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                 Verizon CFO to Speak Dec. 9 at UBS Conference

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2014 -- Fran Shammo, executive vice president and chief
financial officer of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), will speak
at the UBS 42nd Annual Global Media and Communications Conference here on
Tuesday, Dec. 9. His presentation will be webcast beginning at approximately 10
a.m. Eastern time and can be accessed on Verizon's Investor Relations website,
http://www.verizon.com/about/investors/.

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