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0001968243
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000732712
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
001-08606
1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK
NY
10036
212-395-1000
Russo Joseph J.
Officer
Common
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
900 Salem Street
Smithfield
RI
02917
7585
275335.50
4203991483
05/23/2023
NYSE
Common
12/01/2021
Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
1
12/01/2021
Compensation
Common
03/01/2022
Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
1108
03/01/2022
Compensation
Common
03/02/2022
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Issuer
N
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Common
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Issuer
N
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Common
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Issuer
N
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Issuer
N
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/s/ Gary Redman, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Joseph J. Russo