Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-172501) pertaining to the Verizon Savings and Security Plan for New York and New England Associates of Verizon Communications Inc. of our report dated June 26, 2015, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Verizon Savings and Security Plan for New York and New England Associates included in this Annual Report (11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2014.

/s/ Mitchell & Titus LLP
	Mitchell & Titus LLP
	New York, New York
	June 26, 2015