Verizon reports wireless customer gains and strong loyalty in 2Q

NEW YORK, July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

2Q 2017 highlights

    --  $1.07 in earnings per share (EPS), compared with 17 cents in 2Q 2016;
        adjusted EPS (non-GAAP), excluding special items, of 96 cents in 2Q
        2017, compared with 94 cents in 2Q 2016.
    --  Wireless: 614,000 retail postpaid net additions, including 590,000
        postpaid smartphone net adds; retail postpaid churn of 0.94 percent,
        with strong customer loyalty demonstrated by retail postpaid phone churn
        of 0.70 percent -- less than 0.90 percent for the ninth consecutive
        quarter.
    --  Wireline: Fios total revenue growth of 4.4 percent.

Strong operating results at Verizon Wireless highlighted second-quarter 2017 performance at Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), which today reported EPS of $1.07 in the quarter.

This compares with 17 cents per share in second-quarter 2016. Second-quarter 2017 EPS was 96 cents on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP), excluding a net gain from the sale of certain data centers and severance charges and acquisition and integration-related charges primarily associated with Verizon's acquisition of Yahoo's operating business.

This compares with 94 cents per share in second-quarter 2016 adjusted earnings (non-GAAP), which included impacts from a work stoppage and excluded special items related to pension and benefit re-measurement, a gain on the sale of local landline businesses, early debt redemption and tender offers.

"Verizon reignited its growth engine in the quarter, both adding and retaining wireless customers while scaling our media business and continuing to invest in our superior networks," said Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam. "With record customer loyalty and a clean sweep of third-party network quality results, we're leading the way to provide customers with next-generation broadband, smart cities, telematics, media and Internet of Things services."

Consolidated results

Total consolidated operating revenues in second-quarter 2017 were $30.5 billion, in line with second-quarter 2016. On a comparable basis excluding divestitures and acquisitions (non-GAAP), consolidated revenues declined 2.0 percent.

Net income was $4.5 billion in second-quarter 2017. EBITDA (non-GAAP, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) totaled $12.4 billion. Consolidated operating income margin was 26.9 percent. Consolidated EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 40.6 percent -- 37.2 percent, excluding special items (non-GAAP) -- in second-quarter 2017, compared with 28.0 percent in second-quarter 2016.

Cash flow from operations totaled $9.9 billion during first-half 2017, including a net after-tax impact of $2.1 billion in discretionary pension contributions.

Capital expenditures totaled $7.0 billion through first-half 2017, in line with first-half 2016.

In Verizon's media business, AOL's revenues net of traffic acquisition costs were consistent with last year's second-quarter results. Verizon's Oath subsidiary, launched at the June 13 close of the company's acquisition of Yahoo's operating business, houses AOL and Yahoo brands serving about 1 billion unique monthly users globally and representing about $7 billion in annual revenues. Oath expects to realize more than $1 billion in cumulative operating expense synergies through 2020.

Total telematics revenues were approximately $220 million in second-quarter 2017. Organically, IoT revenues (non-GAAP), which include telematics, increased approximately 20 percent year over year.

Wireless results

    --  Building on momentum since the launch of Verizon Unlimited in
        mid-February, Verizon reported a net increase of 614,000 retail postpaid
        connections in second-quarter 2017. Net phone additions of 358,000
        included 590,000 smartphones in the quarter, compared with 86,000 net
        phone additions, including 336,000 smartphones, in second-quarter 2016.
    --  Verizon's retail postpaid connections base grew 1.2 percent year over
        year to 109.1 million, and retail prepaid connections grew 1.4 percent
        to 5.4 million.
    --  Total retail postpaid churn was 0.94 percent in second-quarter 2017,
        consistent year over year despite increased churn in tablets. Retail
        postpaid phone churn was not only less than 0.90 percent for the ninth
        consecutive quarter, but it also established a new low in the LTE era at
        0.70 percent.
    --  Total revenues were $21.3 billion in second-quarter 2017, a decline of
        1.9 percent compared with second-quarter 2016.
    --  Verizon's unsubsidized service pricing now penetrates roughly 75 percent
        of its postpaid base. As the company adds new accounts and customers
        step up to unlimited plans, mitigating lost overage revenues, Verizon
        believes its service-revenue trend has flattened and expects an
        improving trend in the second half.
    --  The percentage of phone activations on device payment plans was about 77
        percent in second-quarter 2017, compared with about 76 percent in
        first-quarter 2017. Verizon expects this rate to remain consistent in
        third-quarter 2017. Approximately 49 percent of postpaid phone customers
        had a device payment plan at the end of second-quarter 2017.
    --  Verizon swept the lead of third-party network performance surveys for 4G
        in the quarter. As expected, the introduction of Verizon Unlimited
        increased LTE network usage year over year.
    --  Segment operating income in second-quarter 2017 was $7.4 billion, and
        segment operating income margin on total revenues was 34.8 percent.
        Segment EBITDA (non-GAAP) totaled $9.8 billion in second-quarter 2017, a
        year-over-year decrease of 5.3 percent. Segment EBITDA margin on total
        revenues (non-GAAP) was 45.8 percent, compared with 47.5 percent in
        second-quarter 2016.

Wireline results

    --  Total wireline revenues increased 1.2 percent, to $7.8 billion,
        comparing second-quarter 2017 with second-quarter 2016. On a comparable
        basis, excluding revenues from newly acquired XO Communications and from
        newly divested data centers (non-GAAP), total wireline revenues declined
        2.8 percent year over year.
    --  Total Fios revenues grew 4.4 percent, to $2.9 billion, comparing
        second-quarter 2017 with second-quarter 2016. There's a growing shift in
        wireline revenues attributed to fiber-based products. Organic revenues
        from fiber-based products grew more than 3 percent.
    --  In second-quarter 2017, Verizon added a net of 49,000 Fios Internet
        connections and lost a net of 15,000 Fios Video connections. At the end
        of the quarter, Verizon had 5.7 million Fios Internet connections and
        4.7 million Fios Video connections, year-over-year increases of 4.4
        percent and 0.6 percent, respectively.
    --  Verizon's emphasis on delivering value to all business customers was
        recognized in a leading third-party study, as the company won the large
        enterprise business award for the second consecutive year. In the second
        quarter, Verizon Enterprise Solutions (VES) released its 10th annual
        Data Breach Investigations Report, which combines analysis of the
        biggest cybersecurity issues with key industry-specific insights. VES
        also introduced Visual Interactive Calling and Software Defined
        Perimeter products. Supporting the public safety community, VES convened
        40 technology companies at Operation Convergent Response, demonstrating
        new tech capabilities for first responders through live crisis
        simulations.
    --  Wireline operating income was $68 million in second-quarter 2017,
        compared with a loss of $524 million in second-quarter 2016 (impacted by
        a work stoppage). Segment operating income margin was 0.9 percent in
        second-quarter 2017. Segment EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $1.6 billion in
        second-quarter 2017. Segment EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 20.8 percent
        in second-quarter 2017, compared with 13.3 percent in second-quarter
        2016, and down from 22.0 percent in first-quarter 2017 due to the impact
        of the data center transaction.
    --  During second-quarter 2017, Verizon announced fiber purchase agreements
        with Corning and Prysmian to extend the company's network lead and
        position the company to deliver new multiuse fiber services, including
        5G, while complementing small-cell deployment. In June, Verizon and the
        city of Sacramento, Calif., announced a partnership to develop and
        deploy smart-city services. Verizon has begun previously announced
        pre-commercial 5G fixed-wireless broadband trials in 8 of 11 cities.

Outlook and forward-looking items

Verizon expects the following:

    --  Full-year 2017 consolidated revenues, on an organic basis, to be fairly
        consistent with 2016, with improvement in wireless service revenue and
        equipment revenue trends; also, full-year 2017 consolidated adjusted EPS
        trends to be similar to consolidated revenue trends;
    --  Consolidated capital spending for 2017 to be in the range of $16.8
        billion to $17.5 billion; and
    --  The 2017 effective tax rate to be at the low end of the range of 34
        percent to 36 percent, excluding impacts from potential tax reform.

NOTE: See the accompanying schedules and www.verizon.com/about/investors for reconciliations to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for non-GAAP financial measures cited in this document.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York City, has a diverse workforce of 163,400 and generated nearly $126 billion in 2016 revenues. Verizon operates America's most reliable wireless network and the nation's premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated solutions to businesses worldwide. Its Oath subsidiary houses more than 50 media and technology brands that engage about 1 billion people around the world.

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Forward-looking statements

In this communication we have made forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our estimates and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations. Forward-looking statements also include those preceded or followed by the words "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "hopes" or similar expressions. 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, along with those discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), could affect future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: adverse conditions in the U.S. and international economies; the effects of competition in the markets in which we operate; material changes in technology or technology substitution; disruption of our key suppliers' provisioning of products or services; changes in the regulatory environment in which we operate, including any increase in restrictions on our ability to operate our networks; breaches of network or information technology security, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or acts of war or significant litigation and any resulting financial impact not covered by insurance; our high level of indebtedness; an adverse change in the ratings afforded our debt securities by nationally accredited ratings organizations or adverse conditions in the credit markets affecting the cost, including interest rates, and/or availability of further financing; material adverse changes in labor matters, including labor negotiations, and any resulting financial and/or operational impact; significant increases in benefit plan costs or lower investment returns on plan assets; changes in tax laws or treaties, or in their interpretation; changes in 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; the inability to implement our business strategies; and the inability to realize the expected benefits of strategic transactions.


    Verizon Communications Inc.

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income



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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           amounts)


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    Operating Revenues

    Service revenues and other                                                                                                                                    $26,250       $26,828         (2.2)                 $52,300         $55,045           (5.0)

    Wireless equipment revenues                                                                                                                                                4,298         3,704        16.0                        8,062           7,658                                        5.3
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    Total Operating Revenues                                                                                                                                                  30,548        30,532         0.1                       60,362          62,703                                      (3.7)
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    Operating Expenses

    Cost of services                                                                                                                                                           7,075         7,577       (6.6)                      13,933          15,191                                      (8.3)

    Wireless cost of equipment                                                                                                                                                 5,035         4,644         8.4                        9,843           9,642                                        2.1

    Selling, general and administrative expense                                                                                                                                6,039         9,775      (38.2)                      12,947          17,375                                     (25.5)

    Depreciation and amortization expense                                                                                                                                      4,167         3,982         4.6                        8,226           7,999                                        2.8
                                                                                                                                                                               -----         -----                                   -----           -----

    Total Operating Expenses                                                                                                                                                  22,316        25,978      (14.1)                      44,949          50,207                                     (10.5)
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    Operating Income                                                                                                                                                           8,232         4,554        80.8                       15,413          12,496                                       23.3

    Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses                                                                                                                               (28)         (20)     (40.0)                        (49)           (40)                                    (22.5)

    Other expense, net                                                                                                                                                          (19)      (1,826)       99.0                        (865)        (1,794)                                      51.8

    Interest expense                                                                                                                                                         (1,218)      (1,013)     (20.2)                     (2,350)        (2,201)                                     (6.8)
                                                                                                                                                                              ------        ------                                  ------          ------

    Income Before Provision for Income Taxes                                                                                                                                   6,967         1,695           *                      12,149           8,461                                       43.6

    Provision for income taxes                                                                                                                                               (2,489)        (864)          *                     (4,118)        (3,200)                                    (28.7)
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    Net Income                                                                                                                                                     $4,478          $831             *                  $8,031          $5,261            52.7
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    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests                                                                                                              $116          $129        (10.1)                    $219            $249          (12.0)

    Net income attributable to Verizon                                                                                                                                         4,362           702           *                       7,812           5,012                                       55.9
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    Net Income                                                                                                                                                     $4,478          $831             *                  $8,031          $5,261            52.7
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    Basic Earnings per Common Share

    Net income attributable to Verizon                                                                                                                              $1.07          $.17             *                   $1.91           $1.23            55.3


    Weighted average number of common shares (in millions)                                                                                                                     4,082         4,079                                   4,082           4,080


    Diluted Earnings per Common Share (1)

    Net income attributable to Verizon                                                                                                                              $1.07          $.17             *                   $1.91           $1.23            55.3


    Weighted average number of common

                                                           shares-assuming dilution (in millions)                                                                                4,087         4,085                                   4,088           4,085



    Footnotes:

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


                                                      *    Not meaningful


    Verizon Communications Inc.

    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets



                                                                                                               (dollars in millions)


    Unaudited                                                                           6/30/17    12/31/16                 $ Change
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    Assets

    Current assets

                   Cash and cash equivalents                                               $4,583       $2,880                    $1,703

                   Accounts receivable, net                                                19,771       17,513                     2,258

                   Inventories                                                              1,116        1,202                      (86)

                   Assets held for sale                                                         -         882                     (882)

                   Prepaid expenses and other                                               3,353        3,918                     (565)
                                                                                          -----

    Total current assets                                                                 28,823       26,395                     2,428
                                                                                         ------       ------                     -----

    Plant, property and equipment                                                       239,226      232,215                     7,011

                   Less accumulated depreciation                                          152,705      147,464                     5,241
                                                                                        -------

                                                                                         86,521       84,751                     1,770
                                                                                         ------       ------                     -----

    Investments in unconsolidated
     businesses                                                                           1,075        1,110                      (35)

    Wireless licenses                                                                    88,004       86,673                     1,331

    Goodwill                                                                             28,527       27,205                     1,322

    Other intangible assets, net                                                         11,143        8,897                     2,246

    Non-current assets held for sale                                                         90          613                     (523)

    Other assets                                                                          8,795        8,536                       259
                                                                                          -----        -----                       ---

    Total Assets                                                                       $252,978     $244,180                    $8,798
                                                                                       --------     --------                    ------


    Liabilities and Equity

    Current liabilities

                   Debt maturing within one year                                           $1,153       $2,645                  $(1,492)

                    Accounts payable and accrued
                    liabilities                                                            17,825       19,593                   (1,768)

                   Other                                                                    8,780        8,102                       678
                                                                                          -----

    Total current liabilities                                                            27,758       30,340                   (2,582)
                                                                                         ------       ------                    ------

    Long-term debt                                                                      116,390      105,433                    10,957

    Employee benefit obligations                                                         21,775       26,166                   (4,391)

    Deferred income taxes                                                                47,506       45,964                     1,542

    Other liabilities                                                                    12,788       12,245                       543


    Equity

                   Common stock                                                               424          424                         -

                   Contributed capital                                                     11,099       11,182                      (83)

                   Reinvested earnings                                                     18,159       15,059                     3,100

                    Accumulated other comprehensive
                    income                                                                  2,284        2,673                     (389)

                   Common stock in treasury, at cost                                      (7,142)     (7,263)                      121

                   Deferred compensation - employee

                   stock ownership plans and other                                            365          449                      (84)

                   Noncontrolling interests                                                 1,572        1,508                        64
                                                                                          -----

    Total equity                                                                         26,761       24,032                     2,729
                                                                                         ------       ------                     -----

    Total Liabilities and Equity                                                       $252,978     $244,180                    $8,798
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    Verizon - Selected Financial and Operating Statistics


    Unaudited                                                                           6/30/17    12/31/16
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    Total debt (in millions)                                                           $117,543     $108,078

    Net debt (in millions)                                                             $112,960     $105,198

    Net debt / Adjusted EBITDA(1)                                                          2.6x        2.4x

    Common shares outstanding end of
     period (in millions)                                                                 4,079        4,077

    Total employees ('000)                                                                163.4        160.9

    Quarterly cash dividends declared
     per common share                                                                   $0.5775      $0.5775


    Footnotes:

            (1)    Adjusted EBITDA excludes the effects of special items and operating
                    results of Divested Businesses, as the Company's chief operating
                    decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit
                    performance.


    Verizon Communications Inc.

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows



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    Unaudited                                                                                                                                    6/30/17                 6/30/16                            $ Change
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    Cash Flows from Operating Activities

    Net Income                                                                                                                                    $8,031                   $5,261                               $2,770

    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by

    operating activities:

                                                                   Depreciation and amortization expense                                                      8,226                     7,999                                  227

                                                                   Employee retirement benefits                                                               (223)                    4,021                              (4,244)

                                                                   Deferred income taxes                                                                      1,880                   (3,085)                               4,965

                                                                   Provision for uncollectible accounts                                                         632                       651                                 (19)

                                                                   Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses, net of dividends received                      67                        58                                    9

                                                                   Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of effects from

                                                                   acquisition/disposition of businesses                                                    (3,094)                  (1,067)                             (2,027)

                                                                   Discretionary contribution to qualified pension plans                                    (3,411)                        -                             (3,411)

                                                                   Net gain on sale of Divested Businesses                                                  (1,774)                  (1,007)                               (767)

                                                                   Other, net                                                                                 (416)                       77                                (493)

    Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                                                               9,918                    12,908                              (2,990)
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    Cash Flows from Investing Activities

    Capital expenditures (including capitalized software)                                                                                                 (7,011)                  (7,273)                                 262

    Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired                                                                                                      (6,280)                    (178)                             (6,102)

    Acquisitions of wireless licenses                                                                                                                       (315)                    (282)                                (33)

    Proceeds from dispositions of businesses                                                                                                                3,512                     9,882                              (6,370)

    Other, net                                                                                                                                                211                       504                                (293)

    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                                                                                   (9,883)                    2,653                             (12,536)
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    Cash Flows from Financing Activities

    Proceeds from long-term borrowings                                                                                                            16,009                        -                              16,009

    Proceeds from asset-backed long-term borrowings                                                                                                2,878                        -                               2,878

    Repayments of long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations                                                                                     (10,294)                 (11,300)                               1,006

    Increase (decrease) in short-term obligations, excluding current maturities                                                                             (152)                      610                                (762)

    Dividends paid                                                                                                                                        (4,710)                  (4,605)                               (105)

    Other, net                                                                                                                                            (2,063)                  (1,879)                               (184)

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                                                                                     1,668                  (17,174)                              18,842
                                                                                                                                                            -----                   -------                               ------


    Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                        1,703                   (1,613)                               3,316

    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                                                                                          2,880                     4,470                              (1,590)

    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                                                                      $4,583                   $2,857                               $1,726
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    Footnotes:

    Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made, where appropriate, to conform to current period presentation.


    Verizon Communications Inc.

    Wireless - Selected Financial Results




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    Operating Revenues

                                             Service                                                                                              $15,622              $16,741   (6.7)                     $31,400              $33,550                     (6.4)

                                             Equipment                                                                                              4,298                3,704    16.0                        8,062                7,658                       5.3

                                             Other                                                                                                  1,362                1,259     8.2                        2,698                2,500                       7.9
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    Total Operating Revenues                                                                                                                     21,282               21,704   (1.9)                      42,160               43,708                     (3.5)
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    Operating Expenses

    Cost of services                                                                                                                              1,997                1,984     0.7                        3,955                3,926                       0.7

    Cost of equipment                                                                                                                             5,035                4,644     8.4                        9,843                9,642                       2.1

    Selling, general and administrative expense                                                                                                   4,493                4,777   (5.9)                       9,191                9,668                     (4.9)

    Depreciation and amortization expense                                                                                                         2,347                2,282     2.8                        4,685                4,575                       2.4
                                                                                                                                                  -----                -----                               -----                -----

    Total Operating Expenses                                                                                                                     13,872               13,687     1.4                       27,674               27,811                     (0.5)
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    Operating Income                                                                                                                             $7,410               $8,017   (7.6)                     $14,486              $15,897                     (8.9)

    Operating Income Margin                                                                                  34.8%                                  36.9%                                     34.4%        36.4%


    Segment EBITDA                                                                                                                               $9,757              $10,299   (5.3)                     $19,171              $20,472                     (6.4)

    Segment EBITDA Margin                                                                                    45.8%                                  47.5%                                     45.5%        46.8%



    Footnotes:

                                              The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the
                                              Company's chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.

                                             Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.


    Verizon Communications Inc.

    Wireless - Selected Operating Statistics





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    Connections ('000)

                                                Retail postpaid                                                                                                                                                                            109,088         107,780        1.2

                                                Retail prepaid                                                                                                                                                                               5,448           5,374        1.4
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    Total retail                                                                                                                                                                                                                         114,536         113,154        1.2



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    Net Add Detail ('000) (1)

                                                Retail postpaid                                                                                                                       614                 615    (0.2)                           307           1,255     (75.5)

                                                Retail prepaid                                                                                                                         19                (30)       *                             2           (207)         *
                                                                                                                                                                                    ---                 ---                                                   ---

    Total retail                                                                                                                                                                    633                 585      8.2                            309           1,048     (70.5)



    Account Statistics

    Retail Postpaid Accounts ('000) (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                   35,334          35,637      (0.9)

    Retail postpaid connections per account (2)                                                                                                                                                                                             3.09            3.02        2.3

    Retail postpaid ARPA(3)                                                                                                                                                      134.89              145.09    (7.0)                        135.93          145.22      (6.4)

    Retail postpaid I-ARPA(4)                                                                                                                                                    164.94              167.18    (1.3)                        165.47          166.11      (0.4)


    Churn Detail

    Retail postpaid                                                                                                                                                               0.94%              0.94%                                 1.04%          0.95%

    Retail                                                                                                                                                                        1.18%              1.19%                                 1.28%          1.21%


    Retail Postpaid Connection Statistics

    Total Smartphone postpaid % of phones activated                                                                                                                               95.2%              92.1%                                 94.9%          92.4%

    Total Smartphone postpaid phone base (2)                                                                                                                                                                                               88.8%          85.5%

    Total Internet postpaid base (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                       18.4%          17.7%

    4G LTE devices as % of retail postpaid connections                                                                                                                                                                                     86.7%          82.5%


    Other Operating Statistics

    Capital expenditures (in millions)                                                                                                                                $2,444        $2,815              (13.2)                 $4,275          $5,005          (14.6)



    Footnotes:

                                         (1)   Connection net additions exclude acquisitions and adjustments.


                                         (2)   Statistics presented as of end of period.


                                         (3)   Retail postpaid ARPA - average service revenue per account from retail postpaid accounts.


                                         (4)    Retail postpaid I-ARPA - average service revenue per account from retail postpaid account plus recurring device installment
                                                 billings.


                                                 The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of of special items, as the Company's
                                                 chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.


                                                Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.


    Verizon Communications Inc.

    Wireline - Selected Financial Results




                                                                                                                                                                                    (dollars in millions)


                                                                              3 Mos. Ended                           3 Mos. Ended                                   6 Mos. Ended             6 Mos. Ended

    Unaudited                                                                      6/30/17                                6/30/16               % Change                 6/30/17                  6/30/16      % Change
    ---------                                                                      -------                                -------              --------                  -------                  -------     --------


    Operating Revenues

    Consumer Markets                                                                $3,184                                  $3,165                              0.6          $6,385                    $6,345               0.6

    Enterprise Solutions                                                             2,388                                   2,378                              0.4           4,780                     4,802             (0.5)

    Partner Solutions                                                                1,236                                   1,241                            (0.4)          2,467                     2,509             (1.7)

    Business Markets                                                                   921                                     845                              9.0           1,803                     1,707               5.6

    Other                                                                               73                                      84                           (13.1)            135                       164            (17.7)
                                                                                       ---                                     ---                                             ---                       ---

    Total Operating Revenues                                                         7,802                                   7,713                              1.2          15,570                    15,527               0.3
                                                                                     -----                                   -----                                          ------                    ------


    Operating Expenses

    Cost of services                                                                 4,576                                   5,079                            (9.9)          9,027                     9,696             (6.9)

    Selling, general and administrative expense                                      1,606                                   1,612                            (0.4)          3,214                     3,379             (4.9)

    Depreciation and amortization expense                                            1,552                                   1,546                              0.4           3,042                     3,105             (2.0)
                                                                                     -----                                   -----                                           -----                     -----

    Total Operating Expenses                                                         7,734                                   8,237                            (6.1)         15,283                    16,180             (5.5)
                                                                                     -----                                   -----                                          ------                    ------


    Operating Income (Loss)                                                            $68                                  $(524)                               *           $287                    $(653)                *

    Operating Income (Loss) Margin                                                    0.9%                                 (6.8)%                                           1.8%                   (4.2)%


    Segment EBITDA                                                                  $1,620                                  $1,022                             58.5          $3,329                    $2,452              35.8

    Segment EBITDA Margin                                                            20.8%                                  13.3%                                          21.4%                    15.8%



    Footnotes:

                                                   The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the
                                                   Company's chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.


                                                   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 Operating Statistics





    Unaudited                                                                                                                                                                                                                         6/30/17          6/30/16    % Change
    ---------                                                                                                                                                                                                                         -------          -------   --------


    Connections ('000)

                                                Fios Video Subscribers                                                                                                                                                                                   4,666             4,637          0.6

                                                Fios Internet Subscribers                                                                                                                                                                                5,737             5,495          4.4

                                                Fios Digital voice residence connections                                                                                                                                                                 3,909             3,879          0.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        -----

    Fios Digital connections                                                                                                                                                                                                                          14,312            14,011          2.1


    HSI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1,251             1,519       (17.6)

    Total Broadband connections                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6,988             7,014        (0.4)

    Primary residence switched access connections                                                                                                                                                                                                      2,962             3,501       (15.4)

    Primary residence connections                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6,871             7,380        (6.9)


    Total retail residence voice connections                                                                                                                                                                                                           7,079             7,634        (7.3)

    Total voice connections                                                                                                                                                                                                                           13,352            14,476        (7.8)




                                                 3 Mos. Ended                                                                                                                 3 Mos. Ended                                       6 Mos. Ended    6 Mos. Ended

    Unaudited                                                                                                                                                         6/30/17              6/30/16   % Change                         6/30/17          6/30/16    % Change
    ---------                                                                                                                                                         -------              -------  --------                          -------          -------   --------


    Net Add Detail ('000)

                                                Fios Video Subscribers                                                                                                                        (15)               (41)      63.4                            (28)                2            *

                                                Fios Internet Subscribers                                                                                                                       49                (13)         *                             84                77          9.1

                                                Fios Digital voice residence connections                                                                                                        22                (38)         *                             14                 7        100.0
                                                                                                                                                                                             ---                 ---                                                        ---

    Fios Digital connections                                                                                                                                                                  56                (92)         *                             70                86       (18.6)


    HSI                                                                                                                                                                                     (72)               (70)     (2.9)                          (134)            (148)         9.5

    Total Broadband connections                                                                                                                                                             (23)               (83)      72.3                            (50)             (71)        29.6

    Primary residence switched access connections                                                                                                                                          (133)              (142)       6.3                           (268)            (298)        10.1

    Primary residence connections                                                                                                                                                          (111)              (180)      38.3                           (254)            (291)        12.7


    Total retail residence voice connections                                                                                                                                               (121)              (190)      36.3                           (276)            (315)        12.4

    Total voice connections                                                                                                                                                                (282)              (305)       7.5                           (587)            (559)       (5.0)


    Revenue Statistics

    Fios revenues (in millions)                                                                                                                                        $2,899                $2,776                 4.4                   $5,790            $5,537               4.6


    Other Operating Statistics

    Capital expenditures (in millions)                                                                                                                                 $1,190                  $814                46.2                   $2,150            $1,820              18.1


    Wireline employees ('000)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           59.7              59.0

    Fios Video Open for Sale ('000)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   13,978            13,400

    Fios Video penetration                                                                                                                                                                                                                             33.4%            34.6%

    Fios Internet Open for Sale ('000)                                                                                                                                                                                                                14,271            13,696

    Fios Internet penetration                                                                                                                                                                                                                          40.2%            40.1%



    Footnotes:

                                                 The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company's chief
                                                 operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.


                                                Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.


    *                                           Not meaningful


    Verizon Communications Inc.

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Consolidated Verizon



    Consolidated Operating Revenues Excluding Divested Businesses and Acquisitions

                                                                                                                                              (dollars in millions)

                                                                                                                             3 Mos. Ended              3 Mos. Ended

    Unaudited                                                                                                                     6/30/17                   6/30/16
    ---------                                                                                                                     -------                   -------


    Consolidated Operating Revenues                                                                                               $30,548                    $30,532

    Less operating revenues from  Divested Businesses                                                                                  37                        110
                                                                                                                                      ---                        ---

    Consolidated Operating Revenues Excluding Divested Businesses                                                               30,511                     30,422

    Less operating revenues from Acquisitions                                                                                         693                          -

    Consolidated Operating Revenues Excluding Divested Businesses and Acquisitions                                            $29,818                    $30,422
                                                                                                                              -------                    -------

    Year over Year Change                                                                                                          (2.0)%




    IoT Revenues Excluding Acquisitions                                                                                                       (dollars in millions)

                                                                                                                             3 Mos. Ended              3 Mos. Ended

    Unaudited                                                                                                                     6/30/17                   6/30/16
    ---------                                                                                                                     -------                   -------


    IoT Revenues                                                                                                                     $365                       $207

    Less IoT revenues from Acquisitions                                                                                               117                          -

    IoT Revenues Excluding Acquisitions                                                                                              $248                       $207
                                                                                                                                     ----                       ----

    Year over Year Change                                                                                                           19.8%




    Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA Margin, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and
      Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin

                                                                                                                                              (dollars in millions)

                                                                                       3 Mos.  3 Mos.    3 Mos.    3 Mos.          3 Mos.                    3 Mos.

                                                                                        Ended   Ended     Ended     Ended           Ended                     Ended

    Unaudited                                                                         6/30/17 3/31/17  12/31/16   9/30/16         6/30/16                   3/31/16
    ---------                                                                         ------- -------  --------   -------         -------                   -------


    Consolidated Net Income                                                            $4,478   $3,553     $4,600     $3,747             $831                     $4,430

    Add/(subtract):

    Provision for income taxes                                                          2,489    1,629      2,349      1,829              864                      2,336

    Interest expense                                                                    1,218    1,132      1,137      1,038            1,013                      1,188

    Other (income) and expense, net                                                        19      846       (98)      (97)           1,826                       (32)

    Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses                                          28       21         35         23               20                         20
                                                                                          ---      ---        ---        ---              ---                        ---

    Operating Income                                                                    8,232    7,181      8,023      6,540            4,554                      7,942

    Add Depreciation and amortization expense                                           4,167    4,059      3,987      3,942            3,982                      4,017
                                                                                        -----    -----      -----      -----            -----                      -----

    Consolidated EBITDA                                                               $12,399  $11,240    $12,010    $10,482           $8,536                    $11,959
                                                                                      -------  -------    -------    -------           ------                    -------


    Add/subtract special items (before tax):

    Severance, pension, and benefit charges/(credits)                                     607        -   (1,589)       797            3,550                        165

    Gain on spectrum license transactions                                                   -   (126)         -         -               -                     (142)

    Net gain on sale of Divested Businesses                                           (1,774)       -         -         -         (1,007)                         -

    Operating results from Divested Businesses (1)                                       (25)    (76)      (84)      (80)            (77)                     (740)

    Acquisition and integration related costs (1)                                         147

                                                                                      (1,045)   (202)   (1,673)       717            2,466                      (717)
                                                                                       ------     ----     ------        ---            -----                       ----

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA                                                      $11,354  $11,038    $10,337    $11,199          $11,002                    $11,242
                                                                                      -------  -------    -------    -------          -------                    -------

    Consolidated Operating Revenues                                                   $30,548                                      $30,532

    Consolidated Operating Income Margin                                                26.9%                                       14.9%

    Consolidated EBITDA Margin                                                          40.6%                                       28.0%

    Consolidated Operating Revenues Excluding Divested Businesses                     $30,511

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin                                                 37.2%


    (1)Excludes depreciation and amortization expense


    Verizon Communications Inc.

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Consolidated Verizon



    Net Debt and Net Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio

                                                                                                                                                 (dollars in millions)

    Unaudited                                                                                                                      6/30/17                 12/31/16
    ---------                                                                                                                      -------                 --------


    Net Debt

    Debt maturing within one year                                                                                                   $1,153                    $2,645

    Long-term debt                                                                                                                 116,390                   105,433
                                                                                                                                   -------                   -------


    Total Debt                                                                                                                     117,543                   108,078

    Less Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                   4,583                     2,880
                                                                                                                                     -----                     -----

    Net Debt                                                                                                                      $112,960                  $105,198
                                                                                                                                  --------                  --------

    Net Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio                                                                                   2.6x                     2.4x
                                                                                                                                     ----                     ----




    Adjusted Earnings per Common Share (Adjusted EPS) (1)

                                                                                           3 Mos. Ended                                                3 Mos. Ended

    Unaudited                                                                                   6/30/17                                                     6/30/16
    ---------                                                                                   -------                                                     -------

    .                                                            Pre-tax   Tax  After-Tax                   Pre-tax       Tax      After-Tax

    EPS                                                                                           $1.07                                                        $0.17


    Net gain on sale of Divested Businesses                      (1,774)   843       (931)          (0.23)   (1,007)       868           (139)                   (0.03)

    Severance, pension, and benefit charges                         $607 $(230)       $377             0.09     $3,550   $(1,364)         $2,186                      0.54

    Acquisition and integration related costs                        152   (56)         96             0.02          -         -              -                        -

    Early debt redemption costs(2)                                     -     -          -               -     1,822      (718)          1,104                      0.27
                                                                                                    ---

                                                                $(1,015)  $557      $(458)          (0.11)    $4,365   $(1,214)         $3,151                      0.77
                                                                                                                                                               ----

    Adjusted EPS                                                                                  $0.96                                                        $0.94
                                                                                                  -----                                                        -----



    (1) Adjusted EPS may not add due to rounding

    (2) Includes costs related to debt tender offers


    Verizon Communications Inc.

    Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Segments



    Segment EBITDA and Segment EBITDA Margin


    Wireless                                                       (dollars in millions)

                                                      3 Mos. Ended          3 Mos. Ended

    Unaudited                                              6/30/17               6/30/16
    ---------                                              -------               -------


    Operating Income                                        $7,410                 $8,017

    Add Depreciation and amortization expense                2,347                  2,282
                                                             -----                  -----

    Segment EBITDA                                          $9,757                $10,299
                                                            ------                -------

    Year over Year Change                                   (5.3)%


    Total operating revenues                               $21,282                $21,704
                                                           -------                -------


    Operating Income Margin                                  34.8%                 36.9%
                                                              ----                   ----

    Segment EBITDA Margin                                    45.8%                 47.5%
                                                              ----                   ----



    Wireline                                                                              (dollars in millions)

                                                      3 Mos. Ended          3 Mos. Ended           3 Mos. Ended

    Unaudited                                              6/30/17               6/30/16                3/31/17
    ---------                                              -------               -------                -------


    Operating Income (Loss)                                    $68                 $(524)                   $219

    Add Depreciation and amortization expense                1,552                  1,546                   1,490
                                                             -----                  -----                   -----

    Segment EBITDA                                          $1,620                 $1,022                  $1,709
                                                            ------                 ------                  ------



    Total operating revenues                                $7,802                 $7,713                  $7,768
                                                            ------                 ------                  ------


    Operating Income (Loss) Margin                            0.9%                (6.8)%                   2.8%
                                                               ---                  -----                     ---

    Segment EBITDA Margin                                    20.8%                 13.3%                  22.0%
                                                              ----                   ----                    ----



    Wireline Operating Revenues Excluding Acquisition

                                                                   (dollars in millions)

                                                      3 Mos. Ended          3 Mos. Ended

    Unaudited                                              6/30/17               6/30/16
    ---------                                              -------               -------


    Wireline Operating Revenues                             $7,802                 $7,713

    Less operating revenues from Acquisition                   304                      -

    Wireline Operating Revenues Excluding Acquisition       $7,498                 $7,713
                                                            ------                 ------

    Year over Year Change                                   (2.8)%

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