威瑞森通讯美股招股说明书(2025-11-10版)

% Notes due 20% Notes due 20% Notes due 20% Notes due 20% Notes due 20 $$$$$ We are offering $of our notes due 20(the “notes due 20”), $of our notes due 20(the “notes due 20”), $of our notes due 20(the “notes due 20”), $of our notes due 20(the “notes due 20”) and $of our notes due 20(the“notes due 20” and, together with the notes due 20, the notes due 20, the notes due 20and the notes due 20, the “notes”) to the publicpursuant to this prospectus supplement. The notes due 20will bear interest at the rate of% per year, the notes due 20will bear interest at the rate of% per year, the notes due 20will bear interest at the rate of% per year, the notes due 20will bear interest at the rate of% per year and the notesdue 20will bear interest at the rate of% per year. Interest on the notes due 20is payable semiannually in arrears onand of each year, commencing, 2026. Interest on the notes due 20ispayable semiannually in arrears onandof each year, commencing, 2026. Interest on the notes due 20is payablesemiannually in arrears onandof each year, commencing, 2026. Interest on the notes due 20is payable semiannually in arrearsonandof each year, commencing, 2026. Interest on the notes due 20is payable semiannually in arrears onandof each year, commencing, 2026. The notes due 20will mature on, 20, the notes due 20will mature on, 20, the notes due 20will matureon, 20, the notes due 20will mature on, 20and the notes due 20will mature on, 20. We may redeem eachof the notes due 20, the notes due 20, the notes due 20, the notes due 20and the notes due 20, in whole or in part, at any time prior tomaturity at the applicable redemption price to be determined using the procedure described in this prospectus supplement under “Description of the Notes—Redemption.” The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally with all of our unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. In addition to the $principal amount of the notes due 20and the $principal amount of the notes due 20offered to the public,we will contribute $principal amount of the notes due 20(representing not more than 25.0% of the total principal amount of the 20notes tobe issued in this offering) and $principal amount of the notes due 20(representing not more than 25.0% of the total principal amount of the20notes to be issued in this offering) to the Bell Atlantic Master Trust, a pension trust which funds the defined benefit pension plans maintained by us foremployees and former employees of Verizon and its affiliates (the “trust”). The notes due 20and the notes due 20contributed by us will have identicalterms to and form a single series with the notes due 20and the notes due 20offered to the public, as applicable. The notes due 20and the notesdue 20contributed to the trust will initially be delivered to the underwriters, for allocation to us, and redelivered by us to the trust under this prospectussupplement. Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of thesesecurities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is acriminal offense. Investing in the notes involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on pageS-1of this prospectus supplement andthe risks discussed elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents andreports we file with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanyingprospectus. Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENTAbout This Prospectus SupplementWhere You Can Find More InformationRisk FactorsUse of ProceedsDescription of the NotesCertain U.S. Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsUnderwritingLegal Matters PROSPECTUSAbout this ProspectusWhere You Can Find More InformationDisclosure Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsVerizon CommunicationsRisk FactorsUse of ProceedsDescription of Capital StockDescription of the Debt SecuritiesClearing and Settlement Plan of Distribution Experts Legal Matters ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT You should read this prospectus supplement along with the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into thisprospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully before you invest. These documents contain important information you shouldconsider when making your investment decision. This prospectus supplement contains information about the specific notes being offered, and theaccompanying prospectus contains information about our debt securities generally. This prospectus supplement may add, update or change informationin the accompanying prospectus. You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, theaccompanying prospectus, any related free writing prospectus or any pricing supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein andth