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The Verizon Foundation and the NFL Players Association Team Up to Provide Domestic Violence Prevention Information to Teenagers

DALLAS – The Verizon Foundation and the NFL Players Association intend to team up to provide domestic violence prevention training and information to teenagers taking part in the association’s Training Camp for Life program.

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Verizon Communications Announces Common Stock Repurchase Authorization for Up to 100 Million Shares

NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the corporation to repurchase up to 100 million shares of its common stock.

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Verizon Foundation Provided $13.7 Million in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in New York and Connecticut

NEW YORK – Nonprofit groups in New York and Connecticut received more than $13.7 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2010. The majority of the funds went to organizations that support education, domestic violence prevention and Internet safety.

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Verizon Foundation Provided $13.7 Million in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in New York and Connecticut

Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $3.3 Million in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA – Nonprofit groups in Pennsylvania received more than $3.3 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2010. The majority of the funds went to organizations that support education, domestic violence prevention and Internet safety.

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Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $3.3 Million in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in Pennsylvania

Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $3.5 Million in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in New Jersey

Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $2.9 Million in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in Maryland and the Nation’s Capital

BALTIMORE – Nonprofit groups in Maryland and Washington, D.C., received more than $2.9 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2010. The majority of the funds went to organizations that support education, domestic violence prevention and health care accessibility.

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Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $2.9 Million in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in Maryland and the Nation’s Capital

Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $350,000 in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

PORTLAND, MAINE – Nonprofit groups in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont received more than $350,000 from the Verizon Foundation in 2010. The majority of the funds went to organizations that support education, literacy, domestic violence prevention, health care technology and Internet safety.

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Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $350,000 in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

Verizon Invested More Than $57 Million in Delaware’s Landline Telecommunications Infrastructure in 2010

Verizon’s High-Performance Network Enables Constellation Energy to Offer Customer Solutions for Online Energy Management and Cost Control

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Constellation Energy’s commercial and industrial customers can now manage their energy consumption online – and thus better control their energy costs — as the result of a communications solution provided by the company and powered by Verizon’s high-performance IP-based network.

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Verizon’s High-Performance Network Enables Constellation Energy to Offer Customer Solutions for Online Energy Management and Cost Control

Verizon Invested More Than $626 Million in Its Landline Infrastructure in Maryland and the Nation’s Capital in 2010

BALTIMORE – Consumers and businesses are reaping the benefits of Verizon’s continued significant communications and computing infrastructure investment in Maryland and Washington, D.C.

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Verizon Invested More Than $626 Million in Its Landline Infrastructure in Maryland and the Nation’s Capital in 2010

Verizon Invested $642 Million in Pennsylvania’s Communications Infrastructure in 2010

PHILADELPHIA – From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, consumers and businesses are reaping the benefits of Verizon’s continued significant communications and computing infrastructure investment in the Keystone State. The company invested $642 million in its Pennsylvania landline communications network and IT infrastructure in 2010.

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Verizon Invested $642 Million in Pennsylvania’s Communications Infrastructure in 2010

Verizon Spent More Than $1.4 Billion in New York’s Landline Telecommunications Infrastructure in 2010

NEW YORK – Securing its place in the state as a leading provider of telecommunications, broadband and cable television services, Verizon spent in excess of $1.4 billion in enhancements and improvements to its New York landline-based network last year.

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Verizon Spent More Than $814 Million on Virginia’s Landline Telecommunications Infrastructure in 2010

RICHMOND, Va. – From Appomattox to Arlington, Virginia consumers and businesses are reaping the benefits of Verizon’s continued significant communications and computing infrastructure investment in the state. Verizon invested more than $814 million in its Virginia landline communications network and IT infrastructure in 2010.

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Verizon Spent More Than $814 Million on Virginia’s Landline Telecommunications Infrastructure in 2010

Verizon Customers Gain Much Needed Capacity With 40G Upgrade of Submarine Cable System Linking Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe

NEW YORK – With the announcement on Tuesday (Feb. 1) of submarine cable SEA-ME-WE4′s upgrade to 40 Gbps, Verizon customers doing business in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East will be able to immediately meet their needs for more capacity and take advantage of improved performance and better scalability.

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Verizon Customers Gain Much Needed Capacity With 40G Upgrade of Submarine Cable System Linking Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe