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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 1-7757


                              VERIZON DELAWARE INC.


   A Delaware Corporation     I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 23-0523775


                 901 Tatnall Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801

                         Telephone Number (302) 576-5416

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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 .........................................         6
      (Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2).)

                                     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 Delaware Inc.

                                     PART I

Item 1. Business
                                     GENERAL

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

       We presently serve the state of Delaware and provide long distance
calling to southeastern Pennsylvania, since it is within the same Local Access
and Transport Area (LATA). A LATA is generally centered on a city or based on
some other identifiable common geography and, with certain limited exceptions, a
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.

       We have filed a state application for support of our anticipated
application with the FCC for permission to enter the in-region long distance
market in Delaware. 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 Delaware Public Service Commission (DPSC) regulates our intrastate
rates and services and other matters.

       Since 1994, we have been regulated under the alternative regulation
provisions of the Delaware Telecommunications

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Technology Investment Act of 1993 (Delaware Telecommunications Act). The
Delaware Telecommunications Act provides the following:

..  The prices of "Basic Telephone Services" (e.g., dial tone and local usage)
   will remain regulated and cannot change in any one year by more than the
   Gross Domestic Product - Price Index (GDP-PI) less 3%.

..  The prices of "Discretionary Services" (e.g., Identa Ring(SM) and Call
   Waiting) cannot increase more than 15% per year per service.

..  The prices of "Competitive Services" (e.g., voice messaging and message toll
   service) are not subject to tariff or regulation.

..  We will develop a technology deployment plan with a commitment to invest a
   minimum of $250 million in Delaware's telecommunications network during the
   first five years of the plan.

       In April 2001, the DPSC approved our request for an extension of the
current incentive regulation plan until one year after we obtain authority to
enter the long distance market, or March 2004, whichever occurs first. In
exchange for the extension, we agreed to cap basic rates until December 31,
2002.

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 DPSC 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.

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       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.

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 930 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                                    45%            44%
Outside communications plant                                40             42
Land and buildings                                           7              6
Furniture, vehicles and other work equipment                 6              6
Other                                                        2              2
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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 Delaware, 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 $91 million in
2001, $93 million in 2000 and $75 million in 1999. Capital expenditures exclude
additions under capital lease. Our total investment in plant, property and
equipment was approximately $1,106 million at December 31, 2001, $1,023 million
at December 31, 2000, and $934 million 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 Delaware Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon
Communications, Inc. (Verizon Communications). We presently provide local
service within Delaware. All of our operations are contained in a single Local
Access and Transport Area (LATA), which includes the state of Delaware and
southeastern Pennsylvania. 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
Delaware Public Service Commission (DPSC) 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 Network Services Holdings Inc. (VNSHI),
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, we had no investment in
Ventures III (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.

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

       We have contractual arrangements with VNFC to provide short-term
financing, investing and cash management services to us and we have promissory
notes held by VNSHI.

       We also include miscellaneous items of income and expense resulting from
transactions with other affiliates, including Verizon Advanced Data Inc. and
Verizon Wireless. 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 $27,319,000 in 2001, compared to net income of
$37,986,000 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 $12,480,000
(additionally $1,284,000 was allocated from Verizon Services) primarily
associated with employee severance and related pension enhancements. The charge
included severance and related benefits of $5,680,000, 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 $6,800,000 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.

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Years Ended December 31                                      2001              2000
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Operations and Support Expenses
   Direct incremental costs                               $   ---           $ 1,736
   Severance costs                                            ---             1,499
   Transition costs                                         3,669               972
   Other costs                                                ---                27
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Total costs                                               $ 3,669           $ 4,234
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Direct Incremental Costs

       Direct incremental costs related to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger of
$1,736,000 (including $1,553,000 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
$1,499,000 (including $1,136,000 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 $310,000.

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 $3,669,000 in 2001 and $972,000 in 2000 (including
$3,001,000 in 2001 and $936,000 in 2000 allocated from Verizon Services).

Other Costs

       During the second quarter of 2000, we also recorded a $27,000 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 $84,000. We recorded a reduction to operating revenue of $62,000
and a charge to interest expense of $22,000. 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 $1,398,000 to
operations and support expenses. These charges include costs for the write-off
of accounts receivable 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
------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31                                           2001                  2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>                   <C>
Local services                                               $ 195,579             $ 191,853
Network access services                                        102,206                89,615
Long distance services                                          12,756                16,230
Other services                                                  14,823                17,512
                                                      ----------------------------------------
Total                                                        $ 325,364             $ 315,210
                                                      ========================================
</TABLE>

       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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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

LOCAL SERVICES

                                            Increase
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2001 - 2000                 $3,726                1.9%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       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 as a result of higher
customer demand and usage of our wire maintenance, directory assistance and
value-added services as a result of new packaging of services. Higher payments
received from competitive local exchange carriers for the purchase of UNEs
also contributed to the increase in local service revenues.

       These increases were partially offset by the effect of lower demand and
usage of our basic wireline services, as reflected by a decrease in the rate of
growth in our switched access lines in service of .1% from December 31, 2000.
This decrease primarily reflects the impact of an economic slowdown and
competition. In addition, the effect of technology substitution is increasing,
as more customers are choosing wireless and Internet services over some basic
wireline and private line services.


NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES

                                            Increase
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2001 - 2000                $12,591               14.1%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       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 revenue 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 DPSC 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. The impact of the slowing economy also affected network access revenues
in 2001.


LONG DISTANCE SERVICES

                                           (Decrease)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2001 - 2000               $(3,474)             (21.4)%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        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 DPSC, except where they cross state lines. Other long distance
services that we provide include 800 services and Wide Area Telephone Service
(WATS).

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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

       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. Long distance revenues also
included an accrual in the first quarter of 2001 for refunds to customers.


OTHER SERVICES

                                           (Decrease)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2001 - 2000                $(2,689)             (15.4)%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       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 decreased in 2001 primarily due to lower
facilities rental revenues from an affiliate and lower billing and collection
revenues, reflecting the take-back of these services by interexchange carriers.
In addition, public telephone revenues declined, as more customers substituted
wireless communications for pay phone services.

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


OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

                                            Increase
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2001 - 2000                 $7,641                4.7%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       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. Higher interconnection and related costs associated with
reciprocal compensation arrangements also contributed to the increase, but to a
lesser extent. These increases were partially 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

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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

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.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

                                           (Decrease)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2001 - 2000                $(501)               (.7)%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       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 decreased in 2001 primarily as a
result of lower rates of depreciation. This decrease was substantially offset by
growth in depreciable telephone plant and increased software amortization costs.


OTHER RESULTS
-------------
(Dollars in Thousands)

OTHER EXPENSE, NET

                                            Increase
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2001 - 2000                $13,486              916.2%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

       The increase in other expense, net, was primarily attributable to higher
equity losses recognized from our investment in Ventures III.


INTEREST EXPENSE

                                           (Decrease)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2001 - 2000                 $(834)              (8.3)%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       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 decreased in 2001 primarily due to the effect of lower
interest rates and higher capitalized interest costs resulting from higher
levels of average telephone plant under construction.

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


EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATES

       For the Years Ended December 31
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2001                                  51.6%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2000                                  42.5%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       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 as a result of higher equity losses
associated with our investment in Ventures III, for which we do not recognize
income tax benefits.

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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

       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.

       We have filed a state application for support of anticipated application
with the FCC for permission to enter the in-region long distance market in
Delaware. 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, "Accounting 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.

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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

       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 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                             $ 162,000             $ ---         $ 50,000         $ 52,000         $ 60,000
Capital lease obligations                        176                40               81               55              ---
Operating leases                               1,399               199              407              397              396
                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total contractual cash obligations         $ 163,575             $ 239         $ 50,488         $ 52,452         $ 60,396
                                           =================================================================================
</TABLE>

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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

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. Our variable-rate medium-term borrowings from affiliates expose our
earnings to changes in short-term interest rates since the interest rate charged
on such borrowings is reset each quarter.

       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 or our variable-rate medium-term borrowings from
affiliates since they are not significantly affected by changes in market
interest rates.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             December 31
                                                                   -------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                  2001              2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                  <C>               <C>
Fair value of long-term debt                                         $93,263           $88,018
Fair value assuming a +100-basis-point shift                          86,954            81,682
Fair value assuming a -100-basis-point shift                         100,224            95,039
</TABLE>

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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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

                                     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 and
               restated June 17, 1987. (Exhibit 3a to the registrant's Annual
               Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1987, File
               No. 1-7757.)

               3a(i)   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation,
                       dated August 14, 1992. (Exhibit 3a(i) to the registrant's
                       Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
                       31, 1992, File No. 1-7757.)

               3a(ii)  Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation,
                       dated January 10, 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.
                       1-7757.)

               3a(iii) Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
                       Incorporation, 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. 1-7757.)

         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. 1-7757.)

               3b(i)   Consent of Sole Stockholder of Verizon Delaware 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. 1-7757.)

         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.

   (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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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

                                   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 Delaware Inc.


Date:  March 25, 2002                         By  /s/ Edwin F. Hall
                                                 -------------------------
                                                      Edwin F. Hall
                                                      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/  Joshua W. Martin III                 President                             March 25, 2002
--------------------------------          (Principal Executive Officer)
     Joshua W. Martin III                 and Director


/s/  William F. Heitmann                  Senior Vice President - Finance       March 25, 2002
--------------------------------          (Principal Financial Officer)
     William F. Heitmann


/s/  Edwin F. Hall                        Controller                            March 25, 2002
--------------------------------
     Edwin F. Hall


/s/  Debra M. Berry                       Director                              March 25, 2002
--------------------------------
     Debra M. Berry


/s/  Michael D. Sheehy                    Director                              March 25, 2002
--------------------------------
     Michael D. Sheehy
</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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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS






The Board of Directors and Shareowner
Verizon Delaware Inc.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Verizon Delaware 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 Delaware 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

                                      F-2
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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and Shareowner of
Verizon Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Verizon Delaware Inc. for any period subsequent to
December 31, 1999.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
February 14, 2000

                                      F-3
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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     2001            2000            1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                              <C>             <C>             <C>
OPERATING REVENUES (including $1,792, $(3,620)
   and $(4,128) from/(to) affiliates)                                            $325,364        $315,210        $301,625
                                                                            ------------------------------------------------

OPERATING EXPENSES
   Operations and support (including $66,634, $69,107 and
        $62,185 to affiliates)                                                    171,186         163,545         145,427
   Depreciation and amortization                                                   73,544          74,045          66,411
                                                                            ------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  244,730         237,590         211,838
                                                                            ------------------------------------------------

OPERATING INCOME                                                                   80,634          77,620          89,787

OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSE), NET (including $(15,196), $(1,965)
    and $60 from affiliates)                                                      (14,958)         (1,472)            195

INTEREST EXPENSE (including $3,952, $4,443 and $2,532 to affiliates)                9,274          10,108           8,429
                                                                            ------------------------------------------------

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                           56,402          66,040          81,553

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                                         29,083          28,054          33,187
                                                                            ------------------------------------------------

NET INCOME                                                                       $ 27,319        $ 37,986        $ 48,366
                                                                            ================================================
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-4
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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Dollars in Thousands)


                                     ASSETS
                                     ------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   December 31
                                                                                       ------------------------------------
                                                                                                  2001               2000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                         <C>                <C>
CURRENT ASSETS
Short-term investments                                                                      $    9,400         $    5,304
Accounts receivable:
  Trade and other, net of allowances for uncollectibles of $7,046 and $5,382                    53,398             54,816
  Affiliates                                                                                    10,072              5,499
Material and supplies                                                                            1,070              1,987
Prepaid expenses                                                                                 3,510              3,390
Deferred income taxes                                                                            1,769              2,328
Other                                                                                            9,852              9,892
                                                                                       ------------------------------------
                                                                                                89,071             83,216
                                                                                       ------------------------------------

PLANT, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT                                                                1,106,394          1,022,528
Less accumulated depreciation                                                                  645,590            587,168
                                                                                       ------------------------------------
                                                                                               460,804            435,360
                                                                                       ------------------------------------

PREPAID PENSION ASSET                                                                           26,558             14,767
                                                                                       ------------------------------------

OTHER ASSETS                                                                                    30,744             39,402
                                                                                       ------------------------------------

TOTAL ASSETS                                                                                $  607,177         $  572,745
                                                                                       ====================================
</TABLE>
                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-5
<PAGE>

                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                 (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amount)


                     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                                                           $ 30,278         $ 17,850
   Other                                                                                     31              ---
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
   Affiliates                                                                            25,944           19,515
   Other                                                                                 55,927           46,556
Other current liabilities                                                                18,758           18,939
                                                                                  --------------------------------
                                                                                        130,938          102,860
                                                                                  --------------------------------
LONG-TERM DEBT
Notes payable to affiliates                                                              75,000           75,000
Other                                                                                    86,517           86,345
                                                                                  --------------------------------
                                                                                        161,517          161,345
                                                                                  --------------------------------

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS                                                             39,004           38,427
                                                                                  --------------------------------

DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES
Deferred income taxes                                                                    49,812           44,271
Unamortized investment tax credits                                                        1,527            1,675
Other                                                                                    22,135           24,164
                                                                                  --------------------------------
                                                                                         73,474           70,110
                                                                                  --------------------------------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 4 and 13)

SHAREOWNER'S INVESTMENT
Common stock - $25 par value per share                                                  118,442          118,442
   Authorized shares: 5,262,280
   Outstanding shares: 4,737,686
Capital surplus                                                                          17,422              ---
Reinvested earnings                                                                      66,380           81,561
                                                                                  --------------------------------
                                                                                        202,244          200,003
                                                                                  --------------------------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNER'S INVESTMENT                                          $607,177         $572,745
                                                                                  ================================
</TABLE>

                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-6
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                              Verizon Delaware 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                                    $118,442          $118,442          $118,442
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
     Balance at end of year                                           118,442           118,442           118,442
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

CAPITAL SURPLUS
    Balance at beginning of year                                          ---               ---               ---
    Capital contribution from Verizon Communications                   17,422               ---               ---
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
    Balance at end of year                                             17,422               ---               ---
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

REINVESTED EARNINGS
     Balance at beginning of year                                      81,561            89,493            59,656
     Net income                                                        27,319            37,986            48,366
     Dividends paid to Verizon Communications                         (42,500)          (46,000)          (18,600)
     Other                                                                ---                82                71
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
     Balance at end of year                                            66,380            81,561            89,493
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
     Balance at beginning of year                                         ---               (55)             (178)
     Minimum pension liability adjustment                                 ---                55               123
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
     Balance at end of year                                               ---               ---               (55)
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

TOTAL SHAREOWNER'S INVESTMENT                                        $202,244          $200,003          $207,880
                                                                ===================================================

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
     Net income                                                      $ 27,319          $ 37,986          $ 48,366
     Minimum pension liability adjustment                                 ---                55               123
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                           $ 27,319          $ 38,041          $ 48,489
                                                                ===================================================
</TABLE>
                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-7
<PAGE>

                              Verizon Delaware 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                                                                $  27,319          $  37,986          $  48,366
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
  operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                          73,544             74,045             66,411
      Employee retirement benefits                                          (10,408)           (11,558)            (5,440)
      Deferred income taxes, net                                              5,935              7,904             10,259
      Provision for uncollectible accounts                                    4,580              4,938              3,207
      Equity loss/(income) from affiliates                                   15,229              1,965                (60)
      Dividends received from equity affiliate                                   57                 80                 60
      Changes in current assets and liabilities:
               Accounts receivable                                           (7,735)            (5,281)            (7,631)
               Material and supplies                                            917               (755)               351
               Other assets                                                     (80)            (6,696)            (2,355)
               Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                      15,933              1,964              3,316
               Other current liabilities                                       (181)            10,021               (109)
      Other items, net                                                          346            (11,865)            (4,257)
                                                                     -------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                                   125,456            102,748            112,118
                                                                     -------------------------------------------------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of short-term investments                                          (9,400)            (5,304)            (4,800)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments                                  5,304              4,800              4,313
Capital expenditures                                                        (91,446)           (92,886)           (74,919)
Investment in unconsolidated business                                       (17,422)               ---                ---
Other, net                                                                      461             (8,068)            (3,210)
                                                                     -------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used in investing activities                                      (112,503)          (101,458)           (78,616)
                                                                     -------------------------------------------------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from medium-term notes payable to affiliates                           ---             75,000                ---
Principal repayment of medium-term note payable to affiliate                    ---            (20,000)               ---
Principal repayments of capital lease obligations                               (20)               (46)               (43)
Net change in short-term note payable to affiliate                           12,428            (11,317)           (13,916)
Dividends paid                                                              (42,500)           (46,000)           (18,600)
Capital contribution from parent                                             17,422                ---                ---
Net change in outstanding checks drawn on controlled
   disbursement accounts                                                       (283)             1,073               (943)
                                                                     -------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used in financing activities                                       (12,953)            (1,290)           (33,502)
                                                                     -------------------------------------------------------

NET CHANGE IN CASH                                                              ---                ---                ---

CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR                                                         ---                ---                ---
                                                                     -------------------------------------------------------

CASH, END OF YEAR                                                         $     ---          $     ---          $     ---
                                                                     =======================================================
</TABLE>
                       See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      F-8
<PAGE>

                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.     DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

       Description of Business

       Verizon Delaware Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon
Communications, Inc. (Verizon Communications). We presently provide local
service within Delaware. All of our operations are contained in a single Local
Access and Transport Area (LATA), which includes the state of Delaware and
southeastern Pennsylvania. 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
Delaware Public Service Commission 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.

       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 .27% 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, we had no investment in Ventures III (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.

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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          December 31
                                                                   ------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                     2001            2000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                     <C>             <C>
Deferred Activation Costs
    Current assets - other                                              $ 8,602         $ 9,165
    Other assets                                                         14,482          16,293

Deferred Activation Revenues
   Current liabilities - other                                            8,602           9,165
   Deferred credits and other liabilities - other                        14,482          16,293
</TABLE>

       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 telephone 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 Delaware 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 Delaware 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.

                                      F-12
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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

       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.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)
Years Ended December 31,                                 2001           2000           1999
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>            <C>            <C>
Direct incremental costs                               $  ---         $1,736         $  ---
Employee severance costs                                  ---          1,499            ---
Transition costs                                        3,669            972          1,801
                                                  -------------------------------------------
Total Merger-Related Costs                             $3,669         $4,207         $1,801
                                                  ===========================================
</TABLE>

       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                 Asset                         Asset
                   Beginning          Write-offs   End of  Expense or            Write-offs   End of           Write-offs  End of
                     of Year Payments  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              $   ---  $   ---    $   ---  $   ---     $ 1,736   $(1,736)     $  ---    $ ---   $   ---   $   ---  $   ---
Employee severance
  costs                2,247     (268)      (286)   1,693       1,499    (1,144)       (192)   1,856      (309)      313    1,860
Other Initiatives
Write-off of
  duplicate assets       ---      ---        ---      ---          27       ---         ---       27       ---       (12)      15
Other charges and
  special items        1,494      ---        ---    1,494         ---       ---      (1,494)     ---       ---       ---      ---

                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     $ 3,741  $  (268)   $  (286) $ 3,187     $ 3,262   $(2,880)    $(1,686) $ 1,883   $  (309)  $   301  $ 1,875
                     ============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

Merger-Related Charges

Direct Incremental Costs

       Direct incremental costs related to the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger of
$1,736,000 (including $1,553,000 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
$1,499,000 (including $1,136,000 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 service liability under
this program as of December 31, 2001 is $310,000.

       In 1997, employee severance costs related to the Bell Atlantic-NYNEX
merger were approximately $1,200,000 (including approximately $876,000 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 $3,669,000 in 2001 (including $3,001,000 allocated from
Verizon Services) and $972,000 in 2000 (including $936,000 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
$1,801,000 in 1999 (including $1,655,000 allocated from Verizon Services).

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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

Other Initiatives

       During the second quarter of 2000, we also recorded a $27,000 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
$3,800,000 (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
$1,300,000 and regulatory contingencies of $2,500,000.


3.     PLANT, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           December 31
                                                               ----------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                     2001                 2000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                 <C>                  <C>
Land                                                                $     2,612          $     2,669
Buildings                                                                69,200               63,801
Central office equipment                                                501,930              449,349
Outside communications plant                                            447,026              425,455
Furniture, vehicles and other work equipment                             64,593               62,245
Other                                                                    12,352                7,459
Construction-in-progress                                                  8,681               11,550
                                                               ----------------------------------------
                                                                      1,106,394            1,022,528
Accumulated depreciation                                               (645,590)            (587,168)
                                                               ----------------------------------------
Total                                                               $   460,804          $   435,360
                                                               ========================================
</TABLE>

4.     LEASES

       We lease certain facilities and equipment for use in our operations under
both capital and operating leases. We incurred initial capital lease obligations
of $196,000 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:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           December 31
                                                                     ---------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                     2001                 2000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                       <C>                  <C>
Capital leases                                                            $ 196                $ ---
Accumulated amortization                                                    (26)                 ---
                                                                     ---------------------------------
Total                                                                     $ 170                $ ---
                                                                     =================================
</TABLE>

       Total rent expense amounted to $11,938,000 in 2001, $5,979,000 in 2000
and $5,645,000 in 1999. Of these amounts, $10,372,000 in 2001, $4,567,000 in
2000 and $4,429,000 in 1999 were lease payments to affiliated companies.

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Dollars in Thousands)
Years                                                            Capital Leases     Operating Leases
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                              <C>                <C>
2002                                                                     $   62               $  199
2003                                                                         62                  200
2004                                                                         62                  207
2005                                                                         63                  207
2006                                                                         21                  190
Thereafter                                                                  ---                  396
                                                                    ----------------------------------
Total minimum rental commitments                                            270               $1,399
                                                                                         =============
Less interest and executory costs                                            94
                                                                    -------------
Present value of minimum lease payments                                     176
Less current installments                                                    31
                                                                    -------------
Long-term obligation at December 31, 2001                                $  145
                                                                    =============
</TABLE>
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                              Verizon Delaware 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)                                                          $30,278            $17,850
Long-term debt maturing within one year                                                        31                ---
                                                                                     ----------------------------------
Total debt maturing within one year                                                       $30,309            $17,850
                                                                                     ==================================

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 and notes that we have
issued. Interest rates and maturities of the amounts outstanding are as follows
at December 31:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Interest
Description                                                       Rate      Maturity             2001             2000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                           <C>           <C>              <C>              <C>
Ten year debenture                                               6 1/8%         2003         $ 20,000         $ 20,000
Forty year debenture                                             4 5/8          2005            7,000            7,000
Forty year debenture                                             7              2008           10,000           10,000
Thirty year debenture                                            8 3/8          2019           15,000           15,000
Thirty year debenture                                            7              2023           20,000           20,000
Forty year debenture                                             8 5/8          2031           15,000           15,000
                                                                                        ---------------------------------
                                                                                               87,000           87,000
Three year note payable to affiliate (VNSHI)                      2.72          2003           30,000           30,000
Five year note payable to affiliate (VNSHI)                       2.73          2006           45,000              ---
Note payable to affiliate (VNFC)                                   6.6                            ---           45,000
Unamortized discount and premium, net                                                            (628)            (655)
Capital lease obligations - average rate of 16.0%                                                 176              ---
                                                                                        ---------------------------------
Total long-term debt, including current maturities                                            161,548          161,345
Less maturing within one year                                                                      31              ---
                                                                                        ---------------------------------
Total long-term debt                                                                         $161,517         $161,345
                                                                                        =================================
</TABLE>

       Our long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2001 includes $17,000,000
that is callable. The call prices range from 100.0% to 100.39% of face value,
depending upon the remaining term to maturity of the issue.

       We have $75,000,000 in promissory notes payable to an affiliated company,
Verizon NSI Holdings, Inc. (VNSHI). The $30,000,000 note, which matures on March
30, 2003, carries a floating interest rate priced at 3 month LIBOR plus 12bps,
reset and paid quarterly. The $45,000,000 note, which matures on January 30,
2006, carries a floating interest rate priced at 3 month LIBOR plus 45bps, reset
and paid quarterly.

       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, $7,000,000 in 2005, $45,000,000 in 2006 and $60,000,000 beginning in
2008 and thereafter.

                                      F-15
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                              Verizon Delaware 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 $18,646,000 in 2001, $14,116,000 in 2000 and $15,764,000 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:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Financial Instrument                                            Valuation Method
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>
Short-term note payable to affiliate (VNFC), long-term          Carrying amounts
  variable notes payable to affiliate (VNSHI)
  and short-term investments

 Debt (excluding capital leases)                                Future cash flows discounted at current rates
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            2001                                2000
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Carrying                            Carrying
                                                                   Amount        Fair Value            Amount        Fair Value
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                              <C>             <C>                 <C>             <C>
Debt,  short-term and long-term variable notes payable
  to affiliates                                                  $191,650          $198,541          $179,195          $180,868
</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
      $85)                                                                                   $ ---        $ 55         $123
                                                                                        -------------------------------------
                                                                                             $ ---        $ 55         $123
                                                                                        =====================================
</TABLE>

                                     F-16
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                              Verizon Delaware 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:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Years ended December 31
                                                   -------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                  2001            2000            1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                  <C>             <C>             <C>
Net income:
   As reported                                       $27,319         $37,986         $48,366
   Pro forma                                          26,633          37,300          47,888
</TABLE>

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         2001            2000            1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                     <C>             <C>             <C>
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
</TABLE>

       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              $(18,217)     $(11,600)     $ (5,998)     $  1,009       $ (7)     $    770
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Termination benefits                               6,800           ---           ---           ---        ---           ---
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total (income) cost                             $(11,417)     $(11,600)     $ (5,998)     $  1,009       $ (7)     $    770
                                           ==================================================================================
</TABLE>

                                      F-17
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                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

       In 2001, Verizon Communications announced an employee severance plan. As
a result, we recorded special termination benefits of $6,800,000 for related
pension enhancements in accordance with SFAS No. 88, "Employers' Accounting for
Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Pension Plans and for Termination
Benefits."

        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                              $26,558             $14,767            $    ---            $    ---
  Employee benefit obligations                        (2,038)             (1,922)            (33,834)            (33,427)
</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 $1,779,000 in 2001,
$1,164,000 in 2000 and $749,000 in 1999.

Employee Severance Costs

       During the fourth quarter of 2001, we recorded a charge of $5,680,000 for
severance and related benefits, in accordance with SFAS No. 112, "Employers'
Accounting for Postemployment Benefits," for the voluntary and involuntary
separation of employees.

                                      F-18
<PAGE>

                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

10.    INCOME TAXES

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Years ended December 31
                                                                      --------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                         2001          2000          1999
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>           <C>           <C>
Current:
     Federal                                                               $ 18,006      $ 15,808      $ 17,931
     State and local                                                          5,142         4,342         4,997
                                                                      --------------------------------------------
                                                                             23,148        20,150        22,928
                                                                      --------------------------------------------
Deferred:
     Federal                                                                  4,928         6,594         8,353
     State and local                                                          1,155         1,503         2,158
                                                                      --------------------------------------------
                                                                              6,083         8,097        10,511
                                                                      --------------------------------------------
                                                                             29,231        28,247        33,439
Investment tax credits                                                         (148)         (193)         (252)
                                                                      --------------------------------------------
Total income tax expense                                                   $ 29,083      $ 28,054      $ 33,187
                                                                      ============================================
</TABLE>

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Years ended December 31
                                                                      --------------------------------------------
                                                                                2001          2000          1999
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                            <C>           <C>           <C>
Statutory federal income tax rate                                              35.0%         35.0%         35.0%
Investment tax credits                                                          (.2)          (.2)          (.2)
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits                                 7.3           5.8           5.7
Equity investments                                                              9.5           1.1           ---
Other, net                                                                      ---            .8            .2
                                                                      --------------------------------------------
Effective income tax rate                                                      51.6%         42.5%         40.7%
                                                                      ============================================
</TABLE>

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                             December 31
                                                                                     -----------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                                       2001          2000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                       <C>          <C>
Depreciation                                                                              $61,455      $ 60,209
Employee benefits                                                                          (7,701)      (12,003)
Allowance for uncollectible accounts                                                       (1,661)       (1,130)
Investment tax credits                                                                       (621)         (681)
Other, net                                                                                 (3,429)       (4,452)
                                                                                     -----------------------------
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities                                                              $48,043      $ 41,943
                                                                                     -----------------------------
</TABLE>


                                      F-19
<PAGE>

                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

11.    ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                             December 31
                                                                                     ----------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)                                                                       2001          2000
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                       <C>           <C>
BALANCE SHEETS:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
   Accounts payable - affiliates                                                          $25,891       $18,655
   Accounts payable - other                                                                30,770        34,991
   Accrued vacation pay                                                                     4,510         4,430
   Accrued expenses                                                                        10,017         4,488
   Accrued taxes                                                                            9,601         1,598
   Interest payable - other                                                                 1,029         1,049
   Interest payable - affiliate                                                                53           860
                                                                                     ----------------------------
                                                                                          $81,871       $66,071
                                                                                     ============================

Other current liabilities:
   Advance billings and customer deposits                                                 $10,156       $ 9,774
   Other                                                                                    8,602         9,165
                                                                                     ----------------------------
                                                                                          $18,758       $18,939
                                                                                     ============================
</TABLE>
<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                                    $14,846       $20,503       $22,452
   Interest, net of amounts capitalized                                      10,399         9,430         8,450

STATEMENTS OF INCOME:
Interest expense incurred, net of amounts capitalized                         9,274        10,108         8,429
Capitalized interest                                                            993           634           420
Advertising expense                                                             907           346         1,927
</TABLE>

       Advertising expense includes $894,000 in 2001, $346,000 in 2000 and
$1,775,000 in 1999 allocated to us by Verizon Services.

       At December 31, 2001 and 2000, $3,309,000 and $3,592,000 of bank
overdrafts were classified as accounts payable.

                                      F-20
<PAGE>

                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

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 Services Network Holdings Inc. (VSNHI),
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 to affiliates                            $(13,385)        $(13,385)        $(13,385)
   Other revenue from affiliates                                         15,177            9,765            9,257
                                                                  --------------------------------------------------
                                                                          1,792           (3,620)          (4,128)
                                                                  --------------------------------------------------
Operating expenses:
   Verizon Services                                                      56,006           57,133           51,398
   Verizon Data Services Inc.                                               301              ---              ---
   GTE Communication Systems                                                 16              ---              ---
   Other                                                                 10,311           11,974           10,787
                                                                  --------------------------------------------------
                                                                         66,634           69,107           62,185
                                                                  --------------------------------------------------
Other income/(expense):
   Equity income from SMS/800                                                45              164               60
   Equity loss from Ventures III                                        (15,274)          (2,129)             ---
   Interest income from Verizon Services                                     33              ---              ---
                                                                  --------------------------------------------------
                                                                        (15,196)          (1,965)              60
                                                                  --------------------------------------------------

Interest expense:
   VNFC                                                                   1,262            1,835            1,342
   VNSHI                                                                  2,690            2,608            1,190
                                                                  --------------------------------------------------
                                                                          3,952            4,443            2,532
                                                                  --------------------------------------------------

Transfer of advanced data assets from Ventures III                        5,683              ---              ---

Equity contributed to Ventures III                                       17,422              ---              ---

Capital contribution from Verizon Communications
    in connection with asset reintegration                               17,422              ---              ---

Dividends paid to Verizon Communications                                 42,500           46,000           18,600

Dividends received from SMS/800                                              57               80               60
</TABLE>

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

                                      F-21
<PAGE>

                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

       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 and Verizon Network Services Holdings
Inc.

       We recognize interest expense/income in connection with contractual
arrangements with VNFC to provide short-term financing, investing and cash
management services to us. We also recognize interest expense related to a
promissory note held by VNSHI. (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. and Verizon Wireless. 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.
During the fourth quarter of 2001, Ventures III transferred assets to us with an
aggregate net book value of $5,683,000. In consideration of the transfer of
these assets, we have surrendered our common stock in Ventures III and remitted
certain cash compensation.

       In connection with this reintegration, we received a capital contribution
from our parent of $17,422,000 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 the us. This reintegration did not have a
material effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

       We recorded equity losses associated with our investment in Ventures III
of $15,274,000 in 2001 and $2,129,000 in 2000. We had no ownership interest in
Ventures III at December 31, 2001. At December 31, 2000, our investment in
Ventures III was $3,511,000 and our ownership interest in Ventures III was
2.70%.

       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 $11,222 to receive a .22% ownership interest in SMS/800. Our
ownership percentage has increased to .27% 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.


                                      F-22
<PAGE>

                              Verizon Delaware Inc.

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.


15.    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Operating         Operating        Net Income
Quarter Ended                                                          Revenues            Income            (Loss)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                                    <C>               <C>             <C>
2001:
March 31                                                               $ 80,900          $ 23,699          $  9,056
June 30                                                                  80,526            22,088            11,816
September 30                                                             81,035            23,001            12,419
December 31*                                                             82,903            11,846            (5,972)
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                  $325,364          $ 80,634          $ 27,319
                                                                  ====================================================

2000:
March 31                                                               $ 76,897          $ 23,423          $ 12,794
June 30**                                                                77,611            12,933             5,850
September 30                                                             79,415            19,299             9,987
December 31                                                              81,287            21,965             9,355
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                  $315,210          $ 77,620          $ 37,986
                                                                  ====================================================
</TABLE>

*  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
$8,000,000 to Verizon Communications.

       On March 18, 2002, we redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount of
our $10,000,000 7% debentures, due December 1, 2008. We expect this redemption
to result in an after-tax charge of approximately $21,000.

                                      F-23
<PAGE>

                              Verizon Delaware 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                                     $5,382           $4,580           $8,068           $10,984           $7,046

Year 2000                                     $5,181           $4,978           $5,691           $10,468           $5,382

Year 1999                                     $5,197           $3,010           $4,896           $ 7,922           $5,181



Merger-Related Costs:

Year 2001                                     $1,883           $  ---           $  313           $   321           $1,875

Year 2000                                     $3,187           $3,262           $  ---           $ 4,566           $1,883

Year 1999                                     $3,741           $  ---           $  ---           $   554           $3,187
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(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, utilized or paid.

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                             Verizon Delaware Inc.

       Form 10-K for 2001
       File No. 1-7757
       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.


3a         Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended and
                restated June 17, 1987. (Exhibit 3a to the registrant's Annual
                Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1987, File
                No. 1-7757.)

                3a(i)       Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
                            Incorporation, dated August 14, 1992. (Exhibit 3a(i)
                            to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                            the year ended December 31, 1992, File No. 1-7757.)

                3a(ii)      Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
                            Incorporation, dated January 10, 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. 1-7757.)

                3a(iii)     Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of
                            Incorporation, 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.
                            1-7757.)

           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. 1-7757.)

                3b(i)       Consent of Sole Stockholder of Verizon Delaware
                            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. 1-7757.)

           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.