UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~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: ~~September~~October 2414, 2010

(Date of earliest event reported)

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in its ~~charter~~Charter)

Delaware	333-160446	22-3372889
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Verizon Way Basking Ridge, NJ		07920
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


333-160446		22-3372889
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Verizon Way Basking Ridge, NJ		07920
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 306-7000

Not ~~Applicable~~applicable

(Former ~~name~~Name or ~~former~~Former ~~address~~Address, if ~~changed~~Changed ~~since~~Since ~~last~~Last ~~report~~Report)

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~September~~October 2414, 2010, Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, Inc., an affiliate of Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”), provided written notice to Vodafone Group Plc that it has designated ~~Daniel~~Francis SJ. ~~Mead~~Shammo, the current ~~Executive~~President ~~Vice~~of ~~President~~Verizon Telecom and ~~Chief~~Business, ~~Operating~~to ~~Officer~~replace John F. Killian as a member of the Cellco Partnership (“Verizon Wireless”), asBoard ~~a member~~ of Representatives (the ~~Verizon~~“Board”) ~~Wireless~~and ~~Board~~the Audit Committee of ~~Representatives~~the Board (the “~~Board~~Audit Committee”), pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Cellco Partnership Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement dated April 3, 2000, as amended. Mr. ~~Mead~~Killian, ~~who~~the ~~will~~current ~~become~~Executive Vice President and Chief ~~Executive~~Financial Officer of Verizon ~~Wireless on October 1~~, ~~2010,~~announced ~~replaces~~his ~~Ivan~~plans ~~Seidenberg,~~to ~~who~~retire ~~resigned~~ from ~~the~~Verizon ~~Board~~effective ~~and~~around ~~all Board committees on which he served. Lowell McAdam, who is~~ the ~~current~~end ~~President and Chief Executive Officer~~ of ~~Verizon~~2010. ~~Wireless~~Mr. Shammo ~~and who~~ will become Executive Vice President and Chief ~~Operating~~Financial Officer of Verizon on ~~October~~November 1, 2010~~, has been appointed to replace Mr~~. ~~Seidenberg~~ ~~as Chairman of the Board.~~ The preceding Board changes were effective as of the conclusion of a meeting of the ~~Board~~Audit Committee on ~~September~~October 2418, 2010.

From time to time Verizon Wireless may have employees who are related to our directors. Mr. Shammo has a brother-in-law who is employed by Verizon Wireless and earned approximately $317,000 in 2009, which was commensurate with the compensation of other employees in similar positions.

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.

~~Cellco Partnership~~

Cellco Partnership

~~(Registrant)~~

(Registrant)

Date: September 30, 2010

/s/ Steven E. Zipperstein

Date: October 18, 2010

/s/ Steven E. Zipperstein

~~Steven E. Zipperstein~~

Steven E. Zipperstein

~~Vice President – Legal & External Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary~~

Vice President – Legal & External Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary

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