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Verizon Executive Vice President and President of Operations to Speak May 12 at
                             Jefferies Conference

MIAMI, May 11, 2015 -- John Stratton, executive vice president and president of
Operations for Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), will speak at
the Jefferies Technology, Media and Telecom conference here on Tuesday, May 12.
His presentation will be webcast beginning at approximately 8 a.m. Eastern time
and can be accessed on Verizon's Investor Relations website,
http://www.verizon.com/about/investors/.

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