5th Jun 2008 17:34
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact:
June 5, 2008 Bob Varettoni
908-559-6388
robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com
Verizon Communications Declares Quarterly Dividend
NEW YORK - The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has declared a quarterly dividend of 43 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on Aug. 1, 2008, to Verizon Communications shareowners of record at the close of business on July 10, 2008.
Verizon has approximately 2.4 million shareowners and approximately 2.9 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The company made $4.8 billion in dividend payments in 2007.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 67 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employed a diverse workforce of approximately 232,000 as of the end of the first quarter 2008 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.
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