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Sec. 180.1006 State of Wisconsin
Wis. Stats. Department of Financial Institutions
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT (Stock, for-profit Corporation)
A. The present corporate name (prior to any change effected by this amendment)
is:
GTE North Incorporated
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Text of Amendment (Refer to the existing articles of incorporation and the
instruction on the reverse of this form. Determine those items to be changed
and set forth the number identifying the paragraph in the articles of
incorporation being changed and how the amended paragraph is to read.)
RESOLVED, THAT the articles of incorporation be amended as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The name of the corporation is Verizon North Inc.
B. Amendment(s) adopted on June 15, 2000
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(Indicate the method of adoption by checking (X) the appropriate choice below.)
( ) In accordance with sec. 180.1002, Wis. Stats. (By the Board of Directors)
OR
(X) In accordance with sec. 180.1003, Wis. Stats. (By the Board of Directors
and Shareholders)
OR
( ) In accordance with sec. 180.1005, Wis. Stats. (By Incorporators or Board
of Directors, before issuance of shares)
C. Executed on June 30, 2000 /s/ Rosalynn Christian
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(Date) (Signature)
Title: ( ) President (XX) Assistant Secretary
or other officer title Assistant Secretary Rosalynn Christian
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(Printed name)
This document was drafted by Rosalynn Christian
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(Name of the individual who drafted the document)
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