Householding Information
We have adopted a procedure approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission called “householding.” Under this procedure, shareholders of record who have the same last name and address will receive only one copy of our Annual Report and Proxy Statement at their household. This procedure will not apply to shareholders who notify us that they wish to continue to receive individual copies. This procedure also does not apply to shareholders who have signed up for electronic delivery of proxy materials.

The householding procedures do not affect the delivery of proxy cards or dividend checks.

You can opt out of the householding procedures at any time by contacting EquiServe (by telephone at 1-800-631-2355 or in writing at P.O. Box 43005, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3005). EquiServe will begin sending you a separate copy of any Annual Report or Proxy Statement commencing 30 days after receipt of your instructions.

If you and other shareholders of record with whom you share an address currently receive multiple copies of our Annual Report and Proxy Statement, or if you hold stock in one or more accounts, and in either case you wish to receive only a single copy of the Annual Report or Proxy Statement for your household, please contact EquiServe.

If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, you can contact your broker, bank or nominee to determine whether that institution offers householding procedures.

Electronic Delivery
If you are a registered shareholder and have access to a computer and the Internet, you may receive future Annual Reports and Proxy Statements electronically. To sign up for electronic delivery, go to www.verizon.com/investor. You may also sign up when you vote by Internet at http://www.eproxyvote.com/vz and follow the prompts. Once you sign up, you will no longer receive a printed copy of the Annual Report or the Proxy Statement, unless you request one. Each year you will receive an e-mail explaining how to access the Annual Report and the Proxy Statement on-line as well as how to vote your shares on-line. You may suspend electronic delivery of the Annual Report and the Proxy Statement at any time by contacting EquiServe.