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Exhibit 99

NEWS RELEASE

LOGO

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Media contacts:
October 26, 2009    Peter Thonis
   212-395-2355
   peter.thonis@verizon.com
   Bob Varettoni
   908-559-6388
   robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com

 

Verizon Wireless and FiOS Growth Fuels

Continued Strong Cash Flow at Verizon in 3Q

Gains Reported in Customers and Revenues for Wireless, Fiber-Optic Services

3Q 2009 HIGHLIGHTS

Consolidated Earnings

 

 

41 cents in EPS and 60 cents in adjusted EPS (non-GAAP), compared with 3Q 2008 EPS of 59 cents and 66 cents, respectively.

 

 

$23.1 billion in cash flow from operations through the first nine months of 2009, up $3.2 billion, or 16.0 percent.

Wireless

 

 

89.0 million total customers, up 25.7 percent; 86.3 million retail customers, up 25.4 percent; 1.2 million net customer additions, excluding acquisitions and adjustments.

 

 

24.4 percent increase in total revenues compared with 3Q 2008; continued low retail postpaid churn, 1.13 percent; data revenues up 48.1 percent; 28.3 percent operating income margin and 46.1 percent EBITDA margin on service revenues (non-GAAP).

Wireline

 

 

198,000 net new FiOS Internet customers and 191,000 net new FiOS TV customers, with increased sales penetration for both services; 3.3 million total FiOS Internet customers and 2.7 million total FiOS TV customers.

 

 

12.6 percent increase in consumer ARPU.


Verizon News Release, page 2

NEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) generated strong and improved cash flow in the third quarter 2009, with continued revenue and customer growth in wireless and broadband markets.

Verizon today reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of 41 cents in the third quarter, compared with 59 cents per share in the third quarter 2008. On an adjusted basis (non-GAAP), Verizon posted EPS of 60 cents in the third quarter 2009, compared with 66 cents in the third quarter 2008.

Verizon’s total operating revenues grew 10.2 percent to $27.3 billion, compared with the third quarter 2008. This includes revenues from Alltel Corporation, which Verizon acquired in January 2009. On a pro forma basis (consolidating the operating results of Verizon and the former Alltel as though the acquisition had occurred on Jan. 1, 2008), operating revenue growth was 0.6 percent.

Cash flow from operations totaled $23.1 billion for the first nine months of 2009, up 16.0 percent, or $3.2 billion, over the same period last year. Free cash flow (cash flow from operations minus capital expenditures) totaled $10.7 billion, up $3.3 billion over the same period last year. Verizon paid shareowners $3.9 billion in dividends during the first three quarters of 2009, and its Board of Directors approved a 3.3 percent quarterly dividend increase last month.

Long-Term Shareowner Value

“Verizon continues to generate strong cash flow, which we have used in building the foundation for sustainable, long-term shareowner value,” said Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg. “Even through the worst of the recession, we have continued to raise our dividend


Verizon News Release, page 3

and to add new customers, expand markets and grow revenues based on the power and innovation of Verizon’s wireless, broadband and global networks.”

He added, “The Verizon network is now an engine for next-generation communications services that will create new short- and long-term opportunities for us. As the U.S. economic and employment picture improves, and as we accelerate reductions in our own cost structure, we are well-positioned to quickly and significantly improve our growth profile.”

Seidenberg also noted that a simplified organizational structure announced earlier this month will enable Verizon to achieve improved levels of productivity. The realignment has combined two former Wireline business groups, Verizon Telecom and Verizon Business, into one organization.

Wireless Delivers Industry-Leading Profitability, Strong Customer Growth

Verizon Wireless continued to lead the industry with the highest profit margins. In the third quarter 2009:

 

   

Wireless retail (non-wholesale) gross customer additions were up 15.0 percent over the prior year. On a pro forma basis, retail gross customer additions decreased by 8.3 percent.

 

   

Verizon Wireless had 89.0 million customers at the end of the quarter, an increase of 25.7 percent year over year, and 6.3 percent on a pro forma basis. Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless company in the U.S. in terms of total customers and revenues.

 

   

The company also has the most retail customers of any U.S. wireless provider and continued to grow its high-quality base, adding 1.0 million net retail customers in the quarter, excluding acquisitions and adjustments, for a total of 86.3 million retail customers.


Verizon News Release, page 4

 

   

Total churn and retail postpaid churn were 1.49 percent and 1.13 percent, respectively.

 

   

Revenues totaled $15.8 billion, up 24.4 percent year over year and up 4.9 percent on a pro forma basis. Service revenues were $13.5 billion, up 23.7 percent year over year and up 6.1 percent on a pro forma basis as demand continued to grow for data services. Data revenue grew to $4.1 billion, up 48.1 percent and up 28.9 percent on a pro forma basis.

 

   

Total service ARPU (average monthly service revenue per user) decreased 2.2 percent year over year and 0.8 percent on a pro forma basis to $51.04. Total data ARPU increased to $15.59, up 17.2 percent year over year and 20.7 percent on a pro forma basis.

 

   

Wireless operating income margin, adjusted for merger integration and acquisition costs, was 28.3 percent, up 1.0 percentage point year over year and up 1.4 percentage points pro forma. Adjusted on the same basis, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) margin on service revenues (non-GAAP) was 46.1 percent, an increase of 1.9 percentage points year over year and 1.3 percentage points on a pro forma basis.

Continued Growth in Consumer Broadband and Video

In addition to strong Wireless results, Verizon posted another quarter of gains in the number of customers using fiber-optic-based FiOS Internet and FiOS TV services. In consumer markets served by Verizon’s wireline network, increased revenues from broadband and video services helped produce overall revenue growth, as well as ARPU growth. In the third quarter:

 

   

Verizon added 198,000 net new FiOS Internet customers. The company served 3.3 million FiOS Internet customers by the end of the quarter, a 49.2 percent year-over-year increase.


Verizon News Release, page 5

 

   

FiOS Internet penetration (customers as a percentage of potential customers) increased to 28.5 percent by the end of the third quarter, with the product available for sale to 11.5 million premises. This compares with a 24.2 percent penetration at the end of the third quarter 2008.

 

   

Verizon also added 191,000 net new FiOS TV customers. The company served 2.7 million FiOS TV customers by the end of the quarter, a 67.7 percent year-over-year increase.

 

   

FiOS TV penetration increased to 24.9 percent by the end of the third quarter, with the product available for sale to 10.9 million premises. This compares with a 19.7 percent penetration at the end of the third quarter 2008.

 

   

Consumer broadband and video revenues in wireline mass markets (which include consumer and small-business customers) represented growth of 30.7 percent compared with the third quarter 2008. This increase contributed to 1.2 percent revenue growth in consumer markets served by Verizon’s wireline network.

 

   

Revenue growth from broadband and video services boosted consumer ARPU to $75.04 in the third quarter 2009, a 12.6 percent year-over-year increase. FiOS ARPU is more than $137, driven primarily by “triple-play” bundles of voice, Internet and TV services.

 

   

Worldwide sales of strategic business services — such as IP (Internet protocol), managed services, Ethernet and security solutions — generated $1.6 billion in revenue in the quarter, up 1.0 percent from the third quarter 2008.


Verizon News Release, page 6

Details of Earnings Adjustments

Adjusted earnings in the third quarter 2009 excluded 19 cents per share in special items: 13 cents for severance, pension and benefit charges in connection with pension settlements related to previously announced force reductions; 4 cents for merger integration and acquisition costs primarily in connection with the Alltel transaction; and 2 cents for costs related to the pending spinoff of non-strategic Wireline access lines. Third-quarter 2008 adjusted earnings excluded 7 cents per share in special items: 6 cents for severance, pension and benefit charges; and 1 cent for merger integration costs in connection with Verizon’s acquisition of MCI in 2006.

Additional Highlights

Wireless

 

 

At the end of the third quarter 2009, retail customers (postpaid and prepaid) represented nearly 97 percent of the company’s customer base.

 

 

Verizon Wireless continued to lead the industry in cost efficiency. Monthly cash expense per customer (non-GAAP) decreased in the third quarter 2009 to $27.52, from $28.42 in the comparable period in 2008 on a pro forma basis.

 

 

In the third quarter, data revenues grew to 30.5 percent of all service revenues, up from 25.1 percent in the third quarter 2008 on a pro forma basis.

 

 

Verizon Wireless continued to extend the reach of its broadband network, the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G (third-generation) network. Verizon’s 3G network provides more coverage than any U.S. carrier and is available to approximately 284 million people.

 

 

Verizon Wireless marked a significant milestone in its LTE network deployment plans in August with the successful completion of the first LTE 4G (Long Term Evolution, fourth generation) test data calls over its 700 MHz spectrum in Boston and Seattle. The company also released updated specifications for wireless devices that will run on the LTE network. Verizon Wireless plans to offer commercial LTE-based service in the U.S. in 2010 in up to 30 markets.

 

 

Verizon Wireless and Google have announced a strategic partnership that will leverage the Verizon Wireless network and the best of the Android open platform to deliver leading-edge mobile applications, services and devices. As a result of this agreement, consumers will have access to an array of products that combine the speed of the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G network with the flexibility of the Android mobile platform. Verizon Wireless expects to launch two Android-based devices before the end of the year.


Verizon News Release, page 7

 

 

The company continued to roll out new devices, including the HTC Touch Pro2, a 3G global smartphone; the Samsung Rogue, with a full-touch display, QWERTY keyboard and one-touch access to popular social networking widgets; and the Nokia 7705 Twist, featuring a unique, swivel-open square shape.

 

 

During the third quarter, Verizon Wireless customers sent or received more than 153 billion text messages. Customers also sent more than 2.8 billion picture/video messages and completed nearly 38 million music and video downloads.

Wireline

 

 

Third-quarter operating revenues in the Wireline segment were $11.6 billion, a decline of 4.8 percent compared with the third quarter 2008. This is an improvement of 0.4 percentage points compared with the year-over-year revenue declines reported in the second quarter 2009.

 

 

Broadband connections totaled 9.2 million at the end of the third quarter, an 8.5 percent year-over-year increase. This is a net increase of 63,000 from the second quarter 2009, as the increase in FiOS Internet connections more than offset a decrease in DSL-based High Speed Internet connections.

 

 

Over the past year, Verizon has added 1.1 million FiOS TV customers and expanded the availability of FiOS triple-play bundles. Of the approximately 32 million total households in areas covered by Verizon’s wireline network, FiOS triple-play bundles were available to 10.9 million premises at the end of the third quarter 2009, compared with 8.2 million premises at the end of the third quarter 2008.

 

 

As of the end of the quarter, the FiOS network passed 14.5 million premises, or approximately more than 45 percent of total households in areas covered by Verizon’s wireline network. This is on track to the end-of-year target of 15 million.

 

 

For global and other large-business customers, Verizon unveiled a suite of managed solutions to help enterprises manage mobile devices, usage plans and applications across multiple carriers globally, along with new IT consulting services to support enterprise-wide mobility programs. The company also rolled out a next-generation managed security services platform for enterprises and a program to prevent hacker attacks on business applications.

 

 

Continuing to widen and deepen its global scope and capabilities, Verizon extended availability of its on-demand, “cloud-based” Computing as a Service (CaaS) solution to the company’s Amsterdam data center. It also rolled out both its Managed Services portfolio and Remote IP Application Management service in India.

 

 

New agreements with multinational customers included ING, Manulife, NYSE Euronext and Sandvik. Verizon also signed new contracts with several U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.


Verizon News Release, page 8

NOTE: Comparisons are year over year unless otherwise noted. See the accompanying schedules and www.verizon.com/investor for reconciliations to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for non-GAAP financial measures cited in this news release. Reclassifications of prior-period amounts have been made in accordance with the adoption of the accounting standard on noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements and, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results for the spinoff of the Wireline segment’s non-strategic local exchange and related business assets in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in the first quarter of 2008. Unless stated otherwise, segment results shown are adjusted for special items.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving more than 89 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 230,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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NOTE: This document contains statements about expected future events and financial results that are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following important factors could affect future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: the effects of adverse conditions in the U.S. and international economies; the effects of competition in our markets; materially adverse changes in labor matters, including workforce levels and labor negotiations, and any resulting financial and/or operational impact, in the markets served by us or by companies in which we have substantial investments; the effect of material changes in available technology; any disruption of our suppliers’ provisioning of critical products or services; significant increases in benefit plan costs or lower investment returns on plan assets; the impact of natural or man-made disasters or existing or future litigation and any resulting financial impact not covered by insurance; technology substitution; an adverse change in the ratings afforded our debt securities by nationally accredited ratings organizations or adverse conditions in the credit markets impacting the cost, including interest rates, and/or availability of financing; any changes in the regulatory environments in which we operate, including any loss of or inability to renew wireless licenses, and the final results of federal and state regulatory proceedings and judicial review of those results; the timing, scope and financial impact of our deployment of fiber-to-the-premises broadband technology; changes in our accounting assumptions that regulatory agencies, including the SEC, may require or that result from changes in the accounting rules or their application, which could result in an impact on earnings; our ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions; our ability to successfully integrate Alltel Corporation into Verizon Wireless’ business and achieve anticipated benefits of the acquisition; and the inability to implement our business strategies.


Verizon Communications Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Unaudited

  3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
    3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
    % Change     9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
    9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
    % Change  

Operating Revenues

  $ 27,265      $ 24,752      10.2      $ 80,717      $ 72,709      11.0   

Operating Expenses

           

Cost of services and sales

    10,996        10,048      9.4        31,785        29,031      9.5   

Selling, general & administrative expense

    8,111        6,879      17.9        23,543        19,808      18.9   

Depreciation and amortization expense

    4,172        3,652      14.2        12,291        10,818      13.6   
                                   

Total Operating Expenses

    23,279        20,579      13.1        67,619        59,657      13.3   
                                   

Operating Income

    3,986        4,173      (4.5     13,098        13,052      0.4   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses

    166        211      (21.3     422        458      (7.9

Other income and (expense), net

    13        105      (87.6     77        220      (65.0

Interest expense

    (704     (440   60.0        (2,416     (1,302   85.6   
                                   

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

    3,461        4,049      (14.5     11,181        12,428      (10.0

Provision for income taxes

    (574     (850   (32.5     (1,924     (2,776   (30.7
                                   

Net income

  $ 2,887      $ 3,199      (9.8   $ 9,257      $ 9,652      (4.1
                                   

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    1,711        1,530      11.8        4,953        4,459      11.1   

Net income attributable to Verizon

    1,176        1,669      (29.5     4,304        5,193      (17.1
                                   

Net Income

  $ 2,887      $ 3,199      (9.8   $ 9,257      $ 9,652      (4.1
                                   

Basic Earnings per Common Share

           

Net income attributable to Verizon

  $ .41      $ .59      (30.5   $ 1.51      $ 1.82      (17.0

Weighted average number of common shares (in millions)

    2,841        2,844          2,841        2,852     

Diluted Earnings per Common Share (1)

           

Net income attributable to Verizon

  $ .41      $ .59      (30.5   $ 1.51      $ 1.82      (17.0

Weighted average number of common shares-assuming dilution (in millions)

    2,841        2,845          2,841        2,854     

Footnotes:

 

(1) Diluted Earnings per Share includes the dilutive effect of shares issuable under our stock-based compensation plans, which represents the only potential dilution.

 


Verizon Communications Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Before Special Items

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Unaudited

  3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
    3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
    % Change     9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
    9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
    % Change  

Operating Revenues (1)

           

Domestic Wireless

  $ 15,797      $ 12,699      24.4      $ 46,399      $ 36,486      27.2   

Wireline

    11,569        12,158      (4.8 )      34,624        36,297      (4.6 ) 

Other

    (101     (105   (3.8 )      (306     (332   (7.8 ) 
                                   

Total Operating Revenues

    27,265        24,752      10.2        80,717        72,451      11.4   
                                   

Operating Expenses (1)

           

Cost of services and sales

    10,914        10,043      8.7        31,618        28,896      9.4   

Selling, general & administrative expense

    7,340        6,569      11.7        22,150        19,306      14.7   

Depreciation and amortization expense

    4,076        3,652      11.6        12,059        10,758      12.1   
                                   

Total Operating Expenses

    22,330        20,264      10.2        65,827        58,960      11.6   
                                   

Operating Income

    4,935        4,488      10.0        14,890        13,491      10.4   

Operating income impact of divested operations (1)

    —          —        —          —          44      (100.0 ) 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses

    166        211      (21.3 )      422        458      (7.9 ) 

Other income and (expense), net

    13        105      (87.6 )      79        220      (64.1 ) 

Interest expense

    (704     (440   60.0        (2,161     (1,302   66.0   
                                   

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

    4,410        4,364      1.1        13,230        12,911      2.5   

Provision for income taxes

    (833     (969   (14.0 )      (2,655     (2,942   (9.8 ) 
                                   

Net Income Before Special Items

  $ 3,577      $ 3,395      5.4      $ 10,575      $ 9,969      6.1   
                                   

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    1,885        1,530      23.2        5,296        4,459      18.8   

Net income attributable to Verizon

    1,692        1,865      (9.3     5,279        5,510      (4.2
                                   

Net Income Before Special Items

  $ 3,577      $ 3,395      5.4      $ 10,575      $ 9,969      6.1   
                                   

Basic Adjusted Earnings per Common Share

           

Net income attributable to Verizon

  $ .60      $ .66      (9.1   $ 1.86      $ 1.93      (3.6

Weighted average number of common shares (in millions)

    2,841        2,844          2,841        2,852     

Diluted Adjusted Earnings per Common Share (2)

           

Net income attributable to Verizon

  $ .60      $ .66      (9.1 )    $ 1.86      $ 1.93      (3.6 ) 

Weighted average number of common shares-assuming dilution (in millions)

    2,841        2,845          2,841        2,854     
Footnotes:   

(1)     Reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results for the spin-off of the wireline segment’s non-strategic local exchange and related business assets in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in the first quarter of 2008. Reclassifications were determined using specific information where available and allocations where data is not maintained on a state-specific basis within the Company’s books and records as follows:

          

Revenues

  $       —        $       —          $       —        $         258     

Expenses

  $       —        $       —          $       —        $         214     

(2)     Diluted Earnings per Share includes the dilutive effect of shares issuable under our stock-based compensation plans, which represents the only potential dilution.

        

 


Verizon Communications Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income – Reconciliations

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

          Special and Non-Recurring Items        

Unaudited

  3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
Reported
(GAAP)
    Merger
Integration
and Acquisition
Costs
    Severance,
Pension and
Benefit Charges
    Access Line
Spin-Off
Related Charges
    3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
Before Special
Items
 

Operating Revenues

  $ 27,265      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 27,265   

Operating Expenses

         

Cost of services and sales

    10,996        (79     —          (3     10,914   

Selling, general & administrative expense

    8,111        (102     (610     (59     7,340   

Depreciation and amortization expense

    4,172        (96     —          —          4,076   
                                       

Total Operating Expenses

    23,279        (277     (610     (62     22,330   
                                       

Operating Income

    3,986        277        610        62        4,935   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses

    166        —          —          —          166   

Other income and (expense), net

    13        —          —          —          13   

Interest expense

    (704     —          —          —          (704
                                       

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

    3,461        277        610        62        4,410   

Provision for income taxes

    (574     —          (238     (21     (833
                                       

Net income

  $ 2,887      $ 277      $ 372      $ 41      $ 3,577   
                                       

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    1,711        174        —          —          1,885   

Net income attributable to Verizon

    1,176        103        372        41        1,692   
                                       

Net income

  $ 2,887      $ 277      $ 372      $ 41      $ 3,577   
                                       
Basic Earnings per Common Share (1)          
Net income attributable to Verizon   $ .41      $ .04      $ .13      $ .02      $ .60   
Diluted Earnings per Common Share (1)          
Net income attributable to Verizon   $ .41      $ .04      $ .13      $ .02      $ .60   

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

           Special and Non-Recurring Items        

Unaudited

   3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
Reported
(GAAP)
    Merger Integration
Costs
    Severance,
Pension and
Benefit Charges
    3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
Before Special
Items
 

Operating Revenues

   $ 24,752      $ —        $ —        $ 24,752   

Operating Expenses

        

Cost of services and sales

     10,048        (5     —          10,043   

Selling, general & administrative expense

     6,879        (45     (265     6,569   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     3,652        —          —          3,652   
                                

Total Operating Expenses

     20,579        (50     (265     20,264   
                                

Operating Income

     4,173        50        265        4,488   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses

     211        —          —          211   

Other income and (expense), net

     105        —          —          105   

Interest expense

     (440     —          —          (440
                                

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

     4,049        50        265        4,364   

Provision for income taxes

     (850     (18     (101     (969
                                

Net income

   $ 3,199      $ 32      $ 164      $ 3,395   
                                

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

     1,530        —          —          1,530   

Net income attributable to Verizon

     1,669        32        164        1,865   
                                

Net income

   $ 3,199      $ 32      $ 164      $ 3,395   
                                
        
        

Basic Earnings per Common Share (1)

        

Net income attributable to Verizon

   $ .59      $ .01      $ .06      $ .66   

Diluted Earnings per Common Share (1)

        

Net income attributable to Verizon

   $ .59      $ .01      $ .06      $ .66   

Footnote:

 

(1) EPS totals may not add due to rounding.

Note: See www.verizon.com/investor for a reconciliation of other non-GAAP measures.


Verizon Communications Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income – Reconciliations

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

          Special and Non-Recurring Items        

Unaudited

  9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
Reported
(GAAP)
    Merger
Integration
and Acquisition
Costs
    Severance,
Pension and
Benefit Charges
    Access Line
Spin-Off
Related
Charges
    9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
Before Special
Items
 

Operating Revenues

  $ 80,717      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 80,717   

Operating Expenses

         

Cost of services and sales

    31,785        (164     —          (3     31,618   

Selling, general & administrative expense

    23,543        (308     (1,026     (59     22,150   

Depreciation and amortization expense

    12,291        (232     —          —          12,059   
                                       

Total Operating Expenses

    67,619        (704     (1,026     (62     65,827   
                                       

Operating Income

    13,098        704        1,026        62        14,890   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses

    422        —          —          —          422   

Other income and (expense), net

    77        2        —          —          79   

Interest expense

    (2,416     255        —          —          (2,161
                                       

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

    11,181        961        1,026        62        13,230   

Provision for income taxes

    (1,924     (309     (401     (21     (2,655
                                       

Net income

  $ 9,257      $ 652      $ 625      $ 41      $ 10,575   
                                       

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    4,953        343        —          —          5,296   

Net income attributable to Verizon

    4,304        309        625        41        5,279   
                                       

Net income

  $ 9,257      $ 652      $ 625      $ 41      $ 10,575   
                                       
Basic Earnings per Common Share (1)          
Net income attributable to Verizon   $ 1.51      $ .11      $ .22      $ .02      $ 1.86   
Diluted Earnings per Common Share (1)          
Net income attributable to Verizon   $ 1.51      $ .11      $ .22      $ .02      $ 1.86   

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

          Special and Non-Recurring Items        

Unaudited

  9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
Reported
(GAAP)
    Merger
Integration
Costs
    Access Line
Spin-Off
Related
Charges
    Impact of
Divested
Operations
    Severance,
Pension and
Benefit Charges
    9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
Before Special
Items
 

Operating Revenues

  $ 72,709      $ —        $ —        $ (258   $ —        $ 72,451   

Operating Expenses

           

Cost of services and sales

    29,031        (18     (16     (101     —          28,896   

Selling, general & administrative expense

    19,808        (97     (87     (53     (265     19,306   

Depreciation and amortization expense

    10,818        —          —          (60     —          10,758   
                                               

Total Operating Expenses

    59,657        (115     (103     (214     (265     58,960   
                                               

Operating Income

    13,052        115        103        (44     265        13,491   

Operating income impact of divested operations

    —          —          —          44        —          44   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses

    458        —          —          —          —          458   

Other income and (expense), net

    220        —          —          —          —          220   

Interest expense

    (1,302     —          —          —          —          (1,302
                                               

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

    12,428        115        103        —          265        12,911   

Provision for income taxes

    (2,776     (43     (22     —          (101     (2,942
                                               

Net income

  $ 9,652      $ 72      $ 81      $ —        $ 164      $ 9,969   
                                               

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    4,459        —          —          —          —          4,459   

Net income attributable to Verizon

    5,193        72        81        —          164        5,510   
                                               

Net income

  $ 9,652      $ 72      $ 81      $ —        $ 164      $ 9,969   
                                               
           
           

Basic Earnings per Common Share (1)

           

Net income attributable to Verizon

  $ 1.82      $ .02      $ .03      $ —        $ .06      $ 1.93   

Diluted Earnings per Common Share (1)

           

Net income attributable to Verizon

  $ 1.82      $ .02      $ .03      $ —        $ .06      $ 1.93   

Footnote:

 

(1) EPS totals may not add due to rounding.

Note: See www.verizon.com/investor for a reconciliation of other non-GAAP measures.


Verizon Communications Inc.

Selected Financial and Operating Statistics

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Unaudited

  9/30/09     9/30/08  

Debt to debt and Verizon’s equity ratio-end of period (1)

        59.3     46.8
       

Book value per common share (1)

      $ 15.20      $ 17.95   

Common shares outstanding (in millions)

       

End of period

        2,841        2,840   

Total employees

        230,340        228,315   

Unaudited

  3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
  3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
  9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
    9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
 

Capital expenditures (including capitalized software)

       

Domestic Wireless

  $ 1,800   $ 1,473   $ 5,134      $ 4,723   

Wireline

    2,273     2,483     6,614        7,318   

Other

    283     222     702        534   
                           

Total

  $ 4,356   $ 4,178   $ 12,450      $ 12,575   
                           

Cash dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.475   $ 0.460   $ 1.395      $ 1.320   

Footnote:

 

(1) Calculations are based on the equity position attributable to Verizon, which excludes noncontrolling interests.


Verizon Communications Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in millions)

 

Unaudited

   9/30/09     12/31/08     $ Change  

Assets

      

Current assets

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,216      $ 9,782      $ (8,566 ) 

Short-term investments

     474        509        (35 ) 

Accounts receivable, net

     12,489        11,703        786   

Inventories

     2,554        2,092        462   

Prepaid expenses and other

     5,290        1,989        3,301   
                        

Total current assets

     22,023        26,075        (4,052 ) 
                        

Plant, property and equipment

     226,470        215,605        10,865   

Less accumulated depreciation

     135,636        129,059        6,577   
                        
     90,834        86,546        4,288   
                        

Investments in unconsolidated businesses

     3,808        3,393        415   

Wireless licenses

     71,899        61,974        9,925   

Goodwill

     22,190        6,035        16,155   

Other intangible assets, net

     6,948        5,199        1,749   

Other investments

     —          4,781        (4,781 ) 

Other assets

     8,702        8,349        353   
                        

Total Assets

   $ 226,404      $ 202,352      $ 24,052   
                        

Liabilities and Equity

      

Current liabilities

      

Debt maturing within one year

   $ 5,443      $ 4,993      $ 450   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     14,643        13,814        829   

Other

     7,219        7,099        120   
                        

Total current liabilities

     27,305        25,906        1,399   
                        

Long-term debt

     57,374        46,959        10,415   

Employee benefit obligations

     31,881        32,512        (631 ) 

Deferred income taxes

     18,652        11,769        6,883   

Other liabilities

     6,610        6,301        309   

Equity

      

Common stock

     297        297        —     

Contributed capital

     40,100        40,291        (191 ) 

Reinvested earnings

     19,591        19,250        341   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (12,058     (13,372     1,314   

Common stock in treasury, at cost

     (4,834     (4,839     5   

Deferred compensation - employee stock ownership plans and other

     90        79        11   

Noncontrolling interest

     41,396        37,199        4,197   
                        

Total equity

     84,582        78,905        5,677   
                        

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 226,404      $ 202,352      $ 24,052   
                        

The unaudited consolidated balance sheets are based on preliminary information.


Verizon Communications Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(dollars in millions)

 

Unaudited

 

9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09

   

9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08

   

$ Change

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

     

Net income

  $ 9,257      $ 9,652      $ (395

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Depreciation and amortization expense

    12,291        10,818        1,473   

Employee retirement benefits

    2,533        1,232        1,301   

Deferred income taxes

    2,672        2,240        432   

Provision for uncollectible accounts

    917        724        193   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses, net of dividends received

    21        303        (282

Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition/disposition of businesses

    (2,337     (2,458     121   

Other, net

    (2,236     (2,577     341   
                       

Net cash provided by operating activities

    23,118        19,934        3,184   
                       

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

     

Capital expenditures (including capitalized software)

    (12,450     (12,575     125   

Acquisitions of licenses, investments and businesses, net of cash acquired

    (5,627     (15,978     10,351   

Net change in short-term investments

    78        1,238        (1,160

Other, net

    51        (567     618   
                       

Net cash used in investing activities

    (17,948     (27,882     9,934   
                       

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

     

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

    12,040        12,552        (512

Repayments of long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations

    (18,966     (3,398     (15,568

Increase (decrease) in short-term obligations, excluding current maturities

    (1,454     4,132        (5,586

Dividends paid

    (3,920     (3,687     (233

Proceeds from sale of common stock

    —          16        (16

Purchase of common stock for treasury

    —          (1,369     1,369   

Other, net

    (1,436     (755     (681
                       

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (13,736     7,491        (21,227
                       

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    (8,566     (457     (8,109

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    9,782        1,153        8,629   
                       

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 1,216      $ 696      $ 520   
                       


Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon Wireless – Selected Financial Results

(dollars in millions)

 

Unaudited

  3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
  3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
  % Change   9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
  9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
  % Change

Revenues

           

Service revenues

  $ 13,525   $ 10,935   23.7   $ 39,949   $ 31,572   26.5

Equipment and other

    2,272     1,764   28.8     6,450     4,914   31.3
                           

Total Revenues

    15,797     12,699   24.4     46,399     36,486   27.2
                           

Operating Expenses

           

Cost of services and sales

    5,025     4,178   20.3     14,510     11,507   26.1

Selling, general & administrative expense

    4,540     3,689   23.1     13,451     10,806   24.5

Depreciation and amortization expense

    1,758     1,366   28.7     5,234     3,989   31.2
                           

Total Operating Expenses

    11,323     9,233   22.6     33,195     26,302   26.2
                           

Operating Income

  $ 4,474   $ 3,466   29.1   $ 13,204   $ 10,184   29.7

Operating Income Margin

    28.3%     27.3%       28.5%     27.9%  

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon Wireless – Selected Operating Statistics

(numbers in thousands)

 

Unaudited

   9/30/09    9/30/08    % Change

Total Customers

            89,013    70,808    25.7

Retail Customers

            86,291    68,807    25.4

Unaudited

   3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
   3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
   % Change    9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
   9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
   % Change

Total Customer net adds in period (1)

   1,319    2,127    (38.0)    16,957    5,101    *

Retail Customer net adds in period (2)

   1,051    2,127    (50.6)    16,270    5,072    *

Total churn rate

   1.49%    1.33%       1.44%    1.21%   

Retail churn rate

   1.49%    1.32%       1.44%    1.20%   

Footnotes:

 

(1) Includes acquisitions and adjustments of 46 and 646 customers in the second and third quarter of 2008, respectively; and 13,219, 1, and 79 customers in the first, second and third quarter of 2009, respectively.

 

(2) Includes acquisitions and adjustments of 46 and 627 customers in the second and third quarter of 2008, respectively; and 12,813, 1, and 81 customers in the first, second and third quarter of 2009, respectively.

The segment financial results above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special and non-recurring items. The company’s chief decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance, primarily due to their non-operational nature.

Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.

Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results.

 

* Not meaningful


Verizon Communications Inc.

Wireline – Selected Financial Results

(dollars in millions)

 

Unaudited

  

3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09

  

3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08

  

% Change

   

9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09

  

9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08

  

% Change

 

Wireline Operating Revenues

                

Mass Markets

   $ 4,947    $ 4,991    (0.9   $ 14,830    $ 14,830    —     

Global Enterprise

     3,797      4,010    (5.3     11,244      11,858    (5.2

Global Wholesale

     2,426      2,595    (6.5     7,224      7,832    (7.8

Other

     399      562    (29.0     1,326      1,777    (25.4
                                

Total Operating Revenues

     11,569      12,158    (4.8     34,624      36,297    (4.6
                                

Operating Expenses

                

Cost of services and sales

     6,208      6,155    0.9        18,050      18,233    (1.0

Selling, general & administrative expense

     2,615      2,689    (2.8     8,107      8,193    (1.0

Depreciation and amortization expense

     2,302      2,268    1.5        6,777      6,722    0.8   
                                

Total Operating Expenses

     11,125      11,112    0.1        32,934      33,148    (0.6
                                

Operating Income

   $ 444    $ 1,046    (57.6   $ 1,690    $ 3,149    (46.3

Operating Income Margin

     3.8%      8.6%        4.9%      8.7%   

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

Wireline – Selected Operating Statistics

(numbers in thousands)

 

Unaudited

  

9/30/09

  

9/30/08

 

% Change

 

Switched access lines in service

       

Total Residence (includes Primary residence)

   18,960    21,626   (12.3

Primary residence

   16,692    18,543   (10.0

Business

   14,213    15,192   (6.4

Public

   196    254   (22.8
           

Total

   33,369    37,072   (10.0
           

Broadband connections

   9,174    8,459   8.5   

FiOS Internet Subscribers

   3,280    2,199   49.2   

FiOS TV Subscribers

   2,708    1,615   67.7   

Footnotes:

The segment financial results above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special and non-recurring items. The company’s chief decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance, primarily due to their non-operational nature.

Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.

Certain reclassifications have been made, where appropriate, to reflect comparable operating results.


Verizon Communications Inc.

Other Reconciliations – Free Cash Flow

 

     (dollars in millions)     

Unaudited

   9 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
    9 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
       

Verizon Free Cash Flow

      

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 23,118      $ 19,934     

Less: Capital expenditures

     12,450        12,575     
                  

Free Cash Flow

   $ 10,668      $ 7,359     
                  

Other Reconciliations – Verizon Wireless

      
     (dollars in millions)   
                 Pro Forma  

Unaudited

   3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
    3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
    3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08 (1)
 

Segment operating income:

      

Verizon Wireless

   $ 4,474      $ 3,466      $ 4,051   

Wireline

     444        1,046        1,046   
                        

Total segments

     4,918        4,512        5,097   

Corporate and other

     17        (24     (24
                        

Consolidated operating income

   $ 4,935      $ 4,488      $ 5,073   
                        

Verizon Wireless EBITDA

      

Operating income

   $ 4,474      $ 3,466      $ 4,051   

Add: depreciation and amortization expense

     1,758        1,366        1,655   
                        

Verizon Wireless EBITDA

   $ 6,232      $ 4,832      $ 5,706   
                        

Verizon Wireless total revenues

   $ 15,797      $ 12,699      $ 15,066   
                        

Verizon Wireless service revenues

   $ 13,525      $ 10,935      $ 12,750   
                        

Verizon Wireless operating income margin

     28.3     27.3     26.9
                        

Verizon Wireless EBITDA service revenues margin

     46.1     44.2     44.8
                        

(dollars in millions, except Cash Expense per Customer)

  

                 Pro Forma  

Unaudited

   3 Mos. Ended
9/30/09
    3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08
    3 Mos. Ended
9/30/08 (1)
 

Verizon Wireless Cash Expense Per Customer

      

Domestic Wireless cost of services and sales

   $ 5,025      $ 4,178      $ 4,832   

Domestic Wireless selling, general & administrative expense

     4,540        3,689        4,528   

Less: equipment and other revenue

     2,272        1,764        2,316   
                        

Cash expense

   $ 7,293      $ 6,103      $ 7,044   

Cumulative average customers (millions)

     264.99        209.55        247.82   

Cash expense per customer

   $ 27.52      $ 29.12      $ 28.42   
                        

 

(1) The unaudited pro forma information contains the actual combined operating results of Verizon Wireless and Alltel Corporation (Alltel), with the results as of January 1, 2008 adjusted to include the pro forma impact of the elimination of transactions between Verizon Wireless and Alltel; conforming adjustments consisting primarily of reclassifications between service revenue and equipment and other revenue, as well as between cost of service and selling, general and administrative expenses to conform with Verizon Wireless’ classification of these items in its statement of income; the elimination of management fees paid by Alltel to its former owners for ongoing consulting and management advisory services; and the adjustment of amortization of acquired intangible assets and depreciation of fixed assets based on the preliminary purchase price allocation.


Verizon Communications Inc.

Other Reconciliations –

Combined Pro Forma Selected Financial Results

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

(dollars in millions)

 

     Historical    Pro Forma

Unaudited

   Verizon (1)    Adjustments (2)    Combined

Operating Revenues

   $ 97,096    $ 9,156    $   106,252
                    

Operating Expenses

        

Cost of services and sales

   $ 38,801    $ 2,497    $ 41,298

Selling, general & administrative expense

     25,723      3,210      28,933

Depreciation and amortization expense

     14,505      1,155      15,660
                    

Total Operating Expenses

     79,029      6,862      85,891
                    

Operating Income

   $ 18,067    $ 2,294    $ 20,361

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008 by Quarter

(dollars in millions)

 

     2008 (2)

Unaudited

   1st Quarter    2nd Quarter    3rd Quarter    4th Quarter    Annual

Operating Revenues

   $ 25,752    $ 26,366    $ 27,099    $ 27,035    $   106,252
                                  

Y/Y % Change

     6.1      5.3      5.8      5.2      5.6

Operating Expenses

              

Cost of services and sales

   $ 10,006    $ 10,068    $ 10,676    $ 10,548    $ 41,298

Selling, general & administrative expense

     6,992      7,265      7,409      7,267      28,933

Depreciation and amortization expense

     3,811      3,872      3,941      4,036      15,660
                                  

Total Operating Expenses

     20,809      21,205      22,026      21,851      85,891
                                  

Operating Income

   $ 4,943    $ 5,161    $ 5,073    $ 5,184    $ 20,361

Y/Y % Change

     15.8      12.1      6.8      10.5      11.2

 

(1) Selected financial results before special items. For a reconciliation of reported results to results before special items, see the corresponding Consolidated Statements of Income - Reconciliation for the period noted accompanying this material.

 

(2) The unaudited pro forma information contains the actual combined operating results of Verizon and Alltel Corporation (Alltel), with the results as of January 1, 2008 adjusted to include the pro forma impact of the elimination of transactions between Verizon and Alltel; conforming adjustments consisting primarily of reclassifications between service revenue and equipment and other revenue, as well as between cost of service and selling, general and administrative expenses to conform with Verizon’s classification of these items in its statement of income; the elimination of management fees paid by Alltel to its former owners for ongoing consulting and management advisory services; and the adjustment of amortization of acquired intangible assets and depreciation of fixed assets based on the preliminary purchase price allocation.


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Other Reconciliations –

Wireless Pro Forma Selected Financial Results

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

(dollars in millions)

 

     Historical    Pro Forma  

Unaudited

   Verizon
Wireless
   Adjustments (1)    Combined  

Revenues

        

Service revenues

   $   42,635    $ 7,082    $   49,717   

Equipment and other

     6,697      2,158      8,855   
                      

Total Revenues

     49,332      9,240      58,572   
                      

Operating Expenses

        

Cost of services and sales

   $ 15,660    $ 2,581    $ 18,241   

Selling, general & administrative expense

     14,273      3,210      17,483   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     5,405      1,155      6,560   
                      

Total Operating Expenses

     35,338      6,946      42,284   
                      

Operating Income

   $ 13,994    $ 2,294    $ 16,288   

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008 by Quarter

(dollars in millions)

 

     2008 (1)

Unaudited

   1st Quarter    2nd Quarter    3rd Quarter    4th Quarter    Annual

Revenues

              

Service revenues

   $ 11,828    $ 12,242    $ 12,750    $ 12,897    $   49,717

Equipment and other

     2,043      2,140      2,316      2,356      8,855
                                  

Total Revenues

     13,871      14,382      15,066      15,253      58,572
                                  

Y/Y % Change

     12.9      11.4      12.1      12.3      12.2

Operating Expenses

              

Cost of services and sales

   $ 4,221    $ 4,375    $ 4,832    $ 4,813    $ 18,241

Selling, general & administrative expense

     4,284      4,354      4,528      4,317      17,483

Depreciation and amortization expense

     1,588      1,612      1,655      1,705      6,560
                                  

Total Operating Expenses

     10,093      10,341      11,015      10,835      42,284
                                  

Operating Income

   $ 3,778    $ 4,041    $ 4,051    $ 4,418    $ 16,288

Y/Y % Change

     20.3      16.1      14.3      29.9      20.1

 

(1) The unaudited pro forma information contains the actual combined operating results of Verizon Wireless and Alltel Corporation (Alltel), with the results as of January 1, 2008 adjusted to include the pro forma impact of the elimination of transactions between Verizon Wireless and Alltel; conforming adjustments consisting primarily of reclassifications between service revenue and equipment and other revenue, as well as between cost of service and selling, general and administrative expenses to conform with Verizon Wireless’ classification of these items in its statement of income; the elimination of management fees paid by Alltel to its former owners for ongoing consulting and management advisory services; and the adjustment of amortization of acquired intangible assets and depreciation of fixed assets based on the preliminary purchase price allocation.