Exhibit 99.6

            [LETTERHEAD OF CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION]

Board of Directors
Price Communications Corporation
45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 3200
New York, New York 10020

Members of the Board:

We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter to the Board of
Directors of Price Communications Corporation ("Price Communications") as Annex
E to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of Price Communications, Verizon Wireless
of the East LP ("VWE") and Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon
Communications") included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of VWE and
Verizon Communications relating to the proposed asset contribution by Price
Communications to VWE and reference thereto in such Proxy Statement/Prospectus
under the captions "SUMMARY--Opinions of Price Communications' Financial
Advisors" and "OPINIONS OF FINANCIAL ADVISORS--Opinion of Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation." In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come
within the category of persons whose consent is required under, and we do not
admit that we are "experts" for purposes of, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

                              /s/  Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
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                              CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION


May 21, 2002