EX-24 10 dex24.txt POWERS OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 24 POWERS OF ATTORNEY POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 5th day of November, 2001. /S/ JAMES R. BARKER ----------------------------- James R. Barker POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 6th day of November, 2001. /S/ EDWARD H. BUDD ----------------------------- Edward H. Budd POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. By: /s/ Richard L. Carrion ----------------------------- Richard L. Carrion POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. By: /s/ ROBERT F. DANIELL ----------------------------- Robert F. Daniell POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /S/ HELENE L. KAPLAN ----------------------------- Helene L. Kaplan POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /S/ CHARLES R. LEE ----------------------------- Charles R. Lee POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /s/ SANDRA O. MOOSE ----------------------------- Sandra O. Moose POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /s/ JOSEPH NEUBAUER ----------------------------- Joseph Neubauer POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /S/ THOMAS H. O'BRIEN ----------------------------- Thomas H. O'Brien POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /S/ RUSSELL E. PALMER ----------------------------- Russell E. Palmer POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /S/ HUGH B. PRICE ----------------------------- Hugh B. Price POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /s/ IVAN G. SEIDENBERG ----------------------------- Ivan G. Seidenberg POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 7th day of November, 2001. /s/ WALTER V. SHIPLEY ----------------------------- Walter V. Shipley POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /s/ JOHN W. SNOW ----------------------------- John W. Snow POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /s/ JOHN R. STAFFORD ----------------------------- John R. Stafford POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /s/ ROBERT D. STOREY ----------------------------- Robert D. Storey POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /S/ FREDERIC V. SALERNO ----------------------------- Frederic V. Salerno POWER OF ATTORNEY WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Price Communications Corporation and its affiliates. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Charles R. Lee, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Frederic V. Salerno and William F. Heitmann, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 1st day of November, 2001. /S/ LAWRENCE R. WHITMAN ----------------------------- Lawrence R. Whitman