UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2001 VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 466-9900 Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events Verizon Pennsylvania Inc. (the Company) announced today reported net income of $130.2 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2001, which represents a $14.1 million or 12.1% increase from net income of $116.1 million in the third quarter of 2000. Third quarter 2001 operating income was $256.0 million, an increase of $25.7 million or 11.2%, compared to third quarter 2000 operating income of $230.3 million. Net income for the first nine months of 2001 was $340.3 million, compared to nine-month 2000 net income of $381.5 million. Net income was lower in the nine-month period of 2001, as compared to the prior-year period, principally due to the recognition of equity losses from an affiliate that provides new exchange access services. Operating income (before equity losses and other non-operating expenses) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2001 was $726.9 million, an increase of $4.2 million or 0.6% from the same period last year. The increase in operating income in both periods was largely attributable to a reduction in cash expenses of $79.3 million or 16.0% for the three-month period and $82.0 million or 5.6% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2001, over the same periods last year. Merger-related savings, lower employee costs and effective cost control measures contributed to lower cash expenses this year. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $20.9 million or 10.5% in third quarter of 2001 and $65.1 million or 11.1% year-to-date, as compared to the prior-year periods. These increases were chiefly due to growth in depreciable telephone plant, increased software amortization, and higher rates of depreciation. Operating revenues for the third quarter of 2001 were $893.7 million, which represents a decline of $32.7 million or 3.5% from operating revenues of $926.4 million in the third quarter of 2000. Operating revenues for the first nine months of 2001 were $2,758.9 million, a decrease of $12.7 million or 0.5%, compared to nine-month 2000 operating revenues of $2,771.6 million. The decline in operating revenues was principally due to lower demand and usage of our basic wireline and intraLATA toll services, reflecting the effects of the weakened U.S. economy and competition for local and intraLATA toll services. In addition, the effect of technology substitution is increasing, as more customers are choosing wireless and Internet services in place of certain basic wireline services. Price reductions associated with mandatory federal and state price cap filings and other regulatory decisions, as well as lower billing and collection revenues due to the take-back of these services by other carriers also contributed to the reduction in operating revenues. These factors were largely offset by higher demand for high-capacity, high-speed digital services. In-Region Long Distance On September 19, 2001, the Federal Communications Commission released an order approving the Company's application for permission to enter the in-region long distance market in Pennsylvania. Since October 23, 2001, in-region long distance service is being offered by a separate non-regulated subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc., as required by law. 1 VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INC. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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3 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 4 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INC. By: /s/Edwin F. Hall -------------------------------------- Edwin F. Hall Controller and Chief Financial Officer Date: November 6, 2001 5 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. 6

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