.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">IRA
      Accounts</font></div>
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      <div>
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      </div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
      may
      establish an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) consisting of Verizon
      Communications shares through the Plan by investing $500 or more. This service
      has an annual fee. You may obtain more information regarding IRAs by calling
      1-800-472-7428. If you would like to simply request an IRA enrollment form,
      you
      may call the Plan Administrator at 1-800-631-2355.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gift
      or
      Transfer of Shares</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
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        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">To
      gift
      or transfer some or all of your Verizon Communications shares to another person,
      you will need to call the Plan Administrator to request "Transfer Instructions."
      Transfer forms may also be downloaded from the Internet at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">www.computershare.com/verizon</font>.
      The completed transfer form must be signed and your signature must be guaranteed
      by a financial institution participating in the Medallion Guarantee program.
      Once your completed transfer instructions are received, your request will be
      processed promptly by the Plan Administrator. You are not charged any fees
      to
      gift or transfer shares under the Plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
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      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Sales</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
      can
      sell some or all of the shares you have accumulated in the Plan by contacting
      the Plan Administrator. If the dollar value of the sale is expected to exceed
      $100,000, you must submit your sale request to the Plan Administrator in writing
      by completing and mailing the form attached to your account statement. You
      must
      also submit any sale request within thirty (30) days of an address change in
      writing to the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator reserves the right
      to
      decline to process a sale if it determines, in its sole discretion, that
      supporting legal documentation is required.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      sales
      price per share will be the weighted average price per share received by the
      Plan Administrator for all sales made that day for Plan participants and
      non-participants using the "safekeeping" service, less brokerage commissions
      and/or fees. The cash proceeds that you will receive will be equal to the number
      of shares sold multiplied by the sales price on the date of sale, minus a $10.00
      sales fee per transaction.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Plan
      Administrator will sell shares as soon as practicable, generally within five
      (5)
      business days of receipt of your request. Please note that the Plan
      Administrator is not able to accept instructions to sell on a specific day
      or at
      a specific price. If you prefer to have complete control as to the exact timing
      and sales prices, you can withdraw the shares that you wish to sell and sell
      them through a broker of your own choosing.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Please
      note that if you choose to sell all of the shares you have accumulated in the
      Plan, you will no longer be a participant. See "Withdrawal from the
      Plan."</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
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        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Withdrawal
      from the Plan</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
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        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
      can
      withdraw from the Plan and stop reinvesting your dividends at any time by
      accessing your account </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">online
      at
      www.computershare.com/verizon. Alternatively, you may contact the Plan
      Administrator in writing or by telephone. In your request, you must instruct
      the
      Plan Administrator to terminate your participation by:</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Continuing
                to hold your full shares in "safekeeping" and selling any fraction
                of a
                share; or,</font></div>
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          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 18pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&gt;</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Issuing
                a certificate for the full shares held in the Plan account and selling
                any
                fraction of a share; or</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 18pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&gt;</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Selling
                all shares, including any fraction of a share, held in your Plan
                account.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Plan
      Administrator will process a proper and complete request for withdrawal as
      soon
      as practicable (typically within five (5) business days after receipt). In
      order
      to be effective for a particular dividend date, the Plan Administrator should
      receive your request prior to the dividend&#160;record date. If the request is
      not received prior to the dividend record date, your request will be processed
      but may not include any additional shares purchased with reinvested
      dividends.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Please
      note that if your Plan account contains less than one share of Verizon
      Communications stock, the Plan Administrator is authorized to terminate your
      Plan account and mail you a check for the fractional share amount.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Adverse
      Market Conditions</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      the
      event of an adverse market condition, such as trading curbs or market closure,
      the Plan Administrator will not be able to guarantee the execution of any
      purchase or sale transactions according to the terms and conditions of the
      Plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Tax
      Consequences</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><br></div>
    <div>
      <div>
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              <td align="left" style="width: 18pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">o</font></td>
              <td align="left">
                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
                  the dividends paid to you - whether or not they are reinvested
                  under the
                  Plan - are considered tax</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">able
                  income to you in the year they are received. The total amount will
                  be
                  reported to you and to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) each
                  year.</font></div>
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        </table>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 18pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">o</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
                will not realize a gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes
                upon
                the transfer of shares to the Plan or the withdrawal of whole shares
                from
                the Plan.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="left" style="width: 18pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">o</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
                shares that are sold through the Plan Administrator will also be
                reported
                to the IRS, as required by law. Any profit or loss you incur should
                be
                reflected when you file your income tax
                returns.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
      summary is not a comprehensive summary of all the tax considerations that may
      be
      relevant to your participation in the Plan. In addition, special tax
      considerations may apply to certain participants, such as non-U.S. persons
      and
      those persons participating through an IRA. Be sure to keep your account
      statements for income tax purposes. If you have questions about the tax basis
      or
      ramifications of any transaction, please consult your own tax
      advisor.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Voting
      of
      Proxies</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For
      any
      shareowner meeting, you will receive a proxy that will cover all the Verizon
      Communications shares registered in your name. The proxy allows you to indicate
      how you want to vote your shares. We will vote your shares only as you indicate.
      If you return a signed and dated proxy card but do not indicate how the shares
      are to be voted, however, the shares represented by your proxy card will be
      voted as recommended by the Verizon Communications' Board of
      Directors.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
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      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Stock
      Splits and Other Distributions</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      Verizon Communications declares a stock split or stock dividend, the new shares
      of common stock will be added to your account or distributed in the form of
      a
      certificate, at the sole discretion of Verizon Communications.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      the
      event of a stock subscription or other offering of rights to shareowners, your
      rights will be based on your registered holdings. Materials will be distributed
      that will allow you to exercise your total rights.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
      </div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Changes
      to the Plan</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <div>
        <hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="1" width="100%">
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Verizon
      Communications reserves the right to add to, modify or terminate the Plan at
      any
      time. The Plan Administrator will send you written notice of any significant
      changes. No modification or termination will affect your previously executed
      transactions. The Plan Administrator also reserves the right to change any
      administrative procedures of the Plan or add new and improved features to the
      Plan without notifying Plan participants.
      Visit&#160;www.computershare.com/verizon to see new Plan features.</font></div>
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      of Verizon Communications and the Plan Administrator</font></div>
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      Verizon Communications nor the Plan Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,
      N.A., will be liable for any act, or for any failure to act, as long as they
      have made good faith efforts to carry out the terms of the Plan, including,
      without limitation, any claims of liability (a) arising out of failure to cease
      reinvestment of dividends for you upon your death prior to receipt of written
      notice of death from the appropriate fiduciary, and (b) with respect to the
      prices or times at which shares are purchased or sold for your account, as
      described in this prospectus and on the forms that are designed to accompany
      each investment or activity. Additionally, neither Verizon Communications nor
      the Plan Administrator will have any responsibility for the market value of
      shares in your Plan account.</font></div>
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      law governs the terms and conditions of the Plan, including those in this
      document, as well as those that are described in detail on the enrollment forms
      and account statements.</font></div>
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      of
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      proceeds, if any, from the sale by Verizon Communications of newly issued and
      treasury shares offered will be used for general corporate purposes. We are
      unable to estimate the aggregate amount of these proceeds.</font></div>
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      consolidated financial statements of Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon)
      incorporated by reference in Verizon's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
      ended December 31, 2005 (including the schedule appearing therein), and Verizon
      management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
      reporting as of December 31, 2005 incorporated by reference therein, have been
      audited by Ernst &amp; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm,
      as set forth in its reports thereon, incorporated by reference therein, and
      incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements and
      management's assessment are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon
      such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
      auditing.</font></div>
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      Matters</font></div>
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      William P. Barr, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Verizon
      Communications Inc., passed upon the legality of the securities being offered
      pursuant to the Plan. As of October 31, 2006, Mr. Barr was the beneficial owner
      of approximately 13,739 shares of Verizon Communications Common Stock and had
      options to purchase an aggregate of 1,435,700 shares within the next 60
      days.</font></div>
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      permitted by law, directors and officers of Verizon Communications Inc. are
      entitled to indemnification under certain circumstances against liabilities
      and
      expenses incurred in connection with legal proceedings in which they become
      involved as a result of serving as such director or officer. Insofar as
      indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
      be
      permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling Verizon Communications
      Inc. pursuant to the foregoing provisions, Verizon Communications Inc. has
      been
      informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
      indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
      therefore, unenforceable.</font></div>
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      You
      Can Find More Information</font></div>
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      Communications Inc. files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy
      statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission
      (SEC). You may read and copy any reports, proxy statements or other information
      we file at the SEC's public reference room at 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington,
      D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on
      the
      public reference rooms. You may also access our SEC filings at the SEC's
      Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).</font></div>
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      prospectus is part of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 that we filed with
      the SEC to register the shares offered under the Plan. As allowed by SEC rules,
      this prospectus does not contain all information you can find in the
      Registration Statement or the exhibits to the Registration Statement. The SEC
      allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">prospectus,
      which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
      you
      to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated
      by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and later information
      filed with the SEC will update and supersede this information. We incorporate
      by
      reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC
      under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
      until our offering is completed.</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Annual
                Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
                2005;</font></div>
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                Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, June 30,
                2006
                and September 30, 2006;</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Current
                Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2006, January 6, 2006, January
                9,
                2006, January 12, 2006, January 17, 2006, January 20, 2006, January
                24,
                2006, January 26, 2006, January 27, 2006, February 2, 2006, February
                9,
                2006, February 21, 2006, February 27, 2006, February 28, 2006, March
                7,
                2006, April 4, 2006, May 9, 2006, July 3, 2006, July 7, 2006, July
                24,
                2006, August 15, 2006, August 23, 2006, September 28, 2006 and October
                18,
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                description of the registrant's Common Stock contained in the registration
                statement on September 23, 2003 on Form S-3, File No. 333-109028,
                and any
                amendment filed for the purpose of updating this
                description.</font></div>
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      receive a copy of any documents that we incorporate by reference at no cost
      contact us at:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Verizon
      Communications Inc.</font></div>
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      Services</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">One
      Verizon Way</font></div>
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      Ridge, NJ 07920</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Telephone
      (212) 395-1525</font></div>
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      site: www.verizon.com/investor</font></div>
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      should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference
      in
      this prospectus. We have authorized no one to provide you with different
      information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus
      is
      accurate as of any date other than the date hereof.</font></div>
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      to
      indemnify any of its directors or officers who was or is a party or is
      threatened to be made a party to any third party proceeding by reason of the
      fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation,
      against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts
      paid
      in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
      with
      such action or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner
      such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
      of
      the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
      no
      reason to believe that such person's conduct was unlawful. In a derivative
      action, i.e., one by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation is
      permitted to indemnify directors and officers against expenses (including
      attorney's fees) actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with
      the
      defense or settlement of an action or suit if they acted in good faith and
      in a
      manner that they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
      interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made
      if
      such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and
      only
      to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought shall
      determine upon application that the defendant directors or officers are fairly
      and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication
      of liability.</font></div>
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      7
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      Incorporation makes mandatory the indemnification expressly authorized under
      the
      DGCL, except that the Restated Certificate of Incorporation only provides for
      indemnification in derivative actions, suits or proceedings by a director or
      officer if the initiation of such action, suit or proceeding was authorized
      by
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      of
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">DGCL.</font></div>
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      directors and officers of Verizon are insured against certain liabilities,
      including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
      amended (the "Act"), which might be incurred by them in such capacities and
      against which they cannot be indemnified by Verizon.</font></div>
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                date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
                amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
                a
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                statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
                in
                volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
                offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
                from
                the low or high and of the estimated maximum offering range may be
                reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
                to
                Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
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      Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
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        10, 2006</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Verizon
                Communications Inc. Registration Statement </font></div>
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">on
                Form S-3 </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">under
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      is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement")
      which Verizon Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
      is
      filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act
      of
      1933, as amended, registering 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value
      $.10
      per share, of the Company ("Shares") to be offered and sold from time to time
      under the Verizon Communications Inc. direct stock purchase and share ownership
      plan known as Verizon Communications Direct Invest (the "Plan").</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">I,
      or
      members of my staff, have reviewed the Registration Statement, the Company's
      Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, resolutions adopted by the Board of
      Directors of the Company, and such other documents and records as I have deemed
      appropriate for the purpose of giving this opinion.</font></div>
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      Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
      standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.</font></div>
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      All
      necessary corporate action on the part of the Company's Board of Directors
      with
      respect to the issuance and sale of Shares to be purchased directly from the
      Company has been taken, and any Shares to be purchased directly from the Company
      will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable when such Shares shall
      have
      been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated in the
      Plan.</font></div>
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      hereby
      consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission in connection with the Registration Statement and to being named
      under the heading "Legal Matters" in the Registration Statement.</font></div>
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      consent to the reference to our firm under the caption &#8220;Experts&#8221; in the
      Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus&#160;of Verizon
      Communications Inc. (Verizon) for the registration of 30,000,000 shares of
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      February 23, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
      Verizon, Verizon management&#8217;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal
      control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control
      over
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      (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2005,
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        13, 2006</font></div>
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<TYPE>EX-24
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      VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to
      as
      the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
      under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, one or more
      registration statements on Form S-3 (collectively, the "Registration Statement")
      relating to up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company to be offered
      and sold from time to time under the Verizon Communications Inc. direct stock
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      Thomas A. Bartlett and Catherine T. Webster and each of them, his or her true
      and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for
      him
      or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
      to
      sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including
      post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same,
      with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making
      such
      changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems
      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
      do
      and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
      in
      and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
      or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute
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      under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, one or more
      registration statements on Form S-3 (collectively, the "Registration Statement")
      relating to up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company to be offered
      and sold from time to time under the Verizon Communications Inc. direct stock
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      and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for
      him
      or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
      to
      sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including
      post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same,
      with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making
      such
      changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems
      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
      do
      and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
      in
      and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
      or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute
      or
      substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof.
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      him
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      to
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      post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same,
      with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making
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      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
      do
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      in
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      or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
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      him
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      to
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      post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same,
      with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making
      such
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      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
      do
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      in
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      or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
      VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to
      as
      the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
      under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, one or more
      registration statements on Form S-3 (collectively, the "Registration Statement")
      relating to up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company to be offered
      and sold from time to time under the Verizon Communications Inc. direct stock
      purchase and share ownership plan known as Verizon Communications Direct Invest.
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      Thomas A. Bartlett and Catherine T. Webster and each of them, his or her true
      and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for
      him
      or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
      to
      sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including
      post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same,
      with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making
      such
      changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems
      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
      do
      and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
      in
      and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
      or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute
      or
      substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof.
</font><br></div>
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      as
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      under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, one or more
      registration statements on Form S-3 (collectively, the "Registration Statement")
      relating to up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company to be offered
      and sold from time to time under the Verizon Communications Inc. direct stock
      purchase and share ownership plan known as Verizon Communications Direct Invest.
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      Thomas A. Bartlett and Catherine T. Webster and each of them, his or her true
      and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for
      him
      or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
      to
      sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including
      post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same,
      with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making
      such
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      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
      do
      and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
      in
      and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
      or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute
      or
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                    Clarence Otis,
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
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      as
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      under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, one or more
      registration statements on Form S-3 (collectively, the "Registration Statement")
      relating to up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company to be offered
      and sold from time to time under the Verizon Communications Inc. direct stock
      purchase and share ownership plan known as Verizon Communications Direct Invest.
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      Thomas A. Bartlett and Catherine T. Webster and each of them, his or her true
      and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for
      him
      or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
      to
      sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including
      post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same,
      with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making
      such
      changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems
      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
      do
      and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
      in
      and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
      or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute
      or
      substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof.
</font><br></div>
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                    Hugh B.
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
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      under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, one or more
      registration statements on Form S-3 (collectively, the "Registration Statement")
      relating to up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company to be offered
      and sold from time to time under the Verizon Communications Inc. direct stock
      purchase and share ownership plan known as Verizon Communications Direct Invest.
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      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
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      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
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      in
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      or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
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      registration statements on Form S-3 (collectively, the "Registration Statement")
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      and
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      Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective
      amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
      exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes
      in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems
      appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
      attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
      do
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      in
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