Verizon Communications Management Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) Q1 2012 Earnings Call April 19, 2012 8:30 AM ET

Executives

John N. Doherty - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations
Francis J. Shammo - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Analysts

Jason Armstrong - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division
John C. Hodulik - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
Simon Flannery - Morgan Stanley, Research Division
Philip Cusick - JP Morgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Michael Rollins - Citigroup Inc, Research Division
David W. Barden - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division
Timothy K. Horan - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division
Michael McCormack - Nomura Securities Co. Ltd., Research Division
Brett Feldman - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division

Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Verizon First Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Today's conference is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time. It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to your host, Mr. John Doherty, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations for Verizon.

John N. Doherty

Thanks, Brad. Good morning, and welcome to our first quarter 2012 earnings conference call. Thanks for joining us this morning. I'm John Doherty. With me this morning is our Chief Financial Officer, Fran Shammo.

Before we get started, let me remind you that our earnings release, financial and operating information, the investor quarterly and the presentation slides are available on our Investor Relations website. This call is being webcast. If you would like to listen to a replay, you can do so from our website.

I would also like to draw your attention to our Safe Harbor statement. Information in this presentation contains statements about expected future events and financial results that are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. Discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained