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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 10-K

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(Mark one)
   [X]             ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001

                                       OR

   [ ]            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                      For the transition period from    to

                          Commission file number 1-7150

                           VERIZON WEST VIRGINIA INC.

A West Virginia Corporation        I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 55-0142020


          1500 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, West Virginia 25314

                         Telephone Number (304) 343-9911

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.


THE REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION I(1)(a) AND
(b) OF FORM 10-K AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH REDUCED DISCLOSURE
FORMAT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION I(2).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                     PART I
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  1.    Business
        (Abbreviated pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)..........................................      1
  2.    Properties ..................................................................................      6
  3.    Legal Proceedings ...........................................................................      6
  4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
        (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)  ............................................      6


                                     PART II

  5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters .......................      7
  6.    Selected Financial Data
        (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).) .............................................      7
  7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
        (Abbreviated pursuant to General Instruction I(2).) .........................................      8
  7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ..................................     16
  8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data .................................................     16
  9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ........     16


                                    PART III

        (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).):
 10.    Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant ..........................................     16
 11.    Executive Compensation ......................................................................     16
 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management ..............................     16
 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions ..............................................     16


                                     PART IV

 14.    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K ............................     17
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      UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL INFORMATION IS AS OF MARCH 18, 2002.
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

                                     PART I

Item 1.  Business

                                     GENERAL

     Verizon West Virginia Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of
West Virginia. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc.
(Verizon).

     We presently serve a territory consisting of two complete Local Access and
Transport Areas (LATAs) and a part of a third LATA. These LATAs are generally
centered on a city or based on some other identifiable common geography and,
with certain limited exceptions, each LATA marks the boundary within which we
have been permitted by the "Modification of Final Judgment" (MFJ) to provide
telephone service.

     We currently provide two basic types of telecommunications services:

..    Exchange telecommunication service is the transmission of
     telecommunications among customers located within a local calling area
     within a LATA. Examples of exchange telecommunications services include
     switched local residential and business services, local private line voice
     and data services and Centrex services. We also provide toll services
     within a LATA (intraLATA long distance).

..    Exchange access service links a customer's premises and the transmission
     facilities of other telecommunications carriers, generally interLATA
     carriers. Examples of exchange access services include switched access and
     special access services.

                            BELL ATLANTIC-GTE MERGER

     On June 30, 2000, Bell Atlantic Corporation (Bell Atlantic) and GTE
Corporation (GTE) completed a merger under a definitive merger agreement dated
as of July 27, 1998 and began doing business as Verizon. The merger qualified as
a tax-free reorganization and has been accounted for as a pooling-of-interests
business combination.

                                   OPERATIONS

     We are one of 16 public operating telephone companies owned by Verizon.
Verizon has organized certain telecommunications group functions into marketing
units operating across its operating telephone subsidiaries. The units focus on
specific market segments. Each of the operating telephone subsidiaries,
including the company, remains responsible within its respective service area
for the provision of telephone services, financial performance and regulatory
matters. Verizon's five strategic marketing units are comprised of the
following:

     The Enterprise unit markets communications and information technology and
services to large businesses and to departments, agencies and offices of the
executive, judicial and legislative branches of the federal, state and local
governments. These services include voice switching/processing services (e.g.,
dedicated private lines, custom Centrex, call management, and voice messaging),
end-user networking (e.g., credit and debit card transactions and personal
computer-based conferencing, including data and video), internetworking
(establishing links between the geographically disparate networks of two or more
companies or within the same company), network optimization (disaster avoidance,
911 service, and intelligent vehicle highway systems) and other communications
services such as distance learning, telemedicine, videoconferencing and
interactive multimedia applications. The Enterprise unit also includes Verizon's
Data Solutions Group which provides data transmission and network integration
services (integrating multiple geographically disparate networks into one
system) and Verizon's Strategic Markets unit which operates as a provider of
network monitoring services and telecommunications equipment sales to medium and
large businesses.

     The Retail unit markets communications and information services to
residential customers and to small and medium-sized businesses within our
territory including our long distance services. Some of Verizon's long distance
subsidiaries operate as a reseller of national and international long distance
services and provide service in all 50 states to residential and business
customers, including long distance services, calling cards, 800/888 services and
operator services to its customers. This unit also provides operator and pay
telephone services. The Retail unit includes Verizon Avenue, a subsidiary of
Verizon that markets to customers located in multi-tenant buildings and
Teleproducts, a subsidiary of Verizon that markets customer premises equipment
to the end-user.

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     The Network unit markets (i) switched and special access to the telephone
operations' local exchange networks, and (ii) billing and collection services,
including recording, rating, bill processing and bill rendering. This unit also
includes various technical planning groups that provide strategic technology and
network planning, new service creation, and emerging business management.

     The Advanced Services unit markets Verizon's ADSL (asymmetrical digital
subscriber line) and Internet access services. Verizon's Global Networks unit is
building a next generation long distance network using ATM (asynchronous
transfer mode) technology.

     The National Operations unit markets Verizon's Communications and
Construction services that supply installation and repair labor and manages
Verizon's Supply unit that is responsible for the procurement and management of
inventory and supplies for the telephone operations, as well as other
subsidiaries. The Supply unit also sells material and logistic services to third
parties.

Telecommunications Act of 1996

     The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act) became effective on February
8, 1996, and replaced the MFJ, a consent decree that arose out of an antitrust
action brought by the United States Department of Justice against AT&T. In
general, the 1996 Act includes provisions that open local exchange markets to
competition and permit Bell Operating Companies, including ours, to engage in
manufacturing and to provide long distance services under prescribed conditions.

In-Region Long Distance

     Under the 1996 Act, our ability to offer in-region long distance services
(that is, services originating in the state where we operate as a local exchange
carrier) is largely dependent on satisfying specified requirements. The
requirements include a 14-point "competitive checklist" of steps which we must
take to help competitors offer local services through resale, through purchase
of unbundled network elements (UNEs), or by interconnecting their own networks
to ours. We must also demonstrate to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
that entry into the in-region long distance market would be in the public
interest.

     Third-party testing of our operations support systems by the accounting and
consulting firm of KPMG is in its final stages in West Virginia. In-region long
distance would be offered by a separate non-regulated subsidiary of Verizon as
required by law.

FCC Regulation and Interstate Rates

     We are subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC with respect to interstate
services and related matters. In 2001, the FCC continued to implement reforms to
the interstate access charge system and to implement the "universal service" and
other requirements of the 1996 Act.

Access Charges and Universal Service

     On May 31, 2000, the FCC adopted a plan advanced by members of the industry
(the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service, or CALLS) as a
comprehensive five-year plan for regulation of interstate access charges. The
CALLS plan has three main components. First, it establishes a portable
interstate access universal service support of $650 million for the industry.
This explicit support replaces implicit support embedded in interstate access
charges. Second, the plan simplifies the patchwork of common line charges into
one subscriber line charge (SLC) and provides for de-averaging of the SLC by
zones and class of customers in a manner that will not undermine comparable and
affordable universal service. Third, the plan sets into place a mechanism to
transition to a set target of $.0055 per minute for switched access services.
Once that target rate is reached, local exchange carriers are no longer required
to make further annual price cap reductions to their switched access prices. The
annual reductions leading to the target rate, as well as annual reductions for
the subset of special access services that remain subject to price cap
regulation was set at 6.5% per year.

     On September 10, 2001, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
ruled on an appeal of the FCC order adopting the plan. The court upheld the FCC
on several challenges to the order, but remanded two aspects of the decision
back to the FCC on the grounds that they lacked sufficient justification. The
court remanded back to the FCC for further consideration its decision setting
the annual reduction factor at 6.5% and the size of the new universal service
fund at $650 million. The entire plan (including these elements) will continue
in effect pending the FCC's further consideration of its justification of these
components. As a result of tariff adjustments which became effective in July
2001, we reached the $0.0055 benchmark.

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     The FCC has adopted rules for special access services that provide for
pricing flexibility and ultimately the removal of services from price regulation
when prescribed competitive thresholds are met. In order to use these rules,
carriers must forego the ability to take advantage of provisions in the current
rules that provide relief in the event earnings fall below prescribed
thresholds. In 2001, Verizon was authorized to remove special access and
dedicated transport services from price caps in 35 of the 57 Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the former Bell Atlantic territory and in three
additional MSAs in the former GTE territory. In addition, the FCC found that in
10 MSAs Verizon had met the stricter standards to remove special access
connections to end-user customers from price caps. Verizon has an application
pending that, if granted, would remove special access services from price cap
regulation in 16 additional MSAs.

     In November 1999, the FCC adopted a new mechanism for providing universal
service support to high cost areas served by large local telephone companies.
This funding mechanism provides additional support for local telephone services
in several states served by Verizon. This system has been supplemented by the
new FCC access charge plan described above. On July 31, 2001, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed and remanded to the FCC for further
proceedings. The court concluded that the FCC had failed to adequately explain
some aspects of its decision and had failed to address any need for a state
universal service mechanism. The current universal service mechanism remains in
place pending the outcome of any FCC review as a result of these appeals.

Unbundling of Network Elements (UNEs)

     In November 1999, the FCC announced its decision setting forth new
unbundling requirements, eliminating elements that it had previously required to
be unbundled, limiting the obligation to provide others and adding new elements.
Appeals from this decision are pending.

     In addition to the unbundling requirements released in November 1999, the
FCC released an order in a separate proceeding in December 1999, requiring
incumbent local exchange companies also to unbundle and provide to competitors
the higher frequency portion of their local loop. This provides competitors with
the ability to provision data services on top of incumbent carriers' voice
services. Appeals from this order are also pending.

     In July 2000, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found that
some aspects of the FCC's requirements for pricing UNEs were inconsistent with
the 1996 Act. In particular, it found that the FCC was wrong to require
incumbent carriers to base these prices not on their real costs but on the
imaginary costs of the most efficient equipment and the most efficient network
configuration. This portion of the court's decision has been stayed pending
review by the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, the court upheld the FCC's
decision that UNEs should be priced based on a forward-looking cost model rather
than historical costs. The U.S. Supreme Court currently has this case under
review.

     In December 2001, the FCC opened its triennial review of UNEs. This
rulemaking reopens the question of what network elements must be made available
on an unbundled basis under the 1996 Act and will revisit the unbundling
decisions described above. In this rulemaking, the FCC also will address other
pending issues relating to unbundled elements, including the question of whether
competing carriers may substitute combinations of unbundled loops and transport
for already competitive special access services.

Compensation for Internet Traffic

     On April 27, 2001, the FCC released an order addressing intercarrier
compensation for dial-up connections for Internet-bound traffic. The FCC found
that Internet-bound traffic is interstate and subject to the FCC's jurisdiction.
Moreover, the FCC again found that Internet-bound traffic is not subject to
reciprocal compensation under Section 251(b)(5) of the 1996 Act. Instead, the
FCC established federal rates for this traffic that decline from $0.0015 to
$0.0007 over a three-year period. The FCC order also sets caps on the total
minutes of this traffic that may be subject to any intercarrier compensation and
requires that incumbent local exchange carriers must offer to pay reciprocal
compensation for local traffic at the same rate as they are required to pay on
Internet-bound traffic. Several competing carriers and state regulators appealed
this order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The court denied a
motion to stay the FCC order, and the order went into effect. The appeal remains
pending.

State Regulation of Rates and Services

     The West Virginia Public Service Commission (WVPSC) regulates our
intrastate rates and services and other matters.

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     On October 3, 2001, the WVPSC approved our new Incentive Regulation Plan
(IRP). The new IRP continues, until December 31, 2005, the flexible price
regulation of competitive services, caps on basic rates, infrastructure
commitments and unlimited earnings freedom that have been in place since 1988.
In addition, long distance, wide area telephone service and national directory
assistance will be rate-deregulated, and we may petition for the rate
deregulation of any other service, except basic residential service, as early as
January 1, 2002.

     The new IRP also resolves the pending request by interexchange carriers,
the WVPSC staff and the WVPSC Consumer Advocate Division (CAD) for immediate
annual access charge decreases. We will phase-in an annual rate decrease of
$19.2 million by July 2004. Cumulative rate reductions will be $91.7 million
over the five-year life of the IRP, and total annual reductions by the end of
the IRP will be $26 million. With the approval of the IRP, the CAD's petition
for an immediate $81.6 million annual rate reduction has been dismissed.

Competition

     We face increasing competition in all areas of our business. The 1996 Act,
regulatory and judicial actions and the development of new technologies,
products and services have created opportunities for alternative
telecommunication service providers, many of which are subject to fewer
regulatory constraints. Current and potential competitors in telecommunication
services include long distance companies, other local telephone companies, cable
companies, wireless service providers, foreign telecommunications providers,
electric utilities, Internet service providers and other companies that offer
network services. Many of these companies have a strong market presence, brand
recognition and existing customer relationships, all of which contribute to
intensifying competition and may affect our future revenue growth.

Local Exchange Services

     The ability to offer local exchange services has historically been subject
to regulation by state regulatory commissions. Applications from competitors to
provide and resell local exchange services have been approved in our
jurisdiction. The 1996 Act has significantly increased the level of competition
in our local exchange markets.

     One of the purposes of the 1996 Act was to ensure, and accelerate, the
emergence of competition in local exchange markets. Toward this end, the 1996
Act requires most existing local exchange carriers (incumbent local exchange
carriers, or ILECs), including our company, to permit potential competitors
(competitive local exchange carriers, or CLECs) to:

..    purchase service from the ILEC for resale to CLEC customers;
..    purchase UNEs from the ILEC; and/or
..    interconnect the CLEC's network with the ILEC's network.

As a result, competition in our local exchange markets continues to increase. We
are generally required to sell our services to CLECs at discounts from the
prices we charge our retail customers.

Long Distance Services

     We offer intraLATA long distance services. IntraLATA toll calls originate
and terminate within the same LATA, but generally cover a greater distance than
a local call. State regulatory commissions rather than federal authorities
generally regulate these services. Federal regulators have jurisdiction over
interstate toll services. The WVPSC permits other carriers to offer intraLATA
toll services within the state.

Alternative Access Services

     A substantial portion of our revenues from business and government
customers is derived from a relatively small number of large, multiple-line
subscribers.

     We face competition from alternative communications systems, constructed by
large end-users, interexchange carriers and alternative access vendors, which
are capable of originating and/or terminating calls without the use of our
plant. The FCC's orders requiring us to offer collocated interconnection for
special and switched access services have enhanced the ability of such
alternative access providers to compete with us.

     Other potential sources of competition include cable television systems,
shared tenant services and other noncarrier systems which are capable of
bypassing our local plant, either partially or completely, through substitution
of special access for switched access or through concentration of
telecommunications traffic on fewer of our lines.

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Wireless Services

     Wireless services also constitute a significant source of competition,
especially as wireless carriers (including Verizon Wireless) expand and improve
their network coverage and continue to lower their prices to end-users. As a
result, more end-users are substituting wireless services for basic wireline
service. Wireless telephone services can also be used for data transmission.

Public Telephone Services

     The growth of wireless communications has significantly decreased usage of
public telephones, as more customers are substituting wireless services for
public telephone services. In addition, we face competition from other providers
of public telephone services.

Operator Services

     Our operator services product line faces competition from alternative
operator services providers and Internet service providers.

                                    EMPLOYEES

     As of December 31, 2001, we had approximately 1,700 employees.

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Item 2.  Properties

                                     GENERAL

     Our principal properties do not lend themselves to simple description by
character and location. Our investment in plant, property and equipment
consisted of the following at December 31:

                                                              2001        2000
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Central office equipment                                       44%         42%
Outside communications plant                                   42          42
Land and buildings                                              7           8
Furniture, vehicles and other work equipment                    5           5
Other                                                           2           3
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                                                              100%        100%
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     "Central office equipment" consists of switching equipment, transmission
equipment and related facilities. "Outside communications plant" consists
primarily of aerial cable, underground cable, conduit and wiring, and telephone
poles. "Land and buildings" consists of land and land improvements, and
principally central office buildings. "Furniture, vehicles and other work
equipment" consists of public telephone instruments and telephone equipment,
furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles and other work equipment. "Other"
property consists primarily of plant under construction, capital leases,
capitalized computer software costs and leasehold improvements.

     All of our properties, located in the state of West Virginia, are generally
in good operating condition and are adequate to satisfy the needs of our
business.

     Our customers are served by electronic switching systems that provide a
wide variety of services. Our network has full digital capability to furnish
advanced data transmission and information management services.

                              CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

     We have been making and expect to continue to make significant capital
expenditures to meet the demand for communications services and to further
improve such services. Capital expenditures were approximately $157 million in
2001, $161 million in 2000 and $154 million in 1999. Capital expenditures
exclude additions under capital lease. Our total investment in plant, property
and equipment was approximately $2.2 billion at December 31, 2001, $2.1 billion
at December 31, 2000, and $2.0 billion at December 31, 1999, including the
effect of retirements, but before deducting accumulated depreciation.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

         There were no proceedings reportable under Item 3.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)

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                                     PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

         Not applicable.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

         (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)

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Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
         (Abbreviated pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)

     This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements
and Notes to Financial Statements listed in the index set forth on page F-1.

OVERVIEW
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     Description of Business

     Verizon West Virginia Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon
Communications Inc. (Verizon Communications). We presently serve a territory
consisting of two complete Local Access and Transport Areas (LATAs) and part of
a third LATA in the state of West Virginia. We have one reportable segment which
provides domestic wireline telecommunications services. We currently provide two
basic types of telecommunications services:

..    Exchange telecommunication service is the transmission of
     telecommunications among customers located within a local calling area
     within a LATA. Examples of exchange telecommunications services include
     switched local residential and business services, local private line voice
     and data services and Centrex services. We also provide toll services
     within a LATA (intraLATA long distance).

..    Exchange access service links a customer's premises and the transmission
     facilities of other telecommunications carriers, generally interLATA
     carriers. Examples of exchange access services include switched access and
     special access services.

     The communications services we provide are subject to regulation by the
West Virginia Public Service Commission (WVPSC) with respect to intrastate rates
and services and other matters. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
regulates rates that we charge long distance carriers and end-user subscribers
for interstate access rates. For a further discussion of the company and our
regulatory plan, see Item 1 - "Description of Business."

Critical Accounting Policies

     Significant accounting policies are highlighted in the applicable sections
of this discussion and analysis of results of operations. See sections on
"Transactions with Affiliates," "Employee Severance and Pension Enhancement
Costs," "Operating Revenues," and "Depreciation and Amortization." In addition,
all of our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the
financial statements.

Transactions with Affiliates

     Our financial statements include transactions with Verizon Services Corp.,
Verizon Services Group and Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc. (collectively
known as Verizon Services), Verizon Data Services Inc., GTE Communication
Systems Corporation (GTE Communication Systems), Verizon Network Funding
Corporation (VNFC), Verizon Communications and other affiliates.

     We have contractual arrangements with Verizon Services for the provision of
various centralized services. Costs may be either directly assigned to one
subsidiary or allocated to more than one subsidiary based on functional reviews
of the work performed. We are also allocated a portion of Verizon Services
employee benefit costs.

     We use the equity method of accounting for our investments in SMS/800 and
Verizon Ventures III Inc. (Ventures III). SMS/800 is a venture jointly held by
the Bell Operating Companies that administers the centralized national database
system associated with toll free numbers. Ventures III is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Verizon Communications that provides new exchange access services
through a separate subsidiary. At December 31, 2001, our ownership interest in
Ventures III was .68% (See Note 12).

     Verizon Data Services Inc. provides data processing services, software
application development and maintenance, which generally benefit Verizon
Communications' operating telephone subsidiaries, including us.

     GTE Communication Systems provides construction and maintenance equipment,
supplies and electronic repair service to us.

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     We have contractual arrangements with VNFC to provide short-term financing,
investing and cash management services to us.

     We also include miscellaneous items of income and expense resulting from
transactions with other affiliates, including Verizon Advanced Data Inc. These
transactions include the provision of local and network access services, billing
and collection services, rental of facilities and equipment, and sales and
purchases of material and supplies. We also earn fees from an affiliate for
usage of our directory listings.

     See also Note 12 to the financial statements for additional information on
affiliate transactions.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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     We reported net income of $138,688,000 in 2001, compared to net income of
$127,016,000 in 2000.

     Our results for 2001 and 2000 were affected by special items. The special
items in both periods include our allocated share of charges from Verizon
Services.

     What follows is a further explanation of the nature of these special items.

Employee Severance and Pension Enhancement Costs

     During the fourth quarter of 2001, we recorded a charge of $32,030,000
(additionally $3,070,000 was allocated from Verizon Services) primarily
associated with employee severance and related pension enhancements. The charge
included severance and related benefits of $14,530,000 as recorded under
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 112, "Employers'
Accounting for Postemployment Benefits," for the voluntary and involuntary
separation of employees. We also included a charge of $17,500,000 recorded in
accordance with SFAS No. 88, "Employers' Accounting for Settlements and
Curtailments of Defined Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits," for related
pension enhancements.

Completion of Merger

     On June 30, 2000, Bell Atlantic and GTE completed a merger under a
definitive merger agreement dated as of July 27, 1998 and began doing business
as Verizon Communications. The merger qualified as a tax-free reorganization and
has been accounted for as a pooling-of-interests business combination.

      The following table summarizes the charges incurred for the Bell
Atlantic-GTE Merger:

                                                          (Dollars in Thousands)
Years Ended December 31                                2001                2000
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Operations and Support Expenses
  Direct incremental costs                          $   ---             $ 3,371
  Severance costs                                       ---               3,275
  Transition costs                                    5,813               1,843
  Other costs                                           ---                  53
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Total costs                                         $ 5,813             $ 8,542
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Direct Incremental Costs

     Direct incremental costs related to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger of
$3,371,000 (including $3,188,000 allocated from Verizon Services) include
compensation, professional services and other costs. Compensation includes
retention payments to employees that were contingent on the close of the merger.
Professional services include investment banking, legal, accounting, consulting
and other advisory fees incurred to obtain federal and state regulatory
approvals and take other actions necessary to complete the merger. Other
includes costs incurred to obtain shareholder approval of the merger, register
securities and communicate with shareholders, employees and regulatory
authorities regarding merger issues.

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Employee Severance Costs

     Employee severance costs related to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger of
$3,275,000 (including $2,475,000 allocated from Verizon Services), as recorded
under SFAS No. 112, represent the benefit costs for the separation of management
employees who are entitled to benefits under pre-existing separation plans. The
separations either have or are expected to occur as a result of consolidations
and process enhancements within our company. Accrued postemployment benefit
liabilities for those employees are included in our balance sheets as a
component of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities - Other. The remaining
severance liability under this program as of December 31, 2001 is $434,000.

Transition Costs

     In addition to the direct merger-related and severance costs discussed
above, from the date of the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger, we incurred transition
costs related to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger. These costs were incurred to
integrate systems, consolidate real estate, relocate employees and meet certain
regulatory conditions of the merger. They also include costs for advertising and
other costs to establish the Verizon brand. Transition costs related to the Bell
Atlantic-GTE merger were $5,813,000 in 2001 and $1,843,000 in 2000 (including
5,243,000 in 2001 and $1,735,000 in 2000 allocated from Verizon Services).

Other Costs

     During the second quarter of 2000, we also recorded a $53,000 charge to
operations and support expenses for other actions in relation to the Bell
Atlantic-GTE merger. This charge was related to the write-off of duplicate
assets.

Other Charges and Special Items

Regulatory Contingency

     In the second quarter of 2000, we recognized a charge for a regulatory
matter totaling $16,000. We recorded a reduction to operating revenue of $12,000
and a charge to interest expense of $4,000. This matter relates to a specific
issue currently under investigation by the FCC. We believe that it is probable
that the ultimate resolution of this matter will result in refunds to our
customers, including interest.

Other Items

     In the second quarter of 2000, we recorded charges totaling $4,939,000 to
operations and support expenses. These charges include costs for the write-off
of accounts receivable, legal contingencies and other miscellaneous items.

     These and other items affecting the comparison of our results of operations
for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 are discussed in the following
sections.

OPERATING REVENUES
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(Dollars in Thousands)

Years Ended December 31                               2001                 2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local services                                    $399,899             $388,332
Network access services                            243,222              219,813
Long distance services                              23,191               25,301
Other services                                      37,038               35,211
                                         ---------------------------------------
Total                                             $703,350             $668,657
                                         =======================================

     We recognize service revenues based upon usage of our local exchange
network and facilities and contract fees. We recognize product and other service
revenues when the products are delivered and accepted by the customers and when
services are provided in accordance with contract terms.

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LOCAL SERVICES

                                                       Increase
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2001 - 2000                               $11,567         3.0%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Local service revenues are earned from the provision of local exchange,
local private line, wire maintenance, voice messaging and value-added services.
Value-added services are a family of services that expand the utilization of the
network, including products such as Caller ID, Call Waiting and Return Call. The
provision of local exchange services not only includes retail revenues, but also
includes local wholesale revenues from unbundled network elements (UNEs),
interconnection revenues from competitive local exchange carriers, certain data
transport revenues and wireless interconnection revenues.

     Local service revenues increased in 2001 primarily due to higher usage of
our network facilities and higher customer demand and usage of our value-added
and our wire maintenance services. Higher payments received from competitive
local exchange carriers for the purchase of UNEs also contributed to the
increase in local service revenues.

     Local service revenues were impacted by the effect of an economic slowdown
and competition, as reflected by a decrease in our switched access lines in
service of 2.5% from December 31, 2000. In addition, the effect of technology
substitution is increasing, as more customers are choosing wireless and Internet
services in place of some basic wireline services.

NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES

                                                       Increase
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2001 - 2000                               $23,409         10.6%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Network access revenues are earned from end-user subscribers and from long
distance and other competing carriers who use our local exchange facilities to
provide usage services to their customers. Switched access revenues are derived
from fixed and usage-based charges paid by carriers for access to our local
network. Special access revenues originate from carriers and end-users that buy
dedicated local exchange capacity to support their private networks. End-user
access revenues are earned from our customers and from resellers who purchase
dial-tone services.

     Network access revenues growth in 2001 was mainly attributable to higher
customer demand for special access services, particularly for high-capacity,
high-speed digital services.

     These increases were partially offset by price reductions associated with a
federal price cap filing and other regulatory decisions. The WVPSC regulates us
with respect to intrastate rates and services and other matters. The FCC
regulates rates that we charge long distance carriers and end-user subscribers
for interstate access services. We are required to file new access rates with
the FCC each year. In July 2000, we implemented the Coalition for Affordable
Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS) plan. Rates included in the July 2000
CALLS plan were in effect through June 2001. Effective July 3, 2001 we
implemented further rate reductions in accordance with the plan. In addition,
network access revenues in 2000 included the effect of a reversal of an accrual
from a prior period as the result of a favorable resolution of a regulatory
matter.

LONG DISTANCE SERVICES

                                                      (Decrease)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2001 - 2000                               $(2,110)       (8.3)%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Long distance revenues are earned primarily from calls made to points
outside a customer's local calling area, but within our service area (intraLATA
toll). IntraLATA toll calls originate and terminate within the same LATA, but
generally cover a greater distance than a local call. These services are
regulated by the WVPSC except where they cross state lines. Other long distance
services that we provide include 800 services and Wide Area Telephone Service
(WATS).

     Long distance service revenues declined in 2001 primarily due to
competition and the effects of toll calling discount packages and product
bundling offers of our intraLATA toll services.

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OTHER SERVICES

                                                       Increase
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2001 - 2000                               $1,827          5.2%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Our other services include such services as billing and collections for
long distance carriers and affiliates, facilities rentals to affiliates and
nonaffiliates, public (pay) telephone, customer premises equipment (CPE) and
sales of materials and supplies to affiliates. Other service revenues also
include fees paid by customers for nonpublication of telephone numbers and
multiple white page listings and fees paid by an affiliate for usage of our
directory listings.

     Other service revenues increased in 2001 primarily due to higher revenue
from our billing and collection services and higher facilities rental revenues
from affiliates.

OPERATING EXPENSES
------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

                                                       Increase
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2001 - 2000                               $131            --%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Operations and support expenses consist of employee costs and other
operating expenses. Employee costs consist of salaries, wages and other employee
compensation, employee benefits and payroll taxes. Other operating expenses
consist of contract services including centralized services expenses allocated
from affiliates, rent, network software costs, operating taxes other than
income, the provision for uncollectible accounts receivable, reciprocal
compensation, and other costs.

     The increase in operations and support expenses was primarily attributable
to higher employee costs. The increase in employee costs was largely due to
additional employee severance and pension enhancement costs recorded in 2001.
This increase was substantially offset by the effect of merger-related costs and
other special items recorded in 2000, favorable pension plan income including
gain amortization and effective cost control measures.

     For additional information on severance and pension enhancement costs and
merger-related costs and other special items, see Results of Operations.

     We continue to incur expenditures related to reciprocal compensation
arrangements with competitive local exchange carriers and other carriers to
terminate calls on their network. In March 2000, the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed and remanded the FCC's
February 1999 order that concluded that calls to the Internet through Internet
service providers (ISP) do not terminate at the ISP but are single interstate
calls. The FCC had concluded that calls to the Internet are not therefore
subject to reciprocal compensation under section 251(b)(5) of the
Telecommunications Act, but left it to state regulatory commissions to determine
whether local interconnection agreements entered into with competing carriers
required the payment of compensation on such calls.

     On April 27, 2001, the FCC released an order addressing intercarrier
compensation for dial-up connections for Internet-bound traffic. The FCC found
that Internet-bound traffic is interstate and subject to the FCC's jurisdiction.
Moreover, the FCC again found that Internet-bound traffic is not subject to
reciprocal compensation under Section 251(b)(5) of the 1996 Act. Instead, the
FCC established federal rates for this traffic that decline from $0.0015 to
$0.0007 over a three-year period. The FCC order also sets caps on the total
minutes of this traffic that may be subject to any intercarrier compensation and
requires that incumbent local exchange carriers must offer to pay reciprocal
compensation for local traffic at the same rate as they are required to pay on
Internet-bound traffic. Several competing carriers and state regulators appealed
this order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The court denied a
motion to stay the FCC order, and the order went into effect. The appeal remains
pending.

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DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

                                                       Increase
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2001 - 2000                               $5,967          4.5%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Depreciation expense is principally based on the composite group remaining
life method and straight-line composite rates. This method provides for the
recognition of the cost of the remaining net investment in telephone plant, less
anticipated net salvage value, over the remaining asset lives. This method
requires the periodic revision of depreciation rates.

     Depreciation and amortization expense increased in 2001 principally due to
growth in depreciable telephone plant and increased software amortization costs.
These factors were partially offset by the effect of lower rates of
depreciation.

OTHER RESULTS
-------------
(Dollars in Millions)

OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSE), NET
                                                      (Decrease)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2001 - 2000                               $(6,072)       (245.1)%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Other income and (expense), net includes equity income (losses), interest
income and other nonoperating income and expense items.

     The change in other income and (expense), net, was primarily attributable
to higher equity losses recognized from our investment in Ventures III. Also
contributing to the change was a decrease in interest income associated with
the settlement of tax-related matters in 2000.

INTEREST EXPENSE

                                                      (Decrease)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2001 - 2000                               $(1,015)       (5.4)%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Interest expense includes costs associated with borrowing and capital
leases, net of capitalized interest costs. We capitalize interest associated
with the acquisition or construction of plant assets. Capitalized interest is
reported as a cost of plant and a reduction in interest expense.

     Interest expense deceased in 2001 primarily as a result of the effect of
lower rates of interest and higher capitalized interest costs resulting from
higher levels of average telephone plant under construction. This decrease was
partially offset by the effect of higher levels of average short-term borrowings
with an affiliate.

     See Note 5 to the financial statements for additional information about our
debt.

EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATES

      For the Years Ended December 31
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2001                                             41.4%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2000                                             40.4%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     The effective income tax rate is the provision for income taxes as a
percentage of income before the provision for income taxes. Our effective income
tax rate was higher in 2001 principally due to higher equity losses associated
with our investment in Ventures III, for which we do not recognize income tax
benefits.

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     You can find a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to
the effective income tax rate for each period in Note 10 to the financial
statements.

OTHER MATTERS
-------------

In-Region Long Distance

     Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, our ability to offer in-region
long distance services (that is, services originating in the state where we
operate as a local exchange carrier) is largely dependent on satisfying
specified requirements. The requirements include a 14-point "competitive
checklist" of steps which we must take to help competitors offer local services
through resale, through purchase of unbundled network elements (UNEs), or by
interconnecting their own networks to ours. We must also demonstrate to the FCC
that entry into the in-region long distance market would be in the public
interest.

     Third-party testing of our operations support systems by the accounting and
consulting firm of KPMG is in its final stages in West Virginia. In-region long
distance would be offered by a separate non-regulated subsidiary of Verizon
Communications as required by law.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     Business Combinations

     In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS
No. 141, "Business Combinations," which applies to business combinations
occurring after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of
accounting be used and includes guidance on the initial recognition and
measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in the combination.

     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

     In June 2001, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets." SFAS No. 142 no longer permits the amortization of goodwill
and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Instead, these assets must be reviewed
annually (or more frequently under prescribed conditions) for impairment in
accordance with this statement. This impairment test uses a fair value approach
rather than the undiscounted cash flows approach previously required by SFAS No.
121, "Account for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets
to Be Disposed Of." The goodwill impairment test under SFAS No. 142 requires a
two-step approach, which is performed at the reporting unit level, as defined in
SFAS No. 142. Step one identifies potential impairments by comparing the fair
value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. Step two, which is only
performed if there is a potential impairment, compares the carrying amount of
the reporting unit's goodwill to its implied value, as defined in SFAS No. 142.
If the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied fair
value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized for an amount equal to
that excess. Intangible assets that do not have indefinite lives will continue
to be amortized over their useful lives and reviewed for impairment in
accordance with SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets."

     We are required to adopt SFAS No. 142 effective January 1, 2002. The
adoption of SFAS No. 142 will not have a material effect on our results of
operations or financial position.

     Asset Retirement Obligations

     In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations." This standard provides the accounting for the cost of
legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets. SFAS No.
143 requires that companies recognize the fair value of a liability for asset
retirement obligations in the period in which the obligations are incurred and
capitalize that amount as a part of the book value of the long-lived asset. That
cost is then depreciated over the remaining life of the underlying long-lived
asset. We are required to adopt SFAS No. 143 effective January 1, 2003. We are
currently evaluating the impact this new standard will have on our future
results of operations or financial position.

     Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets

     In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144. This standard supersedes SFAS
No. 121 and the provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 30,
"Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of

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Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently
Occurring Events and Transactions," with regard to reporting the effects of a
disposal of a segment of a business. SFAS No. 144 establishes a single
accounting model for assets to be disposed of by sale and addresses several SFAS
No. 121 implementation issues. We are required to adopt SFAS No. 144 effective
January 1, 2002. We do not expect the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 144 to
have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.

Contractual Obligations

     The following table provides a summary of our contractual obligations.
Additional detail about these items is included in the notes to the financial
statements.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Payments Due by Period    (Dollars in Thousands)
                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contractual Obligation                       Total  Less than 1 year         1-3 years        4-5 years     After 5 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>                  <C>            <C>                 <C>            <C>
Long-term debt                            $200,000            $  ---          $100,000           $  ---          $100,000
Capital lease obligations                      320                37                63               64               156
Operating leases                             6,285             1,058             1,655            1,039             2,533
                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total contractual cash obligations        $206,605            $1,095          $101,718           $1,103          $102,689
                                    ======================================================================================
</TABLE>

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Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     We are exposed to interest rate risk in the normal course of our business.
The majority of our debt is fixed rate debt and we did not have any derivatives
as of December 31, 2001 and 2000. Our short-term borrowings from an affiliate
expose our earnings to changes in short-term interest rates since the interest
rate charged on such borrowings is typically fixed for less than one month.

     The following table summarizes the fair values of our long-term debt as of
December 31, 2001 and 2000. The table also provides a sensitivity analysis of
the estimated fair values of these financial instruments assuming
100-basis-point upward and downward parallel shifts in the yield curve. The
sensitivity analysis did not include the fair values of our short-term
borrowings from an affiliate since they are not significantly affected by
changes in market interest rates.

                                                           December 31
                                                --------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                 2001             2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fair value of long-term debt                       $215,022         $204,212
Fair value assuming a +100-basis-point shift        204,420          192,759
Fair value assuming a -100-basis-point shift        224,976          215,952

Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

          The information required by this Item is set forth on Pages F-1
          through F-24.

Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
          Financial Disclosure

          The information required by this Item regarding a change in
          accountants is included in a Current Report on Form 8-K dated
          September 7, 2000.

                                    PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of Registrant

          (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

          (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

          (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

          (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)

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                                     PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a)  The following documents are filed as part of this report:

          (1)  Financial Statements

                    See Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement
                    Schedule appearing on Page F-1.

          (2)  Financial Statement Schedules

                    See Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement
                    Schedule appearing on Page F-1.

          (3)  Exhibits

                    Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the
                    Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), are incorporated
                    herein by reference as exhibits hereto.

          3a   Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended July
               30, 1975. (Exhibit 3a to the registrant's Annual Report on Form
               10-K for the year ended December 31, 1985, File No. 1-7150.)

               3a(i)   Articles of Amendment dated August 29, 1990. (Exhibit
                       3a(i) to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
                       for the year ended December 31, 1990, File No. 1-7150.)

               3a(ii)  Articles of Amendment, dated January 6, 1994 and filed
                       January 13, 1994. (Exhibit 3a(ii) to the registrant's
                       Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
                       31, 1993, File No. 1-7150.)

               3a(iii) Articles of Incorporation Profit Amendment, dated June
                       30, 2000. (Exhibit 3a(iii) to the registrant's Quarterly
                       Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000,
                       File No. 1-7150.)

          3b   By-Laws of the registrant, as amended December 15, 1995. (Exhibit
               3b to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
               ended December 31, 1995, File No. 1-7150.)

               3b(i)   Consent of Sole Stockholder of Verizon West Virginia
                       Inc., dated December 15, 1995. (Exhibit 3b(i) to the
                       registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
                       ended December 31, 1995, File No. 1-7150.)

          4    No instrument which defines the rights of holders of long-term
               debt of the registrant is filed herewith pursuant to Regulation
               S-K, Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A). Pursuant to this regulation, the
               registrant hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument
               to the SEC upon request.

          12   Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

          23a  Consent of Independent Auditors.

          23b  Consent of Independent Accountants.

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

          There were no Current Reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter
          ended December 31, 2001.

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        Verizon West Virginia Inc.

Date:  March 25, 2002                   By   /s/ Edwin F. Hall
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                 Edwin F. Hall
                                                 Principal Financial Officer
                                                 and Controller

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities and on the date indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature                                   Title                               Date
---------                                   -----                               ----
<S>                                         <C>                                 <C>
/s/ Gale Y. Given                           President                           March 25, 2002
-----------------------------------         (Principal Executive Officer)
    Gale Y. Given                           and Director


/s/ Edwin F. Hall                           Principal Financial Officer         March 25, 2002
------------------------------------        and Controller
    Edwin F. Hall

/s/ Lydia R. Pulley                         Director                            March 25, 2002
-------------------------------------
    Lydia R. Pulley

/s/ Amy M. McDevitt                         Director                            March 25, 2002
--------------------------------
    Amy M. McDevitt
</TABLE>

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         Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          Page
                                                                                                          ----
<S>                                                                                                          <C>
         Report of Independent Auditors - Ernst & Young LLP .....................................          F-2

         Report of Independent Accountants - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP .........................          F-3

         Statements of Income

              For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 ..............................          F-4

         Balance Sheets - December 31, 2001 and 2000 ............................................          F-5

         Statements of Changes in Shareowner's Investment

             For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999................................          F-7

         Statements of Cash Flows

              For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999...............................          F-8

         Notes to Financial Statements ..........................................................          F-9

         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

              For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999...............................         F-24
</TABLE>

Financial statement schedules other than those listed above have been omitted
because such schedules are not required or applicable.

                                      F-1
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                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors and Shareowner
Verizon West Virginia Inc.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Verizon West Virginia Inc.
(the Company) as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the related statements of
income, changes in shareowner's investment, and cash flows for the years then
ended. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule referenced in
the index at Item 14(a). These financial statements and the financial statement
schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial
statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Verizon West Virginia Inc. at
December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. Also, in our opinion, the related financial
statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.

/s/Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
January 31, 2002

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                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and Shareowner of
Verizon West Virginia Inc.

In our opinion, the 1999 financial statements listed in the accompanying index
present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash
flows of Verizon West Virginia Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. In addition, in our opinion, the 1999 financial statement schedule
listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the
information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related
financial statements. These financial statements and the financial statement
schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement
schedule based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in
accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. We have not audited the
financial statements of West Virginia Inc. for any period subsequent to December
31, 1999.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
February 14, 2000

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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

                              STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                         For the Years Ended December 31
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

<TABLE>
                                                                                     2001          2000           1999
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                             <C>           <C>            <C>
OPERATING REVENUES (including $66,769, $51,033,
   and $49,646 from affiliates)                                                  $703,350      $668,657       $630,956
                                                                             --------------------------------------------
OPERATING EXPENSES
   Operations and support (including $121,920, $123,867
     and $113,515 to affiliates)                                                  306,695       306,564        292,915
   Depreciation and amortization                                                  138,500       132,533        128,603
                                                                             --------------------------------------------
                                                                                  445,195       439,097        421,518
                                                                             --------------------------------------------
OPERATING INCOME                                                                  258,155       229,560        209,438

OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSE), NET (including $(4,016), $48 and
   $161 from affiliates)                                                           (3,595)        2,477            403

INTEREST EXPENSE (including $5,369, $6,195
   and $1,860 to affiliate)                                                        17,920        18,935         16,827
                                                                             --------------------------------------------
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                          236,640       213,102        193,014

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                                         97,952        86,086         74,329
                                                                             --------------------------------------------
NET INCOME                                                                       $138,688      $127,016       $118,685
                                                                             ============================================
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-4
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

                                     ASSETS
                                     ------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      December 31
                                                                                             -------------------------------
                                                                                                        2001            2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                              <C>              <C>
CURRENT ASSETS
Short-term investments                                                                            $   16,300      $    9,231
Accounts receivable:
   Trade and other, net of allowances for uncollectibles
     of $15,922  and $12,879                                                                         139,553         131,175
   Affiliates                                                                                         16,634          15,647
Material and supplies                                                                                  1,522           2,185
Prepaid expenses                                                                                       3,467           3,470
Deferred income taxes                                                                                  2,328             231
Other                                                                                                 16,120          16,982
                                                                                             -------------------------------
                                                                                                     195,924         178,921
                                                                                             -------------------------------
PLANT, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT                                                                      2,196,769       2,088,592
Less accumulated depreciation                                                                      1,404,748       1,315,413
                                                                                             -------------------------------
                                                                                                     792,021         773,179
                                                                                             -------------------------------
PREPAID PENSION ASSET                                                                                 46,645          19,265
                                                                                             -------------------------------
OTHER ASSETS                                                                                          58,358          68,393
                                                                                             -------------------------------
TOTAL ASSETS                                                                                      $1,092,948      $1,039,758
                                                                                             ===============================
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-5
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                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

                     LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNER'S INVESTMENT
                     ---------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       December 31
                                                                                             -------------------------------
                                                                                                       2001            2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                                <C>            <C>
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Debt maturing within one year:
   Note payable to affiliate                                                                      $   91,343      $  150,140
   Other                                                                                                  29             197
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
   Affiliates                                                                                         36,633          24,584
   Other                                                                                             146,952          82,361
Other current liabilities                                                                             33,961          33,559
                                                                                             -------------------------------
                                                                                                     308,918         290,841
                                                                                             -------------------------------
LONG-TERM DEBT                                                                                       199,778         199,354
                                                                                             -------------------------------
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS                                                                          94,304          92,091
                                                                                             -------------------------------
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES
Deferred income taxes                                                                                 64,790          65,307
Unamortized investment tax credits                                                                     3,165           3,757
Other                                                                                                 49,177          54,051
                                                                                             -------------------------------
                                                                                                     117,132         123,115
                                                                                             -------------------------------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 4 and 13)

SHAREOWNER'S INVESTMENT
Common stock - one share, owned by parent, at stated value                                           264,065         264,065
Capital surplus                                                                                       11,642           7,419
Reinvested earnings                                                                                   97,109          62,873
                                                                                             -------------------------------
                                                                                                     372,816         334,357
                                                                                             -------------------------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNER'S INVESTMENT                                                     $1,092,948      $1,039,758
                                                                                             ===============================
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-6
<PAGE>

                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

                STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREOWNER'S INVESTMENT
                         For the Years Ended December 31
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         2001           2000           1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                 <C>            <C>             <C>
COMMON STOCK
   Balance at beginning of year                                                      $264,065       $264,065        $264,065
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
   Balance at end of year                                                             264,065        264,065         264,065
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
CAPITAL SURPLUS
   Balance at beginning of year                                                         7,419          7,419          7,419
   Capital contribution from Verizon Communications                                     4,223            ---            ---
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
   Balance at end of year                                                              11,642          7,419          7,419
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
REINVESTED EARNINGS
   Balance at beginning of year                                                        62,873         36,918         11,945
   Net income                                                                         138,688        127,016        118,685
   Dividends paid to Verizon Communications                                          (104,500)      (101,200)       (93,800)
   Other                                                                                   48            139             88
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
   Balance at end of year                                                              97,109         62,873         36,918
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
   Balance at beginning of year                                                           ---            (53)          (152)
   Minimum pension liability adjustment                                                   ---             53             99
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
   Balance at end of year                                                                 ---            ---            (53)
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
TOTAL SHAREOWNER'S INVESTMENT                                                        $372,816       $334,357       $308,349
                                                                             ===============================================
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
   Net income                                                                        $138,688       $127,016       $118,685
   Minimum pension liability adjustment                                                   ---             53             99
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                                           $138,688       $127,069       $118,784
                                                                             ===============================================
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-7
<PAGE>

                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                         For the Years Ended December 31
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         2001           2000            1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                <C>              <C>             <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income                                                                           $138,688       $127,016        $118,685
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
   operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                                                    138,500        132,533         128,603
     Employee retirement benefits                                                     (24,436)       (22,944)        (12,559)
     Deferred income taxes, net                                                        (3,126)        25,135          14,110
     Provision for uncollectible accounts                                              12,444          9,808           5,651
     Equity loss/(income) from affiliates                                               4,077            (48)           (133)
     Dividends received from affiliate                                                    116            162             133
     Changes in current assets and liabilities:
       Accounts receivable                                                            (21,809)       (37,210)        (19,940)
       Material and supplies                                                              663           (309)          3,728
       Other assets                                                                       865        (12,480)         (6,639)
       Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                        63,844         (6,825)        (15,000)
       Other current liabilities                                                          311         17,468             314
     Other items, net                                                                  13,874        (20,147)         (9,806)
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                                             324,011        212,159         207,147
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of short-term investments                                                   (16,300)        (9,231)         (9,400)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments                                            9,231          9,400           8,478
Capital expenditures                                                                 (157,192)      (160,687)       (154,067)
Investment in unconsolidated business                                                  (4,223)           ---             ---
Other, net                                                                             (8,308)       (11,598)         (6,587)
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
Net cash used in investing activities                                                (176,792)      (172,116)       (161,576)
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal repayments of borrowings and capital lease obligations                         (211)       (25,177)           (165)
Net change in note payable to affiliate                                               (58,797)        88,342          50,759
Dividends paid                                                                       (104,500)      (101,200)        (93,800)
Capital contribution from parent                                                        4,223            ---             ---
Net change in outstanding checks drawn on controlled
   disbursement accounts                                                               12,066         (2,008)         (2,365)
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
Net cash used in financing activities                                                (147,219)       (40,043)        (45,571)
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
NET CHANGE IN CASH                                                                        ---            ---             ---
CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR                                                                   ---            ---             ---
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
CASH, END OF YEAR                                                                    $    ---       $    ---        $    ---
                                                                             ===============================================
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-8
<PAGE>

                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     Description of Business

     Verizon West Virginia Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon
Communications Inc. (Verizon Communications). We presently serve a territory
consisting of two complete Local Access and Transport Areas (LATAs) and part of
a third LATA in the state of West Virginia. We have one reportable segment which
provides domestic wireline telecommunications services.

     We currently provide two basic types of telecommunications services:

..    Exchange telecommunication service is the transmission of
     telecommunications among customers located within a local calling area
     within a LATA. Examples of exchange telecommunications services include
     switched local residential and business services, local private line voice
     and data services and Centrex services. We also provide toll services
     within a LATA (intraLATA long distance).

..    Exchange access service links a customer's premises and the transmission
     facilities of other telecommunications carriers, generally interLATA
     carriers. Examples of exchange access services include switched access and
     special access services.

     The communications services we provide are subject to regulation by the
West Virginia Public Service Commission with respect to intrastate rates and
services and services and other matters. The Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) regulates rates that we charge long distance carriers and end-user
subscribers for interstate access rates.

     Basis of Presentation

     We prepare our financial statements using generally accepted accounting
principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. Examples of significant estimates include the allowance for doubtful
accounts and the recoverability of intangibles and other long-lived assets.

     We have a .56% ownership interest in SMS/800, a venture that is jointly
owned by the Bell Operating Companies. SMS/800 administers the centralized
national database system associated with toll free numbers. We use the equity
method of accounting for our investment in SMS/800.

     Our investment in Verizon Ventures III Inc. (Ventures III), an affiliated
company which provides new exchange access services through a separate
subsidiary, is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. At December
31, 2001, our ownership interest in Ventures III was .68% (see Note 12).

     We have reclassified certain amounts from prior periods to conform with our
current presentation.

     Revenue Recognition

     We recognize service revenues based upon usage of our local exchange
network and facilities and contract fees. We recognize product and other service
revenues when the products are delivered and accepted by the customers and when
services are provided in accordance with contract terms.

     We adopted the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements," effective January 1, 2000, as required by the SEC. As a result of
the adoption of SAB No. 101, we defer nonrecurring service activation revenues
and costs and amortize them over the expected term of the customer relationship.
The deferred costs are equal to the activation fee revenue and any excess cost
is expensed immediately. The deferred costs represent direct costs associated
with certain non-recurring fees, such as service activation and installation
fees. Previously, these revenues and costs were recognized when the activation
service was performed. This change in accounting did not have a material impact
on our results of operations.

                                      F-9
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

     Our balance sheet includes deferred activation costs and deferred
activation revenues as follows:

                                                            December 31
                                                   -----------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                        2001          2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred Activation Costs
     Current assets - other                               $ 15,606     $ 16,628
     Other assets                                           26,274       29,561

Deferred Activation Revenues
     Current liabilities - other                            15,606       16,628
     Deferred credits and other liabilities - other         26,274       29,561

     Maintenance and Repairs

     We charge the cost of maintenance and repairs, including the cost of
replacing minor items not constituting substantial betterments, to Operations
and Support Expenses as these costs are incurred.

     Cash and Cash Equivalents

     We consider all highly liquid investments with a maturity of 90 days or
less when purchased to be cash equivalents, except cash equivalents held as
short-term investments. Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates
market value.

     Short-term Investments

     Our short-term investments consist of cash equivalents held in trust to pay
for certain employee benefits. Short-term investments are stated at cost, which
approximates market value.

     Material and Supplies

     We include in inventory new and reusable materials which are stated
principally at average original cost, except that specific costs are used in the
case of large individual items.

     Long-Lived Assets

     We assess the impairment of long-lived assets under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of" whenever events
or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be
recoverable. A determination of impairment (if any) is made based on estimates
of future cash flows. (See "Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" below.)

     Plant and Depreciation

     We record plant, property, and equipment at cost. Depreciation expense is
principally based on the composite group remaining life method and straight-line
composite rates. This method provides for the recognition of the cost of the
remaining net investment in telephone plant, less anticipated net salvage value,
over the remaining asset lives. This method requires the periodic revision of
depreciation rates. We used the following asset lives:

     Average Lives (in years)
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Buildings                                               30 - 35
     Central office equipment                                 5 - 10
     Outside communications plant                            17 - 50
     Furniture, vehicles and other                            3 - 15

     When we replace or retire depreciable plant, we deduct the carrying amount
of such plant from the respective accounts and charge it to accumulated
depreciation.

     We capitalize interest associated with the acquisition or construction of
plant assets. Capitalized interest is reported as a cost of plant and a
reduction in interest expense.

                                      F-10
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

     Computer Software Costs

     We capitalize the cost of internal-use software which has a useful life in
excess of one year in accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) No. 98-1,
"Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
Internal Use." Subsequent additions, modifications or upgrades to internal-use
software are capitalized only to the extent that they allow the software to
perform a task it previously did not perform. Software maintenance and training
costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. Also, we capitalize
interest associated with the development of internal-use software. Capitalized
computer software costs are amortized using the straight-line method over a
period of 3 to 7 years.

     Income Taxes

     Verizon Communications and its domestic subsidiaries, including us, file a
consolidated federal income tax return.

     Current and deferred tax expense is determined by applying the provisions
of SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" to each subsidiary as if it were
a separate taxpayer.

     We use the deferral method of accounting for investment tax credits earned
prior to the repeal of investment tax credits by the Tax Reform Act of 1986. We
also defer certain transitional credits earned after the repeal. We amortize
these credits over the estimated service lives of the related assets as a
reduction to the Provision for Income Taxes.

     Advertising Costs

     We expense advertising costs as they are incurred.

     Stock-Based Compensation

     We participate in stock-based employee compensation plans sponsored by
Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications accounts for stock-based employee
compensation plans under Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25,
"Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related interpretations, and
follows the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation."

     Employee Benefit Plans

     We participate in the Verizon Communications benefit plans. Under these
plans, pension and postretirement health care and life insurance benefits earned
during the year as well as interest on projected benefit obligations are accrued
currently. Prior service costs and credits resulting from changes in plan
benefits are amortized over the average remaining service period of the
employees expected to receive benefits.

     Derivative Instruments

     Effective January 1, 2001, we adopted SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" and SFAS No. 138, "Accounting for
Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 133
requires that all derivatives, including derivatives embedded in other financial
instruments, be measured at fair value and recognized as either assets or
liabilities on our balance sheet. Changes in the fair values of derivative
instruments not qualifying as hedges under SFAS No. 133 or any ineffective
portion of hedges are recognized in earnings in the current period. Changes in
the fair values of derivative instruments used effectively as fair value hedges
are recognized in earnings, along with changes in the fair value of the hedged
item. Changes in the fair value of the effective portions of cash flow hedges
are reported in other comprehensive income (loss), and recognized in earnings
when the hedged item is recognized in earnings. We had no derivative instruments
as of December 31, 2001 and 2000.

     Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     Business Combinations

     In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS
No. 141, "Business Combinations," which applies to business combinations
occurring after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of
accounting be used and includes guidance on the initial recognition and
measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in the combination.

                                      F-11
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                          Verizon West Virginia Inc.

     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

     In June 2001, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets." SFAS No. 142 no longer permits the amortization of goodwill
and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Instead, these assets must be reviewed
annually (or more frequently under prescribed conditions) for impairment in
accordance with this statement. This impairment test uses a fair value approach
rather than the undiscounted cash flows approach previously required by SFAS No.
121. The goodwill impairment test under SFAS No. 142 requires a two-step
approach, which is performed at the reporting unit level, as defined in SFAS No.
142. Step one identifies potential impairments by comparing the fair value of
the reporting unit to its carrying amount. Step two, which is only performed if
there is a potential impairment, compares the carrying amount of the reporting
unit's goodwill to its implied value, as defined in SFAS No. 142. If the
carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied fair value
of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized for an amount equal to that
excess. Intangible assets that do not have indefinite lives will continue to be
amortized over their useful lives and reviewed for impairment in accordance with
SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets."

     We are required to adopt SFAS No. 142 effective January 1, 2002. The
adoption of SFAS No. 142 will not have a material effect on our results of
operations or financial position.

     Asset Retirement Obligations

     In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations." This standard provides the accounting for the cost of
legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets. SFAS No.
143 requires that companies recognize the fair value of a liability for asset
retirement obligations in the period in which the obligations are incurred and
capitalize that amount as a part of the book value of the long-lived asset. That
cost is then depreciated over the remaining life of the underlying long-lived
asset. We are required to adopt SFAS No. 143 effective January 1, 2003. We are
currently evaluating the impact this new standard will have on our future
results of operations or financial position.

     Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets

     In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144. This standard supersedes SFAS
No. 121 and the provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of
Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and
Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions," with
regard to reporting the effects of a disposal of a segment of a business. SFAS
No. 144 establishes a single accounting model for assets to be disposed of by
sale and addresses several SFAS No. 121 implementation issues. We are required
to adopt SFAS No. 144 effective January 1, 2002. We do not expect the impact of
the adoption of SFAS No. 144 to have a material effect on our results of
operations or financial position.

2.   COMPLETION OF MERGERS

     On June 30, 2000, Bell Atlantic and GTE completed a merger under a
definitive merger agreement dated as of July 27, 1998. Under the terms of the
agreement, GTE became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell Atlantic. With the
closing of the merger, the combined company began doing business as Verizon
Communications. The merger qualified as a tax-free reorganization and has been
accounted for as a pooling-of-interests business combination. Under this method
of accounting, Bell Atlantic and GTE are treated as if they had always been
combined for accounting and financial reporting purposes.

     In August 1997, Bell Atlantic and NYNEX completed a merger of equals under
a definitive merger agreement entered into on April 21, 1996 and amended on July
2, 1996. Under the terms of the amended agreement, NYNEX became a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bell Atlantic. The merger qualified as a tax-free reorganization
and has been accounted for as a pooling-of-interests.

     The following table summarizes the one-time charges incurred for each
merger. Amounts for 2001 and 2000 pertain to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger.
Transition costs for 1999 pertain to the Bell Atlantic-NYNEX merger.

                                                          (Dollars in Thousands)
  Years Ended December 31,                   2001          2000           1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Direct incremental costs                 $  ---        $3,371         $  ---
  Employee severance costs                    ---         3,275            ---
  Transition costs                          5,813         1,843          3,547
                                   ---------------------------------------------
  Total Merger-Related Costs               $5,813        $8,489         $3,547
                                   =============================================

                                      F-12
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

     The following table provides a reconciliation of the liabilities associated
with Bell Atlantic-GTE merger-related costs, Bell Atlantic-NYNEX merger-related
costs and other charges and special items described below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              (Dollars in Thousands)
                                                       1999                                      2000                           2001
                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Asset          Charged to                Assets                        Assets
                     Beginning           Write-offs  End of  Expense or            Write-offs  End of            Write-offs  End of
                       of Year  Payment   and Other    Year     Revenue  Payments   and Other    Year  Payments   and Other    Year
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                      <C>      <C>        <C>     <C>        <C>      <C>          <C>      <C>       <C>         <C>     <C>
Merger-Related
Direct incremental
     costs              $  ---    $ ---       $ ---  $  ---      $3,371   $(3,371)    $   ---  $  ---     $ ---        $---  $  ---
Employee severance
     costs               6,007     (325)       (546)  5,136       3,275    (2,496)       (192)  5,723      (628)        316   5,411
Other Initiatives
Write-off of
     duplicate assets      ---      ---         ---     ---          53       ---         ---      53       ---         (23)     30
Other charges and
     special items       2,539      ---         ---   2,539         ---       ---      (2,539)    ---       ---         ---     ---
                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        $8,546    $(325)      $(546) $7,675      $6,699   $(5,867)    $(2,731) $5,776     $(628)       $293  $5,441
                     ===============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

Merger-Related Charges

Direct Incremental Costs

     Direct incremental costs related to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger of
$3,371,000 (including $3,188,000 allocated from Verizon Services) include
compensation, professional services and other costs. Compensation includes
retention payments to employees that were contingent on the close of the merger.
Professional services include investment banking, legal, accounting, consulting
and other advisory fees incurred to obtain federal and state regulatory
approvals and take other actions necessary to complete the merger. Other
includes costs incurred to obtain shareholder approval of the merger, register
securities and communicate with shareholders, employees and regulatory
authorities regarding merger issues. All of the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger direct
incremental costs had been paid as of December 31, 2001.

Employee Severance Costs

     Employee severance costs related to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger of
$3,275,000 (including $2,475,000 allocated from Verizon Services), as recorded
under SFAS No. 112, "Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits,"
represent the benefit costs for the separation of management employees who are
entitled to benefits under pre-existing separation plans. The separations either
have or are expected to occur as a result of consolidations and process
enhancements within our company. Accrued postemployment benefit liabilities for
those employees are included in our balance sheets as a component of Accounts
Payable and Accrued Liabilities - Other. The remaining severance liability
under this program as of December 31, 2001 is $434,000.

     In 1997, employee severance costs related to the Bell Atlantic-NYNEX merger
were approximately $2,800,000 (including approximately $1,800,000 allocated from
Verizon Services), as recorded under SFAS No. 112 and relate to the separation
of management employees during 1999, 1998 and 1997. Accrued postemployment
benefit liabilities were included in our balance sheets as a component of
Employee Benefit Obligations at December 31, 1999. There was no remaining
severance liability as of December 31, 2000.

Transition Costs

     In addition to the direct merger-related and severance costs discussed
above, from the date of the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger, we incurred transition
costs related to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger. These costs were incurred to
integrate systems, consolidate real estate, relocate employees and meet certain
regulatory conditions of the merger. They also include costs for advertising and
other costs to establish the Verizon brand. Transition costs related to the Bell
Atlantic-GTE merger were $5,813,000 in 2001 (including $5,243,000 allocated from
Verizon Services) and $1,843,000 in 2000 (including $1,735,000 allocated from
Verizon Services).

     In connection with the Bell Atlantic-NYNEX merger, we incurred transition
costs of a similar nature to the Bell-Atlantic-GTE merger transition costs of
$3,547,000 in 1999 (including $3,264,000 allocated from Verizon Services).

                                      F-13
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

Other Initiatives

     During the second quarter of 2000, we also recorded a $53,000 charge for
other actions in relation to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger. This charge was
related to the write-off of duplicate assets.

     We recorded other charges and special items totaling approximately
$9,900,000 (pre-tax) during 1997 in connection with consolidating operations and
combining organizations, and for other special items arising during that year.
These charges were comprised principally of the write-down of assets of
$5,700,000 and regulatory contingencies of $4,200,000.

3.   PLANT, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

     The following table displays the details of plant, property and equipment,
which is stated at cost:

                                                        December 31
                                                --------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                  2001             2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land                                              $     6,488      $     6,733
Buildings                                             161,375          157,758
Central office equipment                              963,814          878,832
Outside communications plant                          917,872          886,911
Furniture, vehicles and other work equipment          105,150          105,576
Other                                                  35,852           19,962
Construction-in-progress                                6,218           32,820
                                                --------------------------------
                                                    2,196,769        2,088,592
Accumulated depreciation                           (1,404,748)      (1,315,413)
                                                --------------------------------
Total                                             $   792,021      $   773,179
                                                ================================

4.   LEASES

     We lease certain facilities and equipment for use in our operations under
both capital and operating leases. We incurred $324 thousand in initial capital
lease obligations in 2001. We did not incur any initial capital lease
obligations in 2000 or 1999.

       Capital lease amounts included in plant, property and equipment are as
follows:

                                                         December 31
                                                --------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                   2001           2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital leases                                          $ 425          $ 766
Accumulated amortization                                  (99)          (278)
                                                --------------------------------
Total                                                   $ 326          $ 488
                                                ================================

       Total rent expense amounted to $33,865,000 in 2001, $20,071,000 in 2000
and $17,857,000 in 1999. Rent expense included lease payments to affiliated
companies of $20,169,000 in 2001, $7,078,000 in 2000 and $7,773,000 in 1999.

       This table displays the aggregate minimum rental commitments under
noncancelable leases for the periods shown at December 31, 2001:

(Dollars in Thousands)
Years                                          Capital Leases   Operating Leases
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2002                                                    $  56            $ 1,058
2003                                                       47                933
2004                                                       47                722
2005                                                       47                519
2006                                                       48                520
Thereafter                                                234              2,533
                                             -----------------------------------
Total minimum rental commitments                          479            $ 6,285
                                                                ================
Less interest                                             159
                                             ------------------
Present value of minimum lease payments                   320
Less current installments                                  29
                                             ------------------
Long-term obligation at December 31, 2001               $ 291
                                             ==================

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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

5.   DEBT

     Debt Maturing Within One Year

     Debt maturing within one year consists of the following at December 31:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                                   2001             2000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>             <C>
Note payable to affiliate (VNFC)                                                       $91,343         $150,140
Long-term debt maturing within one year                                                     29              197
                                                                               ---------------------------------
Total debt maturing within one year                                                    $91,372         $150,337
                                                                               =================================
Weighted average interest rate for note payable outstanding at year-end                   2.1%             6.6%
                                                                               =================================
</TABLE>

     We have a contractual agreement with an affiliated company, Verizon Network
Funding Corporation (VNFC), for the provision of short-term financing and cash
management services. VNFC issues commercial paper and obtains bank loans to fund
the working capital requirements of Verizon Communications' network services
subsidiaries, including us, and invests funds in temporary investments on their
behalf.

     Long-Term Debt

     Long-term debt consists principally of debentures that we have issued.
Interest rates and maturities of the amounts outstanding are as follows at
December 31:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Description                                                    Interest Rate      Maturity           2001           2000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                                     <C>           <C>         <C>           <C>
Ten year debenture                                                      6.05%         2003       $ 50,000       $ 50,000
Twelve year debenture                                                      7          2004         50,000         50,000
Forty year debenture                                                   7 1/4          2013         50,000         50,000
Forty year debenture                                                    8.40          2029         50,000         50,000
                                                                                              ---------------------------
                                                                                                  200,000        200,000
Unamortized discount and premium, net                                                                (513)          (655)
Capital lease obligations - average rate 9.0% and 6.5%                                                320            206
                                                                                              ---------------------------
Total long-term debt, including current maturities                                                199,807        199,551
Less maturing within one year                                                                          29            197
                                                                                              ---------------------------
Total long-term debt                                                                             $199,778       $199,354
                                                                                              ===========================
</TABLE>

     Our long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2001 includes $50,000,000
that is callable. The call price is 101.32% of face value.

     Maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2001, excluding
capital lease obligations and unamortized discount and premium, are $50,000,000
in 2003, $50,000,000 in 2004 and $100,000,000 beginning in 2013 and thereafter.

                                      F-15
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

6.   FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

     Derivatives

     We did not have any derivatives as of December 31, 2001 and 2000,
consequently, SFAS No. 133 did not have an impact on our results of operations
or financial position.

     Concentrations of Credit Risk

     Financial instruments that subject us to concentrations of credit risk
consist primarily of short-term investments and trade receivables.
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables other than those
from AT&T are limited due to the large number of customers. We generated
revenues from services provided to AT&T (primarily network access and billing
and collection) of $40,651,000 in 2001, $56,746,000 in 2000 and $56,663,000 in
1999.

     While we may be exposed to credit losses due to the nonperformance of our
counterparties, we consider this risk remote and do not expect the settlement of
these transactions to have a material effect on our results of operations or
financial position.

     Fair Values of Financial Instruments

     The table below provides additional information about our material
financial instruments at December 31:

Financial Instrument                             Valuation Method
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note payable to affiliate (VNFC)                 Carrying amounts
     and short-term investments

Debt (excluding capital leases)                  Future cash flow discounted at
                                                 current rates

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                2001                      2000
                                         -------------------------------------------------
                                         Carrying                  Carrying
                                           Amount     Fair Value     Amount     Fair Value
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                      <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>
Debt and note payable to affiliate       $290,830       $306,365   $349,485       $354,352
</TABLE>

7.   COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

     Comprehensive income consists of net income and other gains and losses
affecting shareowner's investment that, under generally accepted accounting
principles, are excluded from net income.

     The change in other comprehensive loss, net of income tax expense, is as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        Years ended December 31
                                                                              -------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                                2001       2000        1999
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>         <C>         <C>
Other comprehensive income:
   Minimum pension liability adjustment (net of income taxes of $0, $37
        and $68)                                                                     $ ---       $ 53        $ 99
                                                                              -------------------------------------
                                                                                     $ ---       $ 53        $ 99
                                                                              =====================================
</TABLE>

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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

8.   STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS

     We participate in stock-based compensation plans sponsored by Verizon
Communications. Verizon Communications applies APB Opinion No. 25 and related
interpretations in accounting for the plans and has adopted the disclosure-only
provisions of SFAS No. 123. If Verizon Communications had elected to recognize
compensation expense based on the fair value at the grant dates for 1998 and
subsequent awards consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, our net income
would have been changed to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

                                               Years Ended December 31
                                      ------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                      2001           2000           1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income:
     As reported                        $138,688       $127,016       $118,685
     Pro forma                           137,348        125,689        117,740

     We determined the pro forma amounts using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model based on the following weighted-average assumptions:

                                           2001          2000         1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividend yield                             2.7%          3.3%         3.4%
Expected volatility                       29.1%         27.5%        20.0%
Risk-free interest rate                    4.8%          6.2%         5.3%
Expected lives (in years)                    6             6            6

     The weighted-average value of options granted during 2001, 2000 and 1999
was $15.24, $13.09 and $11.58, respectively.

     The structure of Verizon Communications' stock incentive plans does not
provide for the separate determination of certain disclosures for our company.
The required information is provided on a consolidated basis in Verizon
Communications' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

9.   EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

     We participate in Verizon Communications' benefit plans. Verizon
Communications maintains noncontributory defined benefit pension plans for
substantially all employees. The postretirement healthcare and life insurance
plans for our retirees and their dependents are both contributory and
noncontributory and include a limit on the company's share of cost for recent
and future retirees. We also sponsor defined contribution savings plans to
provide opportunities for eligible employees to save for retirement on a
tax-deferred basis.

     The structure of Verizon Communications' benefit plans does not provide for
the separate determination of certain disclosures for our company. The required
information is provided on a consolidated basis in Verizon Communications'
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

     Pension and other postretirement benefits for the majority of our employees
are subject to collective bargaining agreements. Modifications in benefits have
been bargained from time to time, and Verizon Communications may also
periodically amend the benefits in the management plans.

Benefit Cost

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    Years ended December 31
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Pension                        Healthcare and Life
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                     2001          2000          1999       2001        2000     1999
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>
 Net periodic benefit (income) cost                    $(44,565)     $(21,064)     $(12,615)    $2,629     $(1,978)    $215
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Termination benefits                                    17,500           ---           ---        ---         ---      ---
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total (income) cost                                   $(27,065)     $(21,064)     $(12,615)    $2,629     $(1,978)    $215
                                                    =========================================================================
</TABLE>

     In 2001, Verizon Communications announced an employee severance plan. As a
result, we recorded special termination benefits of $17,500,000 for related
pension enhancements in accordance with SFAS No. 88, "Employers' Accounting for
Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Pension Plans and for Termination
Benefits."

                                      F-17
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

     Amounts recognized on the balance sheets consist of:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              December 31
                                                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Pension                      Healthcare and Life
                                                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                           2001             2000              2001             2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>              <C>                <C>              <C>
 Prepaid pension asset                                       $ 46,645         $ 19,265          $    ---         $    ---
 Employee benefit obligations                                  (1,639)          (1,474)          (80,157)         (78,770)
</TABLE>

     The changes in benefit obligations from year to year were caused by a
number of factors, including changes in actuarial assumptions (see Assumptions),
plan amendments and changes in corporate allocations.

Assumptions

     The actuarial assumptions used are based on market interest rates, past
experience, and management's best estimate of future economic conditions.
Changes in these assumptions may impact future benefit costs and obligations.
The weighted-average assumptions used in determining expense and benefit
obligations are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Pension                      Healthcare and Life
                                                          ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              2001        2000      1999       2001        2000       1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>         <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>
Discount rate at end of year                                 7.25%       7.75%     8.00%      7.25%       7.75%      8.00%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets for the year         9.25        9.25      9.00       9.25        9.25       9.00
Rate of future increases in compensation at end of year      5.00        5.00      4.00       4.00        4.00       4.20
Medical cost trend rate at end of year                                                       10.00        5.00       5.50
Ultimate (year 2005)                                                                          5.00        5.00       5.00
</TABLE>

Savings Plans and Employee Stock Ownership Plans

     Substantially all of our employees are eligible to participate in savings
plans maintained by Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications maintains two
leveraged employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) for its employees of the former
Bell Atlantic Companies. Under these plans, a certain percentage of eligible
employee contributions are matched with shares of Verizon Communications' common
stock. Verizon Communications recognizes leveraged ESOP cost based on the
modified shares allocated method for these leveraged ESOPs that held securities
before December 15, 1989. We recognize our proportionate share of total ESOP
cost based on our matching obligation attributable to our participating
employees. We recorded total savings plan costs of $3,362,000 in 2001,
$2,210,000 in 2000 and $1,570,000 in 1999.

Employee Severance Costs

     During the fourth quarter of 2001, we recorded a charge of $14,530,000 for
severance and related benefits, in accordance with SFAS No. 112, "Employers'
Accounting for Postemployment Benefits," for the voluntary and involuntary
separation of employees.

10.  INCOME TAXES

     The components of income tax expense are presented in the following table:

                                                   Years Ended December 31
                                          --------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                          2001         2000         1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current:
     Federal                                $ 79,328     $ 49,251     $ 51,337
     State and local                          21,750       11,700        8,882
                                          --------------------------------------
                                             101,078       60,951       60,219
                                          --------------------------------------
Deferred:
     Federal                                  (2,496)      19,380       11,722
     State and local                             (38)       6,550        3,375
                                          --------------------------------------
                                              (2,534)      25,930       15,097
                                          --------------------------------------
                                              98,544       86,881       75,316
Investment tax credits                          (592)        (795)        (987)
                                          --------------------------------------
Total income tax expense                    $ 97,952     $ 86,086     $ 74,329
                                          ======================================

                                      F-18
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

     The following table shows the primary reasons for the difference between
the effective income tax rate and the statutory federal income tax rate:

                                                       Years Ended December 31
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                      2001      2000      1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statutory federal income tax rate                    35.0%     35.0%     35.0%
Investment tax credits                                (.2)      (.2)      (.3)
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits       6.0       5.6       4.1
Equity investments                                     .6       ---       ---
Other, net                                            ---       ---       (.3)
                                                 -------------------------------
Effective income tax rate                            41.4%     40.4%     38.5%
                                                 ===============================

     Deferred taxes arise because of differences in the book and tax bases of
certain assets and liabilities. Significant components of deferred tax
liabilities (assets) are shown in the following table:

                                                          December 31
                                                --------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                   2001            2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Depreciation                                         $ 96,874        $100,145
Employee benefits                                     (28,294)        (33,160)
Allowance for uncollectible accounts                   (3,350)         (2,896)
Investment tax credits                                 (1,293)         (1,535)
Other, net                                             (1,384)          2,522
                                                --------------------------------
Net deferred tax liabilities                         $ 62,553        $ 65,076
                                                ================================

11.  ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     The tables below provide additional financial information related to our
financial statements:

                                                         December 31
                                                --------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                   2001            2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE SHEETS:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
     Accounts payable - other                        $ 37,826        $ 37,993
     Accounts payable - affiliates                     36,460          23,754
     Accrued vacation pay                               8,633           8,418
     Accrued taxes                                     70,075          22,848
     Accrued expenses                                  26,315           9,080
     Interest payable - other                           4,103           4,022
     Interest payable - affiliates                        173             830
                                                --------------------------------
                                                     $183,585        $106,945
                                                ================================
Other current liabilities:
     Advance billings and customer deposits          $ 18,264        $ 16,931
     Deferred income taxes                                 91             ---
     Other                                             15,606          16,628
                                                --------------------------------
                                                     $ 33,961        $ 33,559
                                                ================================

                                      F-19
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          Years Ended December 31
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                                   2001            2000           1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>             <C>            <C>
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS:
Cash paid during the year for:
     Income taxes, net of amounts refunded                                            $54,761         $47,414        $60,130
     Interest, net of amounts capitalized                                              18,319          18,762         16,415

STATEMENTS OF INCOME:
Interest expense incurred, net of amounts capitalized                                  17,920          18,935         16,827
Capitalized interest                                                                    2,176           1,992          1,006
Advertising expense                                                                     1,761             664          3,280
</TABLE>

      Advertising expense includes $1,757,000 in 2001, $664,000 in 2000 and
$3,280,000 in 1999 allocated to us by Verizon Services.

      At December 31, 2001 and 2000, $15,639,000 and $3,573,000 of bank
overdrafts were classified as accounts payable.

12.  TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

     Our financial statements include transactions with Verizon Services,
(including Verizon Services Corp, Verizon Services Group, Verizon Corporate
Services Group Inc. as previously described), Verizon Data Services Inc., GTE
Communication Systems Corporation (GTE Communication Systems), Verizon Network
Funding Corporation (VNFC), Verizon Communications and other affiliates.

     Transactions with affiliates are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          Years Ended December 31
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                                   2001            2000           1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>             <C>            <C>
Operating revenues:
     Interstate revenue sharing from affiliates                                      $ 25,898        $ 25,898       $ 25,898
     Other revenue from affiliates                                                     40,871          25,135         23,748
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
                                                                                       66,769          51,033         49,646
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
Operating expenses:
     Verizon Services                                                                 114,425         116,269        105,357
     Verizon Data Services Inc.                                                           499             ---            ---
     GTE Communication Services                                                            17             ---            ---
     Other                                                                              6,979           7,598          8,158
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
                                                                                      121,920         123,867        113,515
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
Other income/(expense):
     Equity income from SMS/800                                                            93             332            133
     Equity loss from Ventures III                                                     (4,170)           (284)           ---
     Interest income from VNFC                                                            ---             ---             28
     Interest income from Verizon Services                                                 61             ---            ---
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
                                                                                       (4,016)             48            161
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------
Interest expense to VNFC                                                                5,369           6,195          1,860
Equity contributed to Ventures III                                                      4,223             ---            ---
Capital contribution from Verizon Communications
     in connection with asset reintegration                                             4,223             ---            ---
Dividends paid to Verizon Communications                                              104,500         101,200         93,800
Dividends received from SMS/800                                                           116             162            133
</TABLE>

                                      F-20
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

     Outstanding balances with affiliates are reported on the balance sheets at
December 31, 2001 and 2000 as Accounts Receivable - Affiliates, Note Payable to
Affiliate and Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities - Affiliates.

     Verizon Services

     We have contractual arrangements with Verizon Services for the provision of
various centralized services. These services are divided into two broad
categories. The first category is comprised of network related services which
generally benefit only Verizon Communications' operating telephone subsidiaries.
These services include marketing, sales, legal, accounting, finance, data
processing, materials management, procurement, labor relations, and staff
support for various network operations. The second category is comprised of
overhead and support services which generally benefit all subsidiaries of
Verizon Communications. Such services include corporate governance, corporate
finance, external affairs, legal, media relations, employee communications,
corporate advertising, human resources, and treasury. Costs may be either
directly assigned to one subsidiary or allocated to more than one subsidiary
based on functional reviews of the work performed.

     Verizon Data Services Inc.

     Verizon Data Services Inc. provides data processing services, software
application development and maintenance, which generally benefit Verizon
Communications' operating telephone subsidiaries, including us. We are charged
for these affiliated transactions based on proportional cost allocation
methodologies.

     GTE Communication Systems

     GTE Communication Systems provides construction and maintenance equipment,
supplies and electronic repair services to us. We record these purchases and
services at cost, including a return realized by GTE Communication Systems.

     Verizon Network Funding Corporation

     We recognize interest expense/income in connection with contractual
arrangements with VNFC to provide short-term financing, investing and cash
management services to us (see Note 5).

     Other Affiliates

     Other operating revenues and expenses include miscellaneous items of income
and expense resulting from transactions with other affiliates, including Verizon
Advanced Data Inc. These transactions include the provision of local and network
access services, billing and collection services, rental of facilities and
equipment, and sales and purchases of material and supplies. We also earn fees
from an affiliate for usage of our directory listings.

     Investment in Verizon Ventures III Inc.

     In December, 2000, we transferred certain advanced data assets to an
affiliated company, Verizon Ventures III Inc. (Ventures III) in exchange for
common stock of Ventures III. This transfer was done to satisfy a condition of
the FCC's approval of the Bell Atlantic - GTE merger, which required the
provision of advanced data services through a separate affiliate. Throughout
2000 and 2001, we continued to invest in Ventures III through the transfer of
additional assets. As result of the transfers, we have an ownership interest in
Ventures III, which we account for under the equity method of accounting.

     In September 2001, the FCC issued an order eliminating this merger
condition. Following the FCC order, we made necessary filings with our state
regulatory commission for approval of the transfer of these assets back to us.
Ventures III transferred assets back to us during the first quarter of 2002. In
consideration of the transfer of these assets, we have surrendered our common
stock in Ventures III and remitted certain cash compensation.

                                      F-21
<PAGE>

                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

     In connection with this reintegration, we received a capital contribution
from our parent of $4,223,000 in December 2001. This equity was immediately
contributed to Ventures III. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of the
reintegration of the assets to us. We do not expect this reintegration to have a
material effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

     We recorded equity losses associated with our investment in Ventures III of
$4,170,000 in 2001 and $284,000 in 2000. Our investment in Ventures III was
$1,863,000 at December 31, 2001 and $1,369,000 at December 31, 2000. Ownership
interest in Ventures III was .68% at December 31, 2001 and .72% at December 31,
2000.

     Investment in SMS/800

     In June 1999, Bell Atlantic Full Services Channel, Inc., an affiliate, sold
its ownership interest in SMS/800 to us and the other operating telephone
companies of Verizon Communications at its fair value in accordance with a FCC
order. SMS/800 is a venture jointly held by the Bell Operating Companies that
administers the centralized national database system associated with toll free
numbers. We paid $22,672 to receive a .45% ownership interest in SMS/800. Our
ownership percentage has increased to .56% as a result of the merger of SBC
Communications, Inc. and Ameritech Corporation. In connection with our
investment, we record equity income/(loss) and receive cash dividends.

13.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     Various legal actions and regulatory proceedings are pending to which we
are a party and claims which, if asserted, may lead to other legal actions. We
have established reserves for specific liabilities in connection with regulatory
and legal matters that we currently deem to be probable and estimable. We do not
expect that the ultimate resolution of pending regulatory and legal matters in
future periods will have a material effect on our financial condition, but it
could have a material effect on our results of operations.

     Several regulatory matters may require us to refund a portion of the
revenues collected in the current and prior periods. The outcome of each pending
matter, as well as the time frame within which each matter will be resolved, is
not presently determinable.

     Regulatory conditions to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger include certain
commitments to, among other things, promote competition and the widespread
deployment of advanced services, while helping to ensure that consumers continue
to receive high-quality, low cost telephone services. In some cases, there are
significant penalties associated with not meeting these commitments. The cost of
satisfying these commitments could have a significant impact on net income in
future periods.

14.  SEGMENT INFORMATION

     We have one reportable segment, which provides domestic wireline
telecommunications services. Specifically, we provide local telephone services
including voice and data transport, enhanced and custom calling features,
network access, directory assistance and private lines. In addition, we provide
customer premises equipment distribution, billing and collection and pay
telephone services.

                                      F-22
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                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

15.  QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited)

                                        Operating       Operating            Net
Quarter Ended                            Revenues          Income         Income
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)

2001:

March 31                                $ 172,705       $  67,951      $  36,452
June 30                                   176,107          69,974         38,535
September 30                              177,253          78,353         44,083
December 31*                              177,285          41,877         19,618
                                  ----------------------------------------------
Total                                   $ 703,350       $ 258,155      $ 138,688
                                  ==============================================
2000:
March 31                                $ 162,466       $  59,285      $  33,025
June 30**                                 161,644          44,929         25,642
September 30                              169,431          62,282         34,144
December 31                               175,116          63,064         34,205
                                  ----------------------------------------------
Total                                   $ 668,657       $ 229,560      $ 127,016
                                  ==============================================

*    Results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2001 include a special
     charge for severance and related benefits in connection with the voluntary
     and involuntary separation of employees (see Note 9).

**   Results of operations for the second quarter of 2000 include costs related
     to the Bell Atlantic - GTE merger (see Note 2).

16.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

     On February 1, 2002, we declared and paid a dividend in the amount of
$35,000,000 to Verizon Communications.

     On March 18, 2002, we redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount of
our $50,000,000 7 1/4% debentures, due February 1, 2013. We expect this
redemption to result in an after-tax charge of approximately $500,000.

                                      F-23
<PAGE>

                           Verizon West Virginia Inc.

                 SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
              For the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Additions
                                                    ------------------------------------
                                          Balance at                          Charged to
                                        Beginning of        Charged to    Other Accounts        Deductions    Balance at End
Description                                   Period          Expenses           Note(a)          Note(b)          of Period
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>
Allowance for Uncollectible
Accounts Receivable:
Year 2001                                    $12,879           $12,444           $17,025           $26,426           $15,922
Year 2000                                    $ 7,546           $ 9,850           $12,845           $17,362           $12,879
Year 1999                                    $ 7,315           $ 5,209           $ 7,632           $12,610           $ 7,546
Merger-Related Costs:
Year 2001                                    $ 5,776           $   ---           $   566           $   901           $ 5,441
Year 2000                                    $ 7,675           $ 6,699           $   ---           $ 8,598           $ 5,776
Year 1999                                    $ 8,546           $   ---           $   ---           $   871           $ 7,675
</TABLE>

(a)  (1) Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts receivable includes amounts
     previously written off which were credited directly to this account when
     recovered, (2) accruals charged to accounts payable for anticipated
     uncollectible charges on purchases of accounts receivable from others which
     we billed, and (3) accruals charged to employee benefit obligations for
     ongoing employee severance costs.

(b)  Amounts written off as uncollectible, reallocated to other Verizon
     Communications' affiliates, utilized or paid.

                                      F-24
<PAGE>

                          Verizon West Virginia Inc.

Form 10-K for 2001
File No. 1-7150
Page 1 of 1

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), are incorporated herein by reference as exhibits
hereto.

     Exhibit Number (Referenced to Item 601 of Regulation S-K)
     --------------------------------------------------------

          3a   Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended July
               30, 1975. (Exhibit 3a to the registrant's Annual Report on Form
               10-K for the year ended December 31, 1985, File No. 1-7150.)

               3a(i)   Articles of Amendment dated August 29, 1990. (Exhibit
                       3a(i) to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                       the year ended December 31, 1990, File No. 1-7150.)

               3a(ii)  Articles of Amendment, dated January 6, 1994 and filed
                       January 13, 1994. (Exhibit 3a(ii) to the registrant's
                       Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
                       31, 1993, File No. 1-7150.)

               3a(iii) Articles of Incorporation Profit Amendment, dated June
                       30, 2000. (Exhibit 3a(iii) to the registrant's Quarterly
                       Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000,
                       File No. 1-7150.)

          3b   By-Laws of the registrant, as amended December 15, 1995. (Exhibit
               3b to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
               ended December 31, 1995, File No. 1-7150.)

               3b(i)   Consent of Sole Stockholder of Verizon West Virginia
                       Inc., dated December 15, 1995. (Exhibit 3b(i) to the
                       registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
                       ended December 31, 1995, File No. 1-7150.)

          4    No instrument which defines the rights of holders of long-term
               debt of the registrant is filed herewith pursuant to Regulation
               S-K, Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A). Pursuant to this regulation, the
               registrant hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument
               to the SEC upon request.

          12   Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

          23a  Consent of Independent Auditors.

          23b  Consent of Independent Accountants.