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Verizon Communications
07 December 2006






NEWS RELEASE








FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     Media contact:
December 7, 2006                          Bob Varettoni
                                          908-559-6388
                                          robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com





               Verizon Communications Declares Quarterly Dividend



NEW YORK - The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) today
declared a quarterly dividend of 40.5 cents per outstanding share, unchanged
from the previous quarter.  The dividend is payable on Feb. 1, 2007, to Verizon
Communications shareowners of record at the close of business on Jan. 10, 2007.

Verizon has approximately 2.7 million shareowners and approximately 2.9 billion
shares of common stock outstanding.  The company made $3.5 billion in dividend
payments in the first nine months of 2006.



Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), a New York-based Dow 30 company, is a
leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication
innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.
Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving
nearly 57 million customers nationwide.  Verizon's Wireline operations include
Verizon Business, which operates one of the most expansive wholly-owned global
IP networks, and Verizon Telecom, which is deploying the nation's most advanced
fiber-optic network to deliver the benefits of converged communications,
information and entertainment services to customers.  For more information,
visit www.verizon.com.



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