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Verizon Communications
02 March 2007


NEWS RELEASE







FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact:

March 1, 2007 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 May 1, 2007, to Verizon
Communications shareowners of record at the close of business on April 10, 2007.

Verizon has approximately 2.7 million shareowners and approximately 2.9 billion
shares of common stock outstanding. The company made $4.7 billion in dividend
payments in 2006.


Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, 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 more than 59 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. A Dow 30 company, Verizon has a diverse
workforce of approximately 242,000 and last year generated consolidated
operating revenues of more than $88 billion. For more information, visit
www.verizon.com.


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