Verizon CFO to Speak at Oppenheimer Conference, Aug. 12

Verizon CFO to Speak at Oppenheimer Conference on Aug. 12 Fran Shammo, executive vice president and chief financial officer of VerizonCommunications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), will speak at the Oppenheimer 17thAnnual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference in Boston on Tuesday,Aug. 12. His presentation will be webcast beginning at approximately 8:15 a.m.Eastern time and can be accessed on Verizon's Investor Relations website,www.verizon.com/investor . VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches andbiographies, media contacts and other information are available at Verizon'sonline News Center at newscenter.verizon.com . The news releases are availablethrough an RSS feed. To subscribe, visit newscenter.verizon.com/corporate/feeds.

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