EX-23.1 2 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 Nos. 333-123374 and 333-150504) pertaining to the Verizon Savings and Security Plan for New York and New England Associates of Verizon Communications Inc. of our report dated June 29, 2010, 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 (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/s/  Mitchell Titus LLP

New York, New York

June 29, 2010