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We are fortunate to havenearly235,000 dedicated employees whocome to work
everydaycommittedtoservingourcustomersanddeliveringtheproductsandservices
thatwillmaketheirlivesmoremanageable,convenientandproductive.Ourlegacyof
serviceisbuiltonastrongfoundationofrock-solidvaluesandethicalmanagement.Our
employees’ record of excellence in such areas as diversity, energy conservation and
environmentalpreservationcontinuestowinrecognitionandenhanceourreputation.
Theiractionsreectourdeeprootsinthecommunitiesweserveandourcommitmentto
usingoursize,talentandtechnologytoimprovesociety.
In2007wesaidgoodbyetotworetiringboardmembers,JamesBarkerandWalter
Shipley,andRobertStoreywillretireinMay2008.Together,theyhavedevoted78years
ofservicetoourshareowners.Everyshareownerowesthemadebtofthanksfortheir
extraordinary commitment to our company. We will continue to reap the rewards of
theirworkintheyearstocome,andyoucanbeassuredthatourcurrentBoardofDirectors
isequallycommittedtobeingresponsiveandaccountabletoourshareowners.
Thehardworkoftransformationisnevernished,noristhedesiretobethebestin
thebusinessevertotallyfullled.Wewillalwayshavemuchmoretodo.Butour2007
results show what hands-on leadership can accomplish when united around a big,
ambitious goal. There’s no room at Verizon for remote-control management. To us,
leadershipisapersonalcommitmentthatrequireseachofustobeavital,visibleforce
inthelivesofourorganizations.ThatpassionforperformancehasmadeVerizononeof
ahandfulofcompaniesthathaveshownwehavewhatittakestonavigatethechanges
inourindustryandcomeoutawinner.I’mexcitedattheopportunitywehavetopractice
that leadership every day, and I’m condent that the Verizon team will continue to
produceresultsforshareownersandcustomersintheyearsahead.
IvanG.Seidenberg
ChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfcer