Credit Agreement in Writing. A CREDIT AGREEMENT MUST BE IN WRITING TO BE ENFORCEABLE UNDER NEBRASKA LAW. TO PROTECT YOU (BORROWER) AND US (LENDER) FROM ANY MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR DISAPPOINTMENTS, ANY CONTRACT, PROMISE, UNDERTAKING OR OFFER TO FOREBEAR REPAYMENT OF MONEY OR TO MAKE ANY OTHER FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATION IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LOAN OF MONEY OR GRANT OR EXTENSION OF CREDIT, OR ANY AMENDMENT OF, CANCELLATION OF, WAIVER OF, OR SUBSTITUTION FOR ANY OR ALL OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF ANY INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LOAN OF MONEY OR GRANT OR EXTENSION OF CREDIT, MUST BE IN WRITING TO BE EFFECTIVE.

Existing Credit Agreement Superseded. This Credit Agreement shall supersede the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety, except as provided in this [Section 11.25]. On the Closing Date, the rights and obligations of the parties under the Existing Credit Agreement and the “Notes” defined therein shall be subsumed within and be governed by this Credit Agreement and the Notes; provided, however, that # any of the “Loans” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall, for purposes of this Credit Agreement, be Loans hereunder # this Credit Agreement shall not in any way release or impair the rights, duties or obligations created pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) or affect the relative priorities thereof, in each case to the extent in force and effect thereunder as of the Closing Date, except as modified hereby or by documents, instruments and agreements executed and delivered in connection herewith, and all of such rights, duties and obligations are assumed, ratified and affirmed by the Borrowers; and # the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Credit Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, or constitute a waiver of any covenant, agreement or obligation under the Existing Credit Agreement, except to the extent that any such covenant, agreement or obligation is no longer set forth herein or is modified hereby. The Revolving Loan Lenders’ interests in the Revolving Loans and participations in the Letters of Credit shall be reallocated on the Closing Date in accordance with each Revolving Loan [[Organization A:Organization]]’s applicable Revolving Loan Commitment, and the Revolving Loan Lenders shall make such purchases of Revolving Loans from each other as are necessary to effect such reallocation. On the Closing Date, # the loan commitments of each [[Organization A:Organization]] that is a party to the Existing Credit Agreement but is not a party to this Credit Agreement (an “Exiting [[Organization A:Organization]]”) will be terminated, all outstanding obligations owing to the Exiting Lenders on the Closing Date will be repaid in full, and each Exiting [[Organization A:Organization]] will not become a [[Organization A:Organization]] under this Credit Agreement, # each Person listed on [Exhibit 1.1](a) attached to this Credit Agreement shall be a Revolving Loan [[Organization A:Organization]] under this Credit Agreement with the applicable Revolving Loan Commitment set forth opposite its name on such [Exhibit 1.1](a), and (C) each Person listed on [Exhibit 1.1](b) attached to this Credit Agreement shall be an Issuing [[Organization A:Organization]] with the LOC Commitment set forth opposite its name on such [Exhibit 1.1](b).

Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective upon the Seventh Amendment Effective Date (as defined in Section 3 below):

Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto agree that the Credit Agreement is amended as follows:

The provisions of Article I of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended as follows:

Ratification of Credit Agreement. Each of the Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and consents to the terms set forth herein and agrees that this Agreement does not impair, reduce or limit any of its obligations under the Loan Documents as amended hereby.

New Bank Credit Agreement. The Company has furnished to the Noteholders a true and complete copy of the New Bank Credit Agreement, and except as so furnished to the Noteholders, there have been no amendments to the New Bank Credit Agreement; and

Agreement. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the 2009 Verizon Communications Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “Plan”), and evidences the grant of a restricted stock unit award in the form of RSUs pursuant to the Plan. In consideration of the benefits described in this Agreement, which Participant acknowledges are good, valuable and sufficient consideration, the Participant agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the Participant’s obligations and restrictions set forth in [Exhibit A] to this Agreement and the Participant’s non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and other obligations and restrictions set forth in [Exhibit B] to this Agreement, both of which are incorporated into and are a part of the Agreement. The RSUs and this Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan. By executing this Agreement, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, including but not limited to the Participant’s obligations and restrictions set forth in [Exhibits A] and B to this Agreement. In addition, the Participant agrees to be bound by the actions of the Human Resources Committee of Verizon Communication’s Board of Directors or any successor thereto (the “Committee”), and any designee of the Committee (to the extent that such actions are exercised in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement). If there is a conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with it terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by # bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and # general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

Agreement. Holder hereby # agrees that the Stock, and any other shares of capital stock or securities required by the Agreement to be bound thereby, shall be bound by and subject to the terms of the Agreement and # adopts the Agreement with the same force and effect as if Holder were originally a party thereto.