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      Verizon reports wireless customer gains and strong loyalty in 2Q

      Verizon Communications Inc.

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      Verizon Communications Inc.

      Jul 27, 2017, 06:30 ET

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      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.

      VERIZON'S ONLINE MEDIA CENTER: News releases, stories, media contacts and other resources are available at www.verizon.com/about/news/. News releases are also available through an RSS feed. To subscribe, visit www.verizon.com/about/rss-feeds/.

      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

















       (dollars in millions, except per share amounts) 











       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








      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

      Total Operating Revenues

      30,548

      30,532

      0.1


      60,362

      62,703

      (3.7)










      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)










      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)

      Net Income

      $        4,478

      $           831

       * 


      $          8,031

      $          5,261

      52.7










      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

      Net Income

      $        4,478

      $           831

       * 


      $          8,031

      $          5,261

      52.7










      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








      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















      Verizon - Selected Financial and Operating Statistics










      Unaudited

      6/30/17


       12/31/16 










      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



















      (dollars in millions)










      6 Mos. Ended


      6 Mos. Ended



      Unaudited

      6/30/17


      6/30/16


      $ Change








      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)








      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)








      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








      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






































       (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









      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

      Total Operating Revenues

      21,282

      21,704

      (1.9)


      42,160

      43,708

      (3.5)










      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)










      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








































      Unaudited





      6/30/17

      6/30/16

       % Change 










      Connections ('000)









      Retail postpaid





      109,088

      107,780

      1.2


      Retail prepaid





      5,448

      5,374

      1.4

      Total retail





      114,536

      113,154

      1.2





















       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) (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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