Registration No. 333-109028

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 

POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

DELAWARE (State of Incorporation)		23-2259884 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

140 West Street, New York, New York 10007
(212) 395-1000
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

 

 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

On September 23, 2003, Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Global Funding Corp., a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc., jointly filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-109028 (the “Registration Statement”)) relating to the registration of an aggregate of $10,000,000,000 of common stock and preferred stock of Verizon Communications Inc., debt securities of Verizon Global Funding Corp. and a Support Agreement and Contribution Agreement between Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Global Funding Corp. (collectively, the “Securities”). On February 1, 2006, Verizon Global Funding Corp. merged with and into Verizon Communications Inc., resulting in Verizon Communications Inc. becoming the successor obligor on outstanding debt securities of Verizon Global Funding Corp. An aggregate of $2,500,000,000 of Securities remains unsold.

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement is being filed by Verizon Communications Inc. to remove from registration all Securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement and remaining unsold as of the date hereof.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on the 14th day of June, 2007.