FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Armstrong Timothy M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC [VZ] (Last) (First) (Middle) VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and President and CEO-Oath 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10036 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 2,200 I By Armstrong Family Investment, LLC Common Stock 166 I By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock (unitized)	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	3,496	$ (1)	I	By Deferred Compensation Plan
Restricted Stock Units - 2016-2018 Award Cycle	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	25,133	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units - 2017-2020 Award Cycle	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	24,848	$ (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Armstrong Timothy M VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036	Â	Â	  EVP and President and CEO-Oath	Â

Signatures

William L. Horton, Jr. attorney-in-fact for Timothy M. Armstrong		01/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of common stock and is settled in cash. The shares of phantom stock become payable upon events established by the reporting person in accordance with the deferred compensation plan. The number of shares is based upon 12,261.122 units held as of January 1, 2018.
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) represents the right to receive one share of common stock, plus accrued dividends, on the payment date following the date the RSU vests, unless deferred into the reporting person's deferred compensation plan account at the election of the reporting person. Subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, each RSU will vest on December 31, 2018.
(3)	Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) represents the right to receive one share of common stock, plus accrued dividends, on the payment date following the date the RSU vests, unless deferred into the reporting person's deferred compensation plan account at the election of the reporting person. Subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 3, 2018.

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