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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: March 24, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported)
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-8606 | 23-2259884 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 140 West Street New York, New York | 10007 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 395-1000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Attached are the combined special-purpose statements of selected assets, selected liabilities and parent funding of Verizon Communications Inc.’s (“Verizon”) Separate Telephone Operations, a combination of Arizona and Nevada carved-out of Verizon California Inc.; Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin carved-out of Verizon North Inc.; Illinois, North Carolina and South Carolina carved-out of Verizon South Inc.; Verizon Northwest Inc., Contel of the South, Inc., Verizon West Virginia Inc. and carved-out components of Verizon Long Distance LLC, Verizon Enterprise Solutions LLC and Verizon Online LLC as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related combined statements of income, parent funding, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. Also included are Summary Historical Combined Financial Data of Verizon’s Separate Telephone Operations and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Verizon’s Separate Telephone Operations.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 23 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | |
| 99 | Verizon’s Separate Telephone Operations Combined Special-Purpose Financial Statements, Summary Historical Combined Financial Data of Verizon’s Separate Telephone Operations and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Verizon’s Separate Telephone Operations. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
| Verizon Communications Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: | March 24, 2010 |
/s/ Robert J. Barish | ||||
| Robert J. Barish | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Controller | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 23 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | |
| 99 | Verizon’s Separate Telephone Operations Combined Special-Purpose Financial Statements, Summary Historical Combined Financial Data of Verizon’s Separate Telephone Operations and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Verizon’s Separate Telephone Operations. | |