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REG-VerizonCommunication: 3rd Quarter Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">VZ.N</Origin> - Part 1

Verizon Reports Strong Customer Additions and Another Quarter of Double-Digit
Earnings Growth

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2014 -- 

3Q 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

Consolidated

  * 89 cents in earnings per share (EPS), compared with 78 cents per share 
    (or 77 cents on a non-GAAP adjusted basis) in 3Q 2013.

Wireless

  * Added 1.5 million net retail connections; retail postpaid churn of 1.00
    percent; 106.2 million total retail connections; 100.1 million total retail
    postpaid connections.
  * 4.8 percent year-over-year increase in service revenues; 4.6 percent
    year-over-year increase in retail service revenues; 31.9 percent operating
    income margin; 49.5 percent segment EBITDA margin on service revenues
    (non-GAAP).

Wireline

  * 4.5 percent year-over-year increase in consumer revenues, the ninth
    consecutive quarter of more than 4 percent growth; consumer ARPU (average
    revenue per user) up 10.3 percent.
  * 13.4 percent year-over-year increase in FiOS revenues; 162,000 FiOS
    Internet and 114,000 FiOS Video net additions.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today reported double-digit
year-over-year percentage growth in reported and adjusted earnings per share
for the 10th time in the past 11 quarters.

The company posted another strong quarter of Verizon Wireless connections
growth and profitability, and customer growth for FiOS fiber-optic services.

Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam said: "We have great confidence heading into the
fourth quarter, as Verizon continues to deliver consistently strong operating
and financial results. We see continued, healthy customer demand for wireless
and broadband services, and we are encouraged by the growth we are starting to
see in the areas of video delivery and machine-to-machine. Our cash generation
remains strong, and last month we were pleased to announce board approval of a
quarterly dividend increase for the eighth consecutive year."

Verizon reported 89 cents in EPS in third-quarter 2014, compared with 78 cents
per share in third-quarter 2013. No special items impacted third-quarter 2014
earnings. Third-quarter 2013 results included a non-operational net gain of 
1 cent per share.

The 89 cents in EPS in third-quarter 2014 is a 15.6 percent increase compared
with 77 cents per share on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP) in third-quarter 2013.

Consolidated Highlights

  * Total operating revenues in third-quarter 2014 were $31.6 billion, a 
    4.3 percent increase compared with third-quarter 2013. Excluding 
    third-quarter 2013 revenues of the public sector business Verizon 
    divested at the beginning of third-quarter 2014, the comparable 
    growth rate (non-GAAP) would have been 4.9 percent.
  * Capital expenditures totaled $12.6 billion through the first nine months of
    2014, up 6.9 percent year over year. Verizon projects capital spending of
    around $17 billion for full-year 2014, with consistent wireless capital
    spending throughout the year to stay ahead of customer demand by adding
    capacity to optimize the company's 4G LTE network.
  * Verizon continues to target consolidated top-line growth of 4 percent in
    2014. For the full year, results for consolidated adjusted and wireless
    segment EBITDA service margin (non-GAAP, based on earnings before interest,
    taxes, depreciation and amortization) will be dependent on fourth-quarter
    volumes and installment take rates. Wireline segment EBITDA margin remains
    on track to expand on a full-year basis.
  * New revenue streams from machine-to-machine and telematics totaled 
    $150 million in third-quarter 2014 - or more than $400 million through the 
    first nine months of 2014, an increase of more than 40 percent year to 
    date.

Verizon Wireless Delivers Strong Customer Additions and Profitability

In third-quarter 2014, Verizon Wireless delivered strong growth in retail
postpaid net connections, a high number of tablet additions, an increase in
smartphone penetration and continued high segment EBITDA margin on service
revenues (non-GAAP).

Wireless Financial Highlights

  * Total revenues were $21.8 billion in third-quarter 2014, up 7.0 percent
    year over year. Service revenues in the quarter totaled $18.4 billion, up
    4.8 percent year over year. Retail service revenues grew 4.6 percent year
    over year, to $17.6 billion.
  * Retail postpaid ARPA (average revenue per account) increased 3.5 percent
    over third-quarter 2013, to $161.24 per month. 
  * In third-quarter 2014, wireless operating income margin was 31.9 percent
    and segment EBITDA margin on service revenues was 49.5 percent. This
    compares with 33.8 percent and 51.1 percent, respectively, in third-quarter
    2013.

Wireless Operational Highlights

  * Verizon Wireless added 1.53 million retail net connections, including 
    1.52 million retail postpaid connections, in the third quarter. These 
    additions exclude acquisitions and adjustments.
  * At the end of the third quarter, the company had 106.2 million retail
    connections. This includes 100.1 million retail postpaid connections, a 
    5.2 percent increase year over year.
  * Verizon Wireless had 35.4 million retail postpaid accounts at the end of
    the third quarter, up 1.3 percent over third-quarter 2013, and 
    2.82 connections per account, up 3.7 percent year over year.
  * During third-quarter 2014, the company added 457,000 postpaid phones and
    1.1 million postpaid tablets. At the end of the quarter, smartphones
    accounted for 77 percent of the Verizon Wireless retail postpaid customer
    phone base, up from 75 percent at the end of second-quarter 2014.
  * Retail postpaid churn was 1.00 percent in the third quarter, an increase of
    6 basis points sequentially and 3 basis points year over year. Retail churn
    was 1.29 percent in the third quarter, up 4 basis points sequentially and 
    1 basis point year over year.
  * The company continued to enhance its 4G LTE device lineup. In the third
    quarter, Verizon Wireless launched the HTC One Remix, LG G Vista, Kyocera
    Brigadier, HTC One (M8) for Windows, Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and New Moto
    X smartphones; the Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 6620L, and
    Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1) and Tab S 10.5 tablets.
  * During the third quarter, Verizon Wireless continued to add capacity to its
    4G LTE network, the largest in the United States, using AWS-1 spectrum.
    This additional bandwidth, called XLTE, is now available in more than 
    400 markets across the country.

Wireline Consumer Revenue Growth Remains Strong

Verizon's wireline segment reported continued strong results for consumer
services, where year-over-year quarterly revenues now have grown by more than 4
percent for nine consecutive quarters.

Wireline Financial Highlights

  * Total revenues were $9.6 billion in third-quarter 2014, down 0.8 percent
    year over year. Consumer revenues were $3.9 billion, up 4.5 percent
    compared with third-quarter 2013, with FiOS revenues representing 
    76 percent of the total. Consumer ARPU for wireline services increased 
    to $125.32 per month in third-quarter 2014, up 10.3 percent compared with
    third-quarter 2013.
  * Total FiOS revenues grew 13.4 percent, to $3.2 billion, comparing
    third-quarter 2014 with third-quarter 2013.
  * Wireline operating income margin was 2.3 percent in third-quarter 2014, up
    from 1.5 percent in third-quarter 2013. Segment EBITDA margin (non-GAAP)
    was 23.0 percent in third-quarter 2014, flat compared with third-quarter
    2013.
  * Sales of strategic services to enterprise customers increased 1.0 percent,
    to $2.1 billion, compared with third-quarter 2013. Strategic services
    include private IP, Ethernet, data center, cloud, security and managed
    services.

Wireline Operational Highlights

  * In third-quarter 2014, Verizon added 162,000 net new FiOS Internet
    connections and 114,000 net new FiOS Video connections. Verizon had totals
    of 6.5 million FiOS Internet and 5.5 million FiOS Video connections at the
    end of the third quarter, representing year-over-year increases of 
    8.8 percent and 7.0 percent, respectively.
  * FiOS Internet penetration (subscribers as a percentage of potential
    subscribers) was 40.6 percent at the end of third-quarter 2014, compared
    with 39.2 percent at the end of third-quarter 2013. In the same periods,
    FiOS Video penetration was 35.5 percent, compared with 34.9 percent. The
    FiOS network passed 19.7 million premises by the end of third-quarter 2014.
  * By the end of third-quarter 2014, 57 percent of consumer FiOS Internet
    customers subscribed to FiOS Quantum, which provides speeds ranging from 
    50 to 500 megabits per second, up from 55 percent at the end of 
    second-quarter 2014.
  * As of this week, nearly 5 million FiOS customers have already been upgraded
    to SpeedMatch upload speeds that mirror download speeds. This upgrade, at
    no additional customer cost, helps distinguish the benefits of fiber-based
    broadband.
  * Broadband connections totaled 9.1 million at the end of third-quarter 2014,
    a 1.7 percent year-over-year increase. Net broadband connections increased
    by 69,000 in third-quarter 2014, as FiOS Internet net additions more than
    offset declines in DSL-based High Speed Internet connections.
  * Verizon has been replacing high-maintenance portions of its residential
    copper network with fiber optics to provide customers with more resilient
    infrastructure and reduce repairs, which improves customer satisfaction and
    reduces costs. In third-quarter 2014, Verizon migrated an additional 55,000
    customers to fiber, bringing the year-to-date total to around 200,000.
  * In the third quarter, Verizon Enterprise Solutions began deploying
    innovative enterprise-grade network, cloud, security, mobility and other
    technology solutions for some of the world's strongest brands: healthcare
    clients CVS Health, Carestream Health and Atlantic Health System; public
    sector customers such as the Australian Taxation Office, Australian
    Department of Foreign Affairs, California Department of Transportation
    (Caltrans) and Corporation for Education Initiatives in California (CENIC);
    and industry leaders such as Avianet, Dun & Bradstreet, Property Exchange
    Australia (PEXA), Telerx, TruGreen and Vanguard Logistics Services (USA),
    Inc.

NOTE: See the accompanying schedules and www.verizon.com/about/investors for
reconciliations to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for non-GAAP
financial measures cited in this document.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a
global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline
communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale
customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network,
with more than 106 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also provides
converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's
most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions
to customers in more than 150 countries. A Dow 30 company with more than $120
billion in 2013 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of 178,500. For
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Forward-Looking Statements

In this communication we have made forward-looking statements. These statements
are based on our estimates and assumptions and are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning
our possible or assumed future results of operations. Forward-looking
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"believes," "estimates," "hopes" or similar expressions. For those statements,
we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
following important factors, along with those discussed in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), could affect future results and
could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements: the ability to realize the expected benefits of our
transaction with Vodafone in the timeframe expected or at all; an adverse
change in the ratings afforded our debt securities by nationally accredited
ratings organizations or adverse conditions in the credit markets affecting the
cost, including interest rates, and/or availability of further financing;
significantly increased levels of indebtedness as a result of the Vodafone
transaction; changes in tax laws or treaties, or in their interpretation;
adverse conditions in the U.S. and international economies; material adverse
changes in labor matters, including labor negotiations, and any resulting
financial and/or operational impact; material changes in technology or
technology substitution; disruption of our key suppliers' provisioning of
products or services; changes in the regulatory environment in which we
operate, including any increase in restrictions on our ability to operate our
networks; breaches of network or information technology security, natural
disasters, terrorist attacks or acts of war or significant litigation and any
resulting financial impact not covered by insurance; the effects of competition
in the markets in which we operate; changes in accounting assumptions that
regulatory agencies, including the SEC, may require or that result from changes
in the accounting rules or their application, which could result in an impact
on earnings; significant increases in benefit plan costs or lower investment
returns on plan assets; and the inability to implement our business strategies.

Verizon Communications Inc.                                                    
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income                                   
                                                                               
                               (dollars in millions, except per share amounts) 
                                                                               
                                      3 Mos. Ended   3 Mos. Ended              
Unaudited                                  9/30/14        9/30/13    % Change  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Operating Revenues                       $  31,586     $   30,279         4.3  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Operating Expenses                                                             
                                                                               
Cost of services and sales                  12,252         10,960        11.8  
                                                                               
Selling, general and 
 administrative expense                      8,277          8,037         3.0  
                                                                               
Depreciation and amortization expense        4,167          4,154         0.3  
                                                                               
Total Operating Expenses                    24,696         23,151         6.7  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Operating Income                             6,890          7,128       (3.3)  
                                                                               
Equity in earnings (losses) 
 of unconsolidated businesses                 (48)             19           *  
                                                                               
Other income and (expense), net                 71             20           *  
                                                                               
Interest expense                           (1,255)          (555)           *  
                                                                               
Income Before Provision 
 for Income Taxes                            5,658          6,612      (14.4)  
                                                                               
Provision for income taxes                 (1,864)        (1,034)        80.3  
                                                                               
Net Income                               $   3,794     $    5,578      (32.0)  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Net income attributable to 
 noncontrolling interests                $      99     $    3,346      (97.0)  
                                                                               
Net income attributable to Verizon           3,695          2,232        65.5  
                                                                               
Net Income                               $   3,794     $    5,578      (32.0)  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Basic Earnings per Common Share                                                
                                                                               
Net income attributable to Verizon       $     .89     $      .78        14.1  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Weighted average number of 
 common shares (in millions)                 4,152          2,866              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Diluted Earnings per Common Share (1)                                          
                                                                               
Net income attributable to Verizon       $     .89     $      .78        14.1  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Weighted average number of common                                              
   shares-assuming dilution 
   (in millions)                             4,159          2,874              
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Footnotes:                                                                     
                                                                               
(1)   Diluted Earnings per Common Share includes the dilutive effect of shares 
      issuable under our stock-based compensation plans, which                 
      represents the only potential dilution.                                  
                                                                              
      Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect  
      comparable operating results.                                            
                                                                               
*     Not meaningful                                                           
                                                                               


Verizon Communications Inc.                                                    
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income                                    
                                                                               
                               (dollars in millions, except per share amounts) 
                                                                               
                                      9 Mos. Ended   9 Mos. Ended              
Unaudited                                  9/30/14        9/30/13    % Change  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Operating Revenues                       $  93,887     $   89,485         4.9  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Operating Expenses                                                             
                                                                               
Cost of services and sales                  35,528         32,925         7.9  
                                                                               
Selling, general and 
 administrative expense                     24,159         24,232       (0.3)  
                                                                               
Depreciation and amortization expense       12,465         12,423         0.3  
                                                                               
Total Operating Expenses                    72,152         69,580         3.7  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Operating Income                            21,735         19,905         9.2  
                                                                               
Equity in earnings (losses) 
 of unconsolidated businesses                1,811            134           *  
                                                                               
Other income and (expense), net              (757)             84           *  
                                                                               
Interest expense                           (3,633)        (1,606)           *  
                                                                               
Income Before Provision 
 for Income Taxes                           19,156         18,517         3.5  
                                                                               
Provision for income taxes                 (5,052)        (2,886)        75.1  
                                                                               
Net Income                               $  14,104     $   15,631       (9.8)  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Net income attributable to 
 noncontrolling interests                $   2,248     $    9,201      (75.6)  
                                                                               
Net income attributable to Verizon          11,856          6,430        84.4  
                                                                               
Net Income                               $  14,104     $   15,631       (9.8)  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Basic Earnings per Common Share                                                
                                                                               
Net income attributable to Verizon       $    3.03     $     2.24        35.3  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Weighted average number of 
 common shares (in millions)                 3,912          2,866              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Diluted Earnings per Common Share (1)                                          
                                                                               
Net income attributable to Verizon       $    3.03     $     2.24        35.3  
                                                                               
                                                                               
Weighted average number of common                                              
   shares-assuming dilution 
    (in millions)                            3,919          2,874              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Footnotes:                                                                     
                                                                               
(1)   Diluted Earnings per Common Share includes the dilutive effect of shares 
      issuable under our stock-based compensation plans, which                 
      represents the only potential dilution.                                  
                                                                               
      Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect  
      comparable operating results.                                            
                                                                               
*     Not meaningful                                                           



Verizon Communications Inc.                                                    
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                                          
                                                                               
                                                        (dollars in  millions) 
                                                                               
Unaudited                                     9/30/14    12/31/13     $ Change 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Assets                                                                         
                                                                               
Current assets                                                                 
                                                                               
                                              
    Cash and cash equivalents                 $ 7,218    $ 53,528   $ (46,310) 
                                                                               
    Short-term investments                        635         601           34 
                                                                               
    Accounts receivable, net                   13,283      12,439          844 
                                                                               
    Inventories                                 1,206       1,020          186 
                                                                               
    Prepaid expenses and other                  2,431       3,406        (975) 
                                                                               
Total current assets                           24,773      70,994     (46,221) 
                                                                               
Plant, property and equipment                 230,452     220,865        9,587 
                                                                               
    Less accumulated depreciation             140,520     131,909        8,611 
                                                                               
                                               89,932      88,956          976 
                                                                               
Investments in unconsolidated businesses          818       3,432      (2,614) 
                                                                               
Wireless licenses                              75,303      75,747        (444) 
                                                                               
Goodwill                                       24,617      24,634         (17) 
                                                                               
Other intangible assets, net                    5,738       5,800         (62) 
                                                                               
Other assets                                    5,112       4,535         577  
                                                                               
Total Assets                                $ 226,293   $ 274,098   $ (47,805) 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Liabilities and Equity                                                         
                                                                               
Current liabilities                                                            
                                                                               
    Debt maturing within one year             $ 1,603     $ 3,933    $ (2,330) 
                                                                               
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   17,055      16,453          602 
                                                                               
    Other                                       8,231       6,664        1,567 
                                                                               
Total current liabilities                      26,889      27,050        (161) 
                                                                               
Long-term debt                                107,627      89,658       17,969 
                                                                               
Employee benefit obligations                   25,770      27,682      (1,912) 
                                                                               
Deferred income taxes                          42,289      28,639       13,650 
                                                                               
Other liabilities                               5,750       5,653           97 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Equity                                                                         
                                                                               
    Common stock                                  424         297          127 
                                                                               
    Contributed capital                        11,089      37,939     (26,850) 
                                                                               
    Reinvested earnings                         6,964       1,782        5,182 
                                                                               
    Accumulated other comprehensive income      1,175       2,358      (1,183) 
                                                                               
    Common stock in treasury, at cost         (3,465)     (3,961)          496 
                                                                               
    Deferred compensation - employee                                           
                                                                               
    stock ownership plans and other               390         421         (31) 
                                                                               
    Noncontrolling interests                    1,391      56,580     (55,189) 
                                                                               
Total equity                                   17,968      95,416     (77,448) 
                                                                               
Total Liabilities and Equity                $ 226,293   $ 274,098   $ (47,805) 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Verizon - Selected Financial and Operating Statistics    
                      
                                                                               
Unaudited                                     9/30/14    12/31/13              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Total debt (in millions)                    $ 109,230    $ 93,591              
                                                                               
Net debt (in millions)                      $ 102,012    $ 40,063              
                                                                               
Net debt / Adjusted EBITDA(1)                    2.3x        1.0x              
                                                                               
Common shares outstanding 
 end of period (in millions)                    4,150       2,862              
                                                                               
Total employees                               178,500     176,800              
                                                                               
Quarterly cash dividends 
 declared per common share                    $ 0.550     $ 0.530              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Footnotes:                                                                     
                                                                               
(1) Adjusted EBITDA excludes the effects of non-operational items.             
                                                                               
  The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets are based on preliminary 
  information.                                                                 
                                                                               


Verizon Communications Inc.                                                    
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                         (dollars in millions) 
                                                                               
                                        9 Mos. Ended  9 Mos. Ended             
Unaudited                                    9/30/14       9/30/13    $ Change 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                                           
                                                                               
Net Income                               $    14,104   $    15,631   $ (1,527) 
                                                                               
Adjustments to reconcile net income                                            
to net cash provided by                                                        
operating activities:                                                          
                                                                               
 Depreciation and amortization expense        12,465        12,423          42 
                                                                               
 Employee retirement benefits                    843           649         194 
                                                                               
 Deferred income taxes                           914         3,011     (2,097) 
                                                                               
 Provision for uncollectible accounts            684           746        (62) 
                                                                               
 Equity in earnings of unconsolidated                                          
  businesses, net of dividends received      (1,785)         (100)     (1,685) 
                                                                               
 Changes in current assets and liabilities,                                    
  net of effects from                                                          
  acquisition/disposition of businesses        (816)       (1,078)         262 
                                                                               
 Other, net                                  (3,252)       (2,895)       (357) 
                                                                               
Net cash provided by operating activities     23,157        28,387     (5,230) 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Cash Flows from Investing Activities                                           
                                                                               
Capital expenditures                                                           
 (including capitalized software)           (12,624)      (11,807)       (817) 
                                                                               
Acquisitions of investments and businesses,                                    
 net of cash acquired                          (180)          (81)        (99) 
                                                                               
Acquisitions of wireless licenses              (343)         (430)          87 
                                                                               
Proceeds from dispositions of                                                  
 wireless licenses                             2,367         2,111         256 
                                                                               
Proceeds from dispositions of businesses         120             -         120 
                                                                               
Other, net                                       230           184          46 
                                                                               
Net cash used in investing activities       (10,430)      (10,023)       (407) 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Cash Flows from Financing Activities                                           
                                                                               
Proceeds from long-term borrowings            21,575        49,166    (27,591) 
                                                                               
Repayments of long-term borrowings                                             
 and capital lease obligations              (12,594)       (2,392)    (10,202) 
                                                                               
Decrease in short-term obligations,                                            
 excluding current maturities                  (426)         (324)       (102) 
                                                                               
Dividends paid                               (5,653)       (4,420)     (1,233) 
                                                                               
Proceeds from sale of common stock                34            76        (42) 
                                                                               
Purchase of common stock for treasury              -         (153)         153 
                                                                               
Special distribution to 
 noncontrolling interest                           -       (3,150)       3,150 
                                                                               
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest      (58,886)            -     (58,886) 
                                                                               
Other, net                                   (3,087)       (3,550)         463 
                                                                               
Net cash provided by (used in) 
 financing activities                       (59,037)        35,253    (94,290) 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Increase (decrease) in 
 cash and cash equivalents                  (46,310)        53,617    (99,927) 
                                                                               
Cash and cash equivalents, 
 beginning of period                          53,528         3,093      50,435 
                                                                               
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $   7,218     $  56,710   $(49,492) 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Footnotes:                                                                     
                                                                               
 Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made, where       
 appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results.                         
                                                                               

 

Verizon Communications Inc.                                                   
Wireless - Selected Financial Results                                         
                                                                              
                                                        (dollars in millions) 
                                                                              
                                       3 Mos. Ended   3 Mos. Ended            
Unaudited                                   9/30/14        9/30/13   % Change 
                                                                              
                                                                              
Operating Revenues                                                            
                                                                              
 Retail service                        $     17,556    $    16,776        4.6 
                                                                              
 Other service                                  800            740        8.1 
                                                                              
Service                                      18,356         17,516        4.8 
                                                                              
                                                                              
Equipment                                     2,480          1,924       28.9 
                                                                              
Other                                           999            959        4.2 
                                                                              
Total Operating Revenues                     21,835         20,399        7.0 
                                                                              
                                                                              
Operating Expenses                                                            
                                                                              
Cost of services and sales                    7,043          5,652       24.6 
                                                                              
Selling, general and administrative expense   5,698          5,801      (1.8) 
                                                                              
Depreciation and amortization expense         2,139          2,060        3.8 
                                                                              
Total Operating Expenses                     14,880         13,513       10.1 
                                                                              
                                                                              
Operating Income                       $      6,955    $     6,886        1.0 
                                                                              
Operating Income Margin                       31.9%          33.8%            
                                                                              
                                                                              
Segment EBITDA                         $      9,094    $     8,946        1.7 
                                                                              
Segment EBITDA Service Margin                 49.5%          51.1%            
                                                                              
                                                                              
Footnotes:                                                                    
                                                                              
 The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the  
 effects of non-operational items, as the Company's chief operating decision  
 maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.           
 Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.                          
                                                                              
 Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect      
 comparable operating results.                                                
                                                                              



Verizon Communications Inc.                                                   
Wireless - Selected Financial Results                                         
                                                                              
                                                        (dollars in millions) 
                                                                              
                                       9 Mos. Ended   9 Mos. Ended            
Unaudited                                   9/30/14         9/30/1   % Change 
                                                                              
                                                                              
Operating Revenues                                                            
                                                                              
 Retail service                        $     52,090   $     49,367        5.5 
                                                                              
 Other service                                2,331          1,955       19.2 
                                                                              
Service                                      54,421         51,322        6.0 
                                                                              
                                                                              
Equipment                                     6,737          5,690       18.4 
                                                                              
Other                                         3,039          2,886        5.3 
                                                                              
Total Operating Revenues                     64,197         59,898        7.2 
                                                                              
                                                                              
Operating Expenses                                                            
                                                                              
Cost of services and sales                   19,641         17,102       14.8 
                                                                              
Selling, general and 
 administrative expense                      16,991         16,915        0.4 
                                                                              
Depreciation and amortization expense         6,307          6,113        3.2 
                                                                              
Total Operating Expenses                     42,939         40,130        7.0 
                                                                              
                                                                              
Operating Income                       $     21,258   $     19,768        7.5 
                                                                              
Operating Income Margin                       33.1%          33.0%            
                                                                              
                                                                              
Segment EBITDA                         $     27,565   $     25,881        6.5 
                                                                              
Segment EBITDA Service Margin                 50.7%          50.4%            
                                                                              
                                                                              
Footnotes:                                                                    
                                                                              
 The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the  
 effects of non-operational items, as the Company's chief operating decision  
 maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.           
                                                                              
 Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.                          
                                                                              
 Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect      
 comparable operating results.                                                
                                                                              


Verizon Communications Inc.                                                    
Wireless - Selected Operating Statistics                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Unaudited                                  9/30/14        9/30/13     % Change 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Connections ('000)                                                             
                                                                               
    Retail postpaid                        100,103         95,185          5.2 
                                                                               
    Retail prepaid                           6,053          5,965          1.5 
                                                                               
Retail                                     106,156        101,150          4.9 
                                                                               
                                                                               

                                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                        3 Mos. Ended   3 Mos. Ended            
Unaudited                                    9/30/14        9/30/13   % Change 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Net Add Detail ('000) (1)                                                      
                                                                               
    Retail postpaid                            1,516            927       63.5 
                                                                               
    Retail prepaid                                 9            134     (93.3) 
                                                                               
Retail                                         1,525          1,061       43.7 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Account Statistics                                                             
                                                                               
Retail Postpaid Accounts ('000) (2)                                            
                                                                               
Retail postpaid ARPA                       $  161.24   $     155.74        3.5 
                                                                               
Retail postpaid connections per                                                
 account (2)                                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
Churn Detail                                                                   
                                                                               
Retail postpaid                                1.00%          0.97%            
                                                                               
Retail                                         1.29%          1.28%            
                                                                               
                                                                               
Retail Postpaid Connection Statistics                                          
                                                                               
Total Smartphone postpaid % of 
 phones activated                              91.0%          84.9%            
                                                                               
Total Smartphone postpaid phone base (2)                                       
                                                                               
Total Internet postpaid base (2)                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Other Operating Statistics                                                     
                                                                               
Capital expenditures (in millions)          $  2,483       $  2,450        1.3 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Footnotes:                                                                     
                                                                               
(1) Connection net additions exclude acquisitions and adjustments.             
                                                                               
(2) Statistics presented as of end of period.                                  
                                                                               
   The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the 
   effects of non-operational items, as the Company's chief operating decision 
   maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.          
                                                                               
   Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.                         
                                                                               
   Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect     
   comparable operating results.                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                      9 Mos. Ended   9 Mos. Ended              
Unaudited                                  9/30/14        9/30/13     % Change 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Net Add Detail ('000) (1)                                                      
                                                                               
    Retail postpaid                          3,496          2,545         37.4 
                                                                               
    Retail prepaid                               5            274       (98.2) 
                                                                               
Retail                                       3,501          2,819         24.2 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                 

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