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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
GTE CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED
The undersigned certify that:
1. They are the Vice President-General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the
corporation.
2. The name of the corporation is: GTE California Incorporated
3. The Board of Directors of GTE California Incorporated has approved a
resolution providing that Article FIRST of the Articles of Incorporation of GTE
California Incorporated shall be amended to read as follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is Verizon California Inc.
4. The foregoing amendment was approved by the required vote of the stockholder
of said corporation in accordance with Section 903 of the California
Corporations Code; the total number of outstanding shares of each class entitled
to vote with respect to the foregoing amendment was 70,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, and the number of shares of each class voting in favor of the foregoing
amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required, such required vote being a
majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and correct
of our own knowledge.
Date: June 30, 2000 /s/ William G. Mundy
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William G. Mundy
Vice President-General Counsel
/s/ Rosalynn Christian
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Rosalynn Christian
Assistant Secretary
