VZC Verizon Comms

             Verizon CFO to Speak at Jefferies Conference on May 6

NEW YORK, May 5, 2014 -- Fran Shammo, executive vice president and chief
financial officer of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), will
speak at the Jefferies 2014 Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Miami on
Tuesday, May 6. His presentation will be webcast beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern
time and can be accessed on Verizon's Investor Relations website,
www.verizon.com/investor.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and
biographies, media contacts and other information are available at Verizon's
online News Center at newscenter.verizon.com. The news releases are available
through an RSS feed. To subscribe, visit newscenter.verizon.com/corporate/feeds
.

SOURCE  Verizon Communications Inc.

CONTACT: Bob Varettoni, 908-559-6388, robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com