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                                                                     Exhibit 10a

                                 DESCRIPTION OF
                     VERIZON DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR
                             NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

 .    Plan became effective 1/1/01; prior deferrals were grandfathered and are
     governed by respective former plans.

 .    Cash compensation 100% deferrable into cash and/or stock in 25% increments.

 .    Interest on deferred cash to be at a long-term corporate bond rate.

 .    Distribution elections may be amended anytime earlier than 12 months prior
     to disbursement.

 .    Compensation deferred in Verizon stock will be paid in stock or cash, as
     director elects.

 .    Upon the death of a Director with an outstanding balance, the plan provides
     for continued installments or an accelerated payment to the beneficiaries.<PAGE>

                                                                     Exhibit 10e

                          DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO
                         VERIZON STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
                              FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS

 .    Effective as of January 1, 2001, the non-employee Directors have the choice
     of receiving (i) an annual stock option grant valued at $130,000 or (ii) an
     annual grant of options and share equivalents each valued at half of
     $130,000.

 .    The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock of Verizon Communications
     Inc. which may be issued under the Plan shall be 1,000,000.<PAGE>

                                                                     Exhibit 10i

                                NYNEX CORPORATION

                       DIRECTORS' CHARITABLE AWARD PROGRAM

1.       PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM

         The NYNEX Corporation Directors' Charitable Award Program (the
         "Program") allows each eligible Director of NYNEX Corporation (the
         "Company") to recommend that the Company make a donation of up to
         $1,000,000 to the eligible tax-exempt organization(s) (the "Donee(s)")
         selected by the Director, with the donation to be made, in the
         Director's name, in ten equal annual installments, with the first
         installment to be made at the earlier of (i) the time of the Director's
         retirement from the Board or when he or she reaches age 65, whichever
         occurs later; or (ii) the death of the Director. The purpose of the
         Program is to recognize the interest of the Company and its Directors
         in supporting worthy educational institutions and other charitable
         organizations.

2.       ELIGIBILITY

         All persons serving as Directors of the Company as of November 1, 1994
         shall be eligible to participate in the Program. All Directors who join
         the Company's Board of Directors after that date shall be immediately
         eligible to participate in the Program upon election to the Board;
         provided, however, that any Director who joins the Company's Board of
         Directors following the consummation of the merger (the "Merger")
         contemplated by the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger,
         dated as of April 21, 1996, between the Company and Bell Atlantic
         Corporation ("Bell Atlantic"), as amended and restated as of July 2,
         1996, shall not be eligible to participate in the Program.

3.       SELECTION OF BENEFICIARIES

         When a Director becomes eligible to participate in the Program, he or
         she shall make a written designation to the Company, on a form approved
         by the Company for this purpose, selecting the Donee(s) which he or she
         intends to be the recipient(s) of the Company donation to be made on
         his or her behalf. A Director may revise or revoke any such designation
         prior to his or her death by signing a new form and submitting it to
         the Company.

4.       AMOUNT AND TIMING OF DONATION

         Each eligible Director may choose one organization to receive a Company
         donation of $1,000,000, or two or more organizations to receive
         donations aggregating $1,000,000. Each organization must be designated
         to receive a donation of at least $100,000 in aggregate. The donation
         will be made by the Company in ten equal annual installments, with the
         first installment to be made at the earlier of (i) the time of the
         Director's retirement from the Board or when he or she reaches age 65,
         whichever occurs later; or (ii) the death of the Director. If a
         Director selects more than one organization to receive a donation, each
         will receive a prorated portion of each annual installment. Each annual
         installment payment will be divided among the organizations in the same
         proportions as the total donation amount has been allocated among the
         organizations by the Director.

5.       DONEES

         In order to be eligible to receive a donation, an organization must
         initially, and at the time a donation is to be made, qualify to receive
         tax-deductible donations under the Internal Revenue Code and be a
         public charity, or be reviewed and approved by the Nominating and Board
         Affairs Committee of the Company's Board of Directors or, upon
         consummation of the Merger, by a comparable committee of Bell Atlantic
         (in either case, the "Committee"). A selected organization will be
         approved unless it is determined, in the exercise of good faith
         judgment, that a donation to the organization would be detrimental to
         the best interests of the Company, or would not be tax deductible. A
         Director's private foundation is not eligible to
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         receive donations under the Program. If an organization selected by a
         Director ceases to qualify as a Donee, and if the Director does not
         submit a form to change the designation before his or her death, the
         amount designated to be donated to the organization will instead be
         donated to the Director's remaining qualified Donee(s) on a prorated
         basis. If none of the selected organizations qualify, the donation
         will be made to the organization(s) selected by the Company. A
         Director who is a citizen and/or resident of a country other than the
         United States may select a charitable organization located in that
         country. However, any such donation must be approved by the Committee,
         and the Committee may elect to impose special conditions on any such
         donation (e.g., including, but not limited to, a reduction in the
         total donation amount to compensate for lost tax savings if the
         donation will not be deductible by NYNEX).

6.       SERVICE REQUIREMENT

         Donations will be made on behalf of any participating Director who (i)
         has completed sixty full months of service commencing on the date of
         election to the Board of Directors (including Board service prior to
         adoption of the Program), (ii) has died or become disabled while
         serving as a Director of the Company or (iii) has retired from the
         Board of the Company and is at least 65 years of age. Notwithstanding
         the foregoing, effective upon consummation of the Merger, (a) service
         on the Board of Directors of Bell Atlantic shall be included for
         purposes of the sixty full months service requirement in (i) above and
         (b) retirement from the Board of the Company in order to serve on the
         Board of Bell Atlantic shall not be considered as retirement from the
         Board of the Company for purposes of (iii) above, but subsequent
         retirement from the Board of Bell Atlantic shall be considered as
         retirement from the Board of the Company for such purposes.

7.       FUNDING AND PROGRAM ASSETS

         The Company may fund the Program or it may choose not to fund the
         Program. If the Company elects to fund the Program in any manner,
         neither the Directors nor their selected Donee(s) shall have any
         rights or interests in any assets of the Company identified for such
         purpose. Nothing contained in the Program shall create, or be deemed
         to create, a trust, actual or constructive, for the benefit of a
         Director or any Donee selected by a Director to receive a donation, or
         shall give, or be deemed to give, any Director or Donee any interest
         in any assets of the Program or the Company. If the Company elects to
         fund the Program through life insurance policies, a participating
         Director agrees to cooperate and fulfill the enrollment requirements
         necessary to obtain insurance on his or her life.

8.       AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

         The Nominating and Board Affairs Committee of the Company's Board of
         Directors or, upon consummation of the Merger, by a comparable
         committee of Bell Atlantic (in either case, the "Committee") may, at
         any time, without the consent of the Directors participating in the
         Program, amend, suspend, or terminate the Program.

9.       ADMINISTRATION

         The Program shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall
         have plenary authority in its discretion, but subject to the provisions
         of the Program, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules, regulations and
         procedures relating to the Program. The determinations of the Committee
         on the foregoing matters shall be conclusive and binding on all
         interested parties.

10.      GOVERNING LAW

         The Program shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of
         the state of Delaware, and all provisions thereof shall be
         administered according to the laws of said state.
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11.       EFFECTIVE DATE

          The Program effective date will be November 1, 1994. The Program will
          not be effective for an individual Director until he or she completes
          all enrollment requirements.

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