VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 22, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ)
CIK: 0000732712
Period of Report: 2010-03-19

Reporting Person: Lynch Richard J. (EVP & Chief Technology Officer)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-03-19	Phantom Stock (unitized)	$	A	85.006	Acquired		Common Stock (24)	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of common stock and is settled in cash. The shares of phantom stock become payable upon events established by the reporting person in accordance with the deferred compensation plan.

F2: Includes phantom stock acquired through dividend reinvestment.