Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On December 4, 2008, the Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc.
(Verizon) approved the amendment of Article IV, Section 4.12(a) of Verizon's
Bylaws. The amendment clarifies that the Board shall establish the retirement
policy for directors. The amended Bylaws are effective as of December 4, 2008.
This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the
amended Bylaws filed as an Exhibit to this Report. The revised retirement policy
for directors is included in Verizon's Corporate Governance Guidelines which can
be found at http://investor.verizon.com/ under "Corporate Governance."
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