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Verizon 2005 Interactive Annual Report
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts )
Years Ended December 31,   2005     2004     2003  
Operating Revenues $ 75,112   $ 71,283   $ 67,468  
Operating Expenses                  
   Cost of services and sales (exclusive of items shown below)   25,469     23,168     21,701  
   Selling, general & administrative expense   21,312     21,088     24,894  
   Depreciation and amortization expense   14,047     13,910     13,607  
   Sales of businesses, net   (530 )       (141 )
Total Operating Expenses   60,298     58,166     60,061  
Operating Income   14,814     13,117     7,407  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses   689     1,691     1,278  
Income from other unconsolidated businesses   92     75     331  
Other income and (expense), net   237     22     37  
Interest expense   (2,180 )   (2,384 )   (2,797 )
Minority interest   (3,045 )   (2,409 )   (1,583 )
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes, Discontinued
   Operations and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
  10,607     10,112     4,673  
Provision for income taxes   (3,210 )   (2,851 )   (1,213 )
Income Before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative
   Effect of Accounting Change
  7,397     7,261     3,460  
Discontinued Operations                  
   Income (loss) from operations       1,116     (869 )
   Provision for income taxes       (546 )   (17 )
      Income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax       570     (886 )
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, Net of Tax           503  
Net Income $ 7,397   $ 7,831   $ 3,077  
Basic Earnings Per Common Share:                  
Income before discontinued operations and cumulative
   effect of accounting change
$ 2.67     $ 2.62   $ 1.26  
Income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax       .21     (.32 )
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax           .18  
Net Income (1) $ 2.67   $ 2.83   $ 1.12  
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in millions)   2,766     2,770     2,756  
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share:                  
Income before discontinued operations and cumulative
   effect of accounting change
$ 2.65   $ 2.59   $ 1.25  
Income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax       .20     (.31 )
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax           .18  
Net Income (1) $ 2.65   $ 2.79   $ 1.12  
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in millions)   2,817     2,831     2,832  

(1) Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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* This is an interactive electronic version of Verizon’s 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders, and it is intended to be complete and accurate. The contents of this version are qualified in their entirety by reference to the printed version. A reproduction of the printed version is available in PDF format on this website.