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`UNITED STATES
`SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
`Washington, D.C. 20549
`FORM 10K
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` ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
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`Commission file number: 1-8606
`Verizon Communications Inc.
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`(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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`Delaware
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`140 West Street
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`(Address of principal executive offices)
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`Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 395-1000
`Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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`23-2259884
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`Common Stock, $.10 par value
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`Name of each exchange
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`New York Stock Exchange
`The NASDAQ Global Select Market
`London Stock Exchange
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`Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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`Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
`Act. Yes No
`Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
`Act. Yes No
`Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
`the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
`was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
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`Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if
`any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T
`(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
`to submit and post such files). Yes No
`Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this
`chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or
`information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
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`ndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer
`or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller
`reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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` Smaller reporting company
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`Accelerated filer
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`Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No
`At June 28, 2013, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting stock held by non-affiliates was
`approximately $144,030,746,074.
`At February 24, 2014, 4,141,140,749 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding, after deducting
`101,233,491 shares held in treasury.
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`Documents Incorporated By Reference:
`Portions of the registrant’s Annual Report to Shareowners for the year ended December 31, 2013 (Parts I and II).
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`Item No.
`PART I
`Item 1.
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`Item 1A. Risk Factors
`Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
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` Mine Safety Disclosures
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`PART II
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`Selected Financial Data
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` Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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`Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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`Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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`Item 9.
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`Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
`Item 9B. Other Information
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`PART III
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` Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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`Item 12.
`Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
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`Matters
` Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
`Principal Accounting Fees and Services
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`PART I
`Item 1. Business
`General
`Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon, or the Company) is a holding company that, acting through its subsidiaries, is one of
`the world’s leading providers of communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers,
`businesses and governmental agencies with a presence in over 150 countries around the world. Formerly known as Bell
`Atlantic Corporation, we were incorporated in 1983 under the laws of the State of Delaware. We began doing business as
`Verizon on June 30, 2000 following our merger with GTE Corporation. We have a highly diverse workforce of approximately
`176,800 employees.
`Our principal executive offices are located at 140 West Street, New York, New York 10007 (telephone number 212-395-
`1000).
`We have two reportable segments, Wireless and Wireline, which we operate and manage as strategic business segments and
`organize by products and services.
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`Wireless’ communications products and services include wireless voice and data services and
`equipment sales, which are provided to consumer, business and government customers across the
`United States.
`Wireline’s voice, data and video communications products and enhanced services include broadband
`video and data, corporate networking solutions, data center and cloud services, security and managed
`network services and local and long distance voice services. We provide these products and services
`to consumers in the United States, as well as to carriers, businesses and government customers both in
`the United States and in over 150 other countries around the world.
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`The following portions of the 2013 Verizon Annual Report to Shareowners are incorporated into this report:
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`• “Overview” on pages 10 through 12; and,
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`• “Segment Results of Operations” on pages 17 through 22 and in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements on
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`pages 65 through 67.
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`Wireline
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`Wireless
`Background
`Our Wireless segment is primarily comprised of Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless. Cellco Partnership is
`a joint venture formed in April 2000 by the combination of the U.S. wireless operations and interests of Verizon and
`Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone). As of December 31, 2013, Verizon owned a controlling 55% interest in Verizon Wireless
`and Vodafone owned the remaining 45%. Verizon Wireless provides wireless communication services across one of the most
`extensive wireless networks in the United States and has the largest fourth-generation (4G) Long-Term Evolution (LTE)
`technology and third-generation (3G) Evolution - Data Optimized (EV-DO) networks of any U.S. wireless service provider.
`On September 2, 2013, Verizon entered into a stock purchase agreement with Vodafone and Vodafone 4 Limited, pursuant to
`which Verizon agreed to acquire Vodafone’s indirect 45% interest in Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for aggregate
`consideration of approximately $130 billion (the Wireless Transaction). We completed the transaction on February 21, 2014
`and acquired 100% ownership of Verizon Wireless. The consideration paid was primarily comprised of cash and Verizon
`common stock.
`Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless service provider in the United States as measured by retail connections and revenue.
`At December 31, 2013, Verizon Wireless had 102.8 million retail connections and 2013 revenues of approximately $81.0
`billion, representing approximately 67% of Verizon’s aggregate revenues.
`We have substantially completed the deployment of our 4G LTE network. Our 4G LTE network is available to 97% of the
`U.S. population in more than 500 markets covering approximately 305 million people, including those in areas served by our
`LTE in Rural America partners. Under this program, we are working with wireless carriers in rural areas to collaboratively
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`build and operate a 4G LTE network using each carrier’s network assets and our core 4G LTE equipment and 700 MHz C-
`Block spectrum. Our 4G LTE network provides higher data throughput performance for data services at a lower cost
`compared to that provided via 3G networks.
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`Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
`Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls
`and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), as of the end of the
`period covered by this Annual Report, that ensure that information relating to the registrant which is required to be disclosed
`in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within required time periods. Based on this evaluation, our
`chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were
`effective as of December 31, 2013.
`In the ordinary course of business, we review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our
`systems and processes intended to ensure an effective internal control environment. We are continuing an initiative to
`implement new financial systems that will continue in phases over the next several quarters. We are also continuing an
`initiative to standardize and centralize transaction-processing activities within our accounting processes, which we expect to
`continue over the next several years. These initiatives will incorporate certain changes in personnel as well. In connection
`with these initiatives and the resulting changes in our financial systems and transaction-processing activities, the Company
`continues to enhance the design and documentation of our internal control processes to ensure that controls over our
`financial reporting remain effective.
`Except as noted above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth
`quarter of 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
`reporting.
`Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and the attestation report of Verizon’s independent
`registered public accounting firm are included in the 2013 Verizon Annual Report to Shareowners on pages 36 and 37 and
`are incorporated herein by reference.
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`Item 9B. Other Information
`None.
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`PART III
`Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
`Set forth below is information with respect to our executive officers.
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`Name
`Lowell C. McAdam
`Roy H. Chestnutt
`Roger Gurnani
`Daniel S. Mead
`Anthony J. Melone
`Randal S. Milch
`W. Robert Mudge
`Marc C. Reed
`Francis J. Shammo
`Anthony T. Skiadas
`John G. Stratton
`Marni M. Walden
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` Age Office
` 59 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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` 54 Executive Vice President – Strategy, Development and Planning
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` 53 Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
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`Executive Vice President and President and Chief Executive Officer –
`Verizon Wireless
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` 53 Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
` 55 Executive Vice President – Public Policy and General Counsel
` 54 President – Consumer and Mass Business Markets
` 55 Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
` 53 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
` 45 Senior Vice President and Controller
`Executive Vice President and President – Verizon Enterprise
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`Solutions
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`Executive Vice President and President – Product and New Business
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`Innovation
`Prior to serving as an executive officer, each of the above officers has held high-level managerial positions with the Company
`or one of its subsidiaries for at least five years, with the exception of Mr. Chestnutt, who has been with the Company since
`2011. Officers are not elected for a fixed term of office and may be removed from office at any time at the discretion of the
`Board of Directors.
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`Date: February 27, 2014
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`Signatures
`Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
`this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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`VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
`By: /s/ Anthony T. Skiadas
` Anthony T. Skiadas
` Senior Vice President and Controller
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`Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following
`persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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`Principal Executive Officer:
`/s/ Lowell C. McAdam
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`Principal Financial Officer:
`/s/ Francis J. Shammo
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`Principal Accounting Officer:
`/s/ Anthony T. Skiadas
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