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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Form 10-Q

Commission File Number: 333-102395

Dex Media East LLC

198 Inverness Drive West

(303) 784-2900

     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 þ          No o

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes o          No þ

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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

DEX MEDIA EAST LLC

      See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DEX MEDIA EAST LLC

      See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DEX MEDIA EAST LLC

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DEX MEDIA EAST LLC

      On August 19, 2002, Dex Holdings LLC (“Dex Holdings”), the parent of Dex Media, Inc. (“Dex Media”), new entities formed by the private equity firms of The Carlyle Group and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“WCAS”) (together, the “Sponsors”), entered into concurrent purchase agreements (the “Dex East Purchase Agreement” and the “Dex West Purchase Agreement”) to purchase the business of Qwest Dex Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Qwest Dex, Inc. (together “Qwest Dex”) from Qwest Communications International Inc. (“Qwest”) in two separate phases.

      In the first phase, consummated on November 8, 2002 (the “Acquisition”), Dex Holdings assigned its right to purchase the directory business in the Dex East States (as defined below) to Dex Media East LLC (“Dex Media East” or “the Company”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Dex Media. Dex Media East now operates the directory business in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota (the “Dex East States”). The total amount of consideration paid for Qwest Dex’s directory business in the Dex East States was $2.8 billion (excluding fees and acquisition costs).

      In the second phase, consummated on September 9, 2003, Qwest Dex contributed its remaining assets and liabilities relating to its directory business in the Dex West States (as defined below) to GPP LLC, a newly-formed limited liability company. Immediately following this contribution, Dex Media West LLC (“Dex Media West”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Dex Media, purchased all of the interests in GPP LLC for $4.3 billion (excluding fees and acquisition costs). Immediately following such purchase, Dex Media West merged with GPP LLC. Dex Media West now operates the directory business acquired in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming (the “Dex West States”). In conjunction with the sale, Dex West employees became employees of Dex Media West and were immediately transferred to Dex Media East. On January 1, 2004, all employees of Dex Media East were transferred to another indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Dex Media, Dex Media Services LLC (or “Service Co.”).

      The Company is the exclusive official directory publisher for Qwest Corporation, Qwest’s local exchange carrier (“Qwest LEC”), in the Dex East States, which is the primary local exchange carrier in most service areas within the Dex East States. As a result, the Company is the largest telephone directory publisher of white and yellow pages directories to businesses and residents in the Dex East States. The Company provides directory and Internet solutions to local and national advertisers. Virtually all of the Company’s revenue is derived from the sale of advertising in its various directories. Published directories are distributed to businesses and residents in the Dex East States through third-party vendors.

      The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements are unaudited. In compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) instructions for interim financial statements, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted. In management’s opinion, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which consist of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly present the condensed consolidated results of operations, cash flows and financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 and for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31,

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

2003 and 2002 and for the year ended December 31, 2003, for the periods from November 9 to December 31, 2002 and from January 1 to November 8, 2002, and for the year ended December 31, 2001 included in the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC. The condensed consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.

      The accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2003, reflect the consolidated financial results of operations and cash flows of the Company and include all material adjustments required under purchase accounting.

      The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Dex Media East and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Dex Media East Finance Co. and Dex Media International Inc. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

      The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts and disclosures reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

      The sale of advertising in printed directories published by the Company is the primary source of revenue. Revenue is recognized ratably over the life of each directory using the deferral and amortization method of accounting, with revenue recognition commencing in the month of delivery. The Company publishes white and yellow pages directories primarily with 12-month lives. From time to time, the Company may choose to change the lives of certain directories in order to more efficiently manage work and customer flow. During 2003, the Company determined it would extend the lives of five directories published in December 2002 and publish the new editions of these five directories in January 2004. The lives of the new editions of these five directories will be 12 months thereafter. These extensions did not have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and are not expected to have a material effect on revenue or cost of revenue in future periods under the deferral and amortization method of accounting. For the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company published 33 and 28 directories, respectively.

      The Company enters into transactions where the Company’s products and services are promoted by the customer and, in exchange, the Company carries the customer’s advertisement. The Company accounts for these transactions in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 99-17, “Accounting for Advertising Barter Transactions.” Such transactions were not significant to the Company’s operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

      In certain cases, the Company enters into agreements with customers that involve the delivery of more than one product or service. Revenue for such arrangements is allocated in accordance with EITF Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.”

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

      The Company accounts for cost of revenue under the deferral and amortization method of accounting. Accordingly, the cost of revenue recognized in a reporting period consists of (1) costs incurred in that period and recognized in that period, principally sales salaries and wages, (2) costs incurred in a prior period, a portion of which is amortized and recognized in the current period and (3) costs incurred in the current period, a portion of which is amortized and recognized in that period and the balance of which is deferred until future periods. Consequently, there will be a difference between the cost of revenue recognized in any given period and the costs incurred in the given period, which may be significant.

      Costs incurred in the current period and subject to deferral include direct costs associated with the publication of directories, including sales commissions, paper, printing, transportation, distribution and pre-press production and employee and systems support costs relating to each of the foregoing. Sales commissions include commissions paid to employees for sales to local advertisers and to third party certified marketing representatives, which act as the Company’s channel to national advertisers. All deferred costs related to the sale and production of directories are recognized ratably over the life of each directory under the deferral and amortization method of accounting, with cost recognition commencing in the month of delivery.

      The Company accounts for the Stock Option Plan of Dex Media, Inc. under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related Interpretations. Had the Company accounted for employee stock options grants under the fair value method prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” the pro forma results of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 would have been as follows (in thousands):

      Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded to reflect the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting bases of assets and liabilities and their tax bases at each year end. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted income tax rates in effect for the period in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for future income tax rate changes in the year the changes are enacted. Deferred tax assets are recognized for operating loss and tax credit carry forwards if management believes, based upon existing evidence, that it is more likely than not that the carry forward will be utilized. All deferred tax assets are reviewed for realizability and valuation allowances are recorded if it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

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      For the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 no goodwill was acquired, impaired or otherwise adjusted.

      The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of other intangible assets and their estimated useful lives are as follows (dollars in thousands):

As of March 31, 2004

As of December 31, 2003