Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE VZ), formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, is one of the world's leading providers of communications services. Verizon companies are the largest providers of wireline and wireless communications in the United States, with more than 133.8 million access line equivalents and more than 29.6 million wireless customers. A Fortune 10 company with more than 248,000 employees, Verizon's global presence extends to 40 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific. Verizon Ohio wireline operation provides services to more than one million access lines in 80 of Ohio's 88 counties and is headquartered in Marion, Ohio. Verizon serves 244 exchanges in Ohio over an extensive fiber optic network using state-of-the-art 100 percent digital switching systems. Verizon is an integral part of the economy in Ohio's several hundred municipalities and towns. Verizon's wireless operations are located throughout the state with its headquarters in Dublin, Ohio. The company employs nearly 4,600 in its wireline and wireless operation in Ohio. The Verizon Foundation supports a variety of programs that focus on improving literacy, bridging the digital divide, enriching communities through technology and creating a skilled workforce. The Foundation promotes partnerships in technology with organizations serving the needs of diverse communities, people with disabilities, and the economically and socially disadvantaged. The Foundation also supports a Volunteer Incentive Program and matching gifts programs for Verizon employees. Verizon has partnered with national, state and local charitable organizations, providing more than $70 million in support to assist the communities in which its employees live and work. For more information on the Foundation, visit www.verizon.com/foundation on the Internet.

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