VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 2009?11 AWARD CYCLE

Exhibit 10b

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

2009–11 AWARD CYCLE

AGREEMENT between Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon” or the “Company”) and you (the “Participant”) and your heirs and beneficiaries.

1. Purpose of Agreement. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a grant of performance stock units (“PSUs”) to the Participant.

2. Agreement. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the 2001 Verizon Communications Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), and evidences the grant of a performance stock unit award in the form of PSUs pursuant to the Plan. In consideration of the benefits described in this Agreement, which Participant acknowledges are good, valuable and sufficient consideration, the Participant agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the participant’s obligations and restrictions set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement (the “Participant’s Obligations”), which are incorporated into and are a part of the Agreement. The PSUs and this Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan. By executing this Agreement, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, including but not limited to the Participant’s Obligations. In addition, the Participant agrees to be bound by the actions of the Human Resources Committee of Verizon Communication’s Board of Directors or any successor thereto (the “Committee”), and any designee of the Committee (to the extent that such actions are exercised in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement). If there is a conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

3. Contingency. The grant of PSUs is contingent on the Participant’s timely acceptance of this Agreement and satisfaction of the other conditions contained in it. Acceptance shall be through execution of the Agreement as set forth in paragraph 21. If the Participant does not accept this Agreement by the close of business on April 30, 2009, the Participant shall not be entitled to this grant of PSUs regardless of the extent to which the vesting requirements in paragraph 5 (“Vesting”) are satisfied. In addition, to the extent a Participant is on a Company approved leave of absence, including but not limited to short-term disability leave, at the time this grant of PSUs is accepted by the Participant, he or she will not be entitled to this grant of PSUs until such time as he or she returns to active employment with Verizon or a Related Company (as defined in paragraph 13).

4. Number of Units. The Participant is granted the number of PSUs as specified in the Participant’s account under the 2009 PSU grant, administered by Fidelity Investments or any successor thereto (“Fidelity”). A PSU is a hypothetical share of Verizon’s common stock. The value of a PSU on any given date shall be equal to the closing price of Verizon’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) as of such date. A Dividend Equivalent Unit (“DEU”) or fraction thereof shall be added to each PSU each time that a dividend is paid on Verizon’s common stock. The amount of each DEU shall be equal to the corresponding dividend paid on a share of Verizon’s common stock. The DEU shall be converted into PSUs or fractions thereof based upon the closing price of Verizon’s common stock traded on the NYSE on the dividend payment date of each declared dividend on Verizon’s common stock, and such PSUs or fractions thereof shall be added to the Participant’s PSU balance. To the extent that Fidelity or the Company makes an error, including but not limited to an administrative error with respect to the number or value of the PSUs granted to the Participant under this Agreement, the DEUs credited to the Participant’s account or the amount of the final award payment, the Company or Fidelity specifically reserves the right to correct such error at any time and the Participant agrees that he or she shall be legally bound by any corrective action taken by the Company or Fidelity.

5. Vesting.

(a) General. The Participant shall vest in the PSUs to the extent provided in paragraph 5(b) (“Performance Requirement”) only if the Participant satisfies the requirements of paragraph 5(c) (“Three-Year Continuous Employment Requirement”), except as otherwise provided in paragraph 7 (“Early Cancellation/Accelerated Vesting of PSUs”).

(b) Performance Requirement.

(1) General. The PSUs shall become payable based on the total shareholder return (“TSR”) of Verizon’s common stock during the three-year period beginning January 1, 2009, and ending at the close of business on December 31, 2011 (the “Award Cycle”), relative to the TSR of the companies (other than Verizon) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) Index and also including the four largest industry companies that are not in the Dow during the same three-year period. The companies (other than Verizon) in the Dow, together with the four largest industry companies that are not in the Dow, are collectively referred to as the “Related Dow Peers.” No PSUs shall become payable unless the Committee determines that certain threshold performance requirements have been satisfied. The formula for determining the total number of PSUs that may become payable (the “Payout Formula”) will equal the number of PSUs that the Participant is granted as described in paragraph 4 (plus any additional PSUs added with respect to DEUs credited over the Award Cycle) times the Verizon Vested Percentage (as defined below). For example, if (a) the Participant is granted 1,000 PSUs, and (b) those PSUs are credited with an additional 200 PSUs as a result of DEUs paid over the Award Cycle, and (c) the Verizon Vested Percentage is 75%, the Participant will vest in (1,000 PSUs + 200 PSUs from DEUs) times 75%, or 900 PSUs, which shall be payable in cash as described in paragraph 6.

(2) Definitions. For purposes of the performance requirement and Payout Formula set forth in paragraph 5(b)(1)—

(i) “Verizon Vested Percentage” shall be an amount (between 0% and 200%), which is based on Verizon’s Relative TSR Position, as provided in the following table:

(ii) “Verizon Relative TSR Position” shall be based upon Verizon’s rank during the Award Cycle among the Related Dow Peers in terms of TSR. The Committee retains the discretion to determine the Verizon Vested Percentage and the Verizon Relative TSR Position for any period and the Committee also retains the discretion to substitute, add or eliminate the additional industry companies that are not in the Dow but are included in the Related Dow Peers. The Committee will make adjustments for any changes made to the Dow during the Award Cycle.

(iii) “TSR” or “Total Shareholder Return” shall mean the change in the price of a share of common stock from the beginning of a period until the end of such period (the “Measurement Period”), adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends (if any) and as may be necessary to take into account stock splits or other events similar to those described in Section 4.3 of the Plan. Measurement Periods may vary between and/or during an Award Cycle, and may or may not be coextensive with the Award Cycle. The Committee retains the discretion to determine and to change the Measurement Periods which shall be used to calculate TSRs for the Award Cycle, both before and during the Award Cycle.

(c) Three-Year Continuous Employment Requirement. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, or except as otherwise provided in paragraph 7(b) or 7(c), the PSUs shall vest only if the Participant is continuously employed by the Company or a Related Company (as defined in paragraph 13) from the date the PSUs are granted through the end of the Award Cycle.

(d) Transfer. Transfer of employment from Verizon to a Related Company, from a Related Company to Verizon, or from one Related Company to another Related Company shall not constitute a separation from employment hereunder, and service with a Related Company shall be treated as service with the Company for purposes of the three-year continuous employment requirement in paragraph 5(c). If the Participant transfers employment pursuant to this paragraph 5(d), the Participant will still be required to satisfy the definition of “Retire” under paragraph 7 of this Agreement in order to be eligible for the accelerated vesting provisions in connection with a retirement.

6. Payment. All payments under this Agreement shall be made in cash. As soon as practicable after the end of the Award Cycle (but in no event later than March 15, 2012), except as described in paragraph 7(c), the value of the vested PSUs (minus any withholding for taxes) shall be paid to the Participant (subject, however, to any deferral application that the Participant has made under the deferral plan (if any) then available to the Participant). The amount of cash that shall be paid (plus withholding for taxes and any applicable deferral amount) shall equal the number of vested PSUs (as provided in paragraph 5(b)) times the closing price of Verizon’s common stock on the NYSE as of the last trading day in the Award Cycle (or the closing price on the effective date of the Change in Control, in the case of a payment made under paragraph 7(c)). If the Participant dies before any payment due hereunder is made, such payment shall be made to the Participant’s beneficiary, as designated under paragraph 11. Once a payment has been made with respect to a PSU, the PSU shall be canceled; however, all other terms of the Agreement, including but not limited to the Participant’s Obligations, shall remain in effect.

7. Early Cancellation/Accelerated Vesting of PSUs. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 7(c) and 5, PSUs may vest or be forfeited before vesting as follows:

(a) Retirement Before July 1, 2009, Voluntary Separation On or Before December 31, 2011 or Discharge for Cause On or Before December 31, 2011.

(1) If the Participant (i) Retires (as defined in paragraph 7(b)(4)) before July 1, 2009, (ii) quits on or before December 31, 2011, (iii) is terminated for Cause (as defined below) on or before December 31, 2011 (even if otherwise eligible to Retire), or (iv) separates from employment on or before December 31, 2011 under circumstances not described in paragraph 7(b), all then-unvested PSUs shall be canceled immediately and shall not be payable.

(2) For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means (i) grossly incompetent performance or substantial or continuing inattention to or neglect of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the Participant; fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; or a material breach of the Verizon Code

of Conduct or any of the Participant’s Obligations set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement, all as determined by the Executive Vice President – Human Resources of Verizon (or his or her designee) in his or her discretion, or (ii) commission of any felony of which the Participant is finally adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Retirement After June 30, 2009, Involuntary Termination Without Cause On or Before December 31, 2011, Termination Due to Death or Disability On or Before December 31, 2011.

(1) This paragraph 7(b) shall apply if the Participant:

(i) Retires (as defined below) after June 30, 2009, or

(ii) Separates from employment by reason of an involuntary termination without Cause (as determined by the Executive Vice President – Human Resources of Verizon (or his or her designee)), death, or disability (as defined below) on or before the last day of the Award Cycle. “Disability” shall mean the total and permanent disability of the Participant as defined by, or determined under, the Company’s long-term disability benefit plan.

(2) If the Participant separates from employment prior to the end of the Award Cycle under circumstances described in paragraph 7(b)(1), the Participant’s then-unvested PSUs shall be subject to the vesting provisions set forth in paragraph 5(a) (without prorating the award), except that the three-year continuous employment requirement set forth in paragraph 5(c) shall not apply, provided that the Participant has not and does not commit a material breach of any of the Participant’s Obligations and provided that the Participant executes, within the time prescribed by Verizon, a release satisfactory to Verizon waiving any claims he or she may have against Verizon and any Related Company.

(3) Any PSUs that vest pursuant to paragraph 7(b)(2) shall be payable as soon as practicable after the end of the Award Cycle (but in no event later than March 15, 2012), except as described in paragraph 7(c).

(4) For purposes of this Agreement, “Retire” means (i) to retire after having attained at least 15 years of vesting service (as defined under the applicable Verizon tax-qualified 401(k) savings plan) and a combination of age and years of vesting service that equals or exceeds 75 points, or (ii) retirement under any other circumstances determined in writing by the Executive Vice President – Human Resources of Verizon (or his or her designee), provided that, in the case of either (i) or (ii) in this paragraph, the retirement was not occasioned by a discharge for Cause.

(c) Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of Verizon (as defined in the Plan) on or before the last day of the Award Cycle, all then-unvested PSUs shall vest and be payable immediately (without prorating the award) by applying a Verizon Vested Percentage of 100% to all then-unvested PSUs without regard to the performance requirement in paragraph 5(b) or the three-year continuous employment requirement in paragraph 5(c); however, all other terms of the Agreement, including but not limited to the Participant’s Obligations, shall remain in effect. A Change in Control that occurs after the end of the Award Cycle shall have no effect on whether any PSUs vest or become payable. A Participant who receives the immediate payment provided in this paragraph 7(c) shall be entitled to receive payment for all DEUs earned before the Change in Control, even if such DEUs are paid or payable after the Change in Control.

(d) Vesting Schedule. Except and to the extent provided in paragraphs 7(b) and (c), nothing in this paragraph 7 shall alter the vesting schedule prescribed by paragraph 5.

8. Shareholder Rights. The Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to the PSUs. Except as provided in the Plan or in this Agreement, no adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs while the PSUs are outstanding.

9. Amendment of Agreement. Except to the extent required by law or specifically contemplated under this Agreement, neither the Committee nor the Executive Vice President – Human Resources of Verizon (or his or her designee) may, without the written consent of the Participant, change any term, condition or provision affecting the PSUs if the change would have a material adverse effect upon the PSUs or the Participant’s rights thereto. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall preclude the Committee or the Executive Vice President – Human Resources of Verizon (or his or her designee) from exercising administrative discretion with respect to the Plan or this Agreement, and the exercise of such discretion shall be final, conclusive and binding. This discretion includes, but is not limited to, corrections of any errors, including but not limited to any administrative errors, determining the total percentage of PSUs that become payable, and determining whether the Participant has been discharged for Cause, has a disability, has Retired, has breached any of the Participant’s Obligations set forth in Exhibit A or has satisfied the three-year continuous employment requirement.

10. Assignment. The PSUs shall not be assigned, pledged or transferred except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the Participant’s lifetime, the PSUs may be deferred only by the Participant or by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative in accordance with the deferral regulations, if any, established by the Company.

11. Beneficiary. The Participant shall designate a beneficiary in writing and in such manner as is acceptable to the Executive Vice President – Human Resources of Verizon (or his or her designee). If the Participant fails to so designate a beneficiary, or if no such designated beneficiary survives the Participant, the Participant’s beneficiary shall be the Participant’s estate.

12. Other Plans and Agreements. Any payment received (or deferred) by the Participant pursuant to this Agreement shall not be taken into account as compensation in the determination of the Participant’s benefits under any pension, savings, life insurance, severance or other benefit plan maintained by Verizon or a Related Company. The Participant acknowledges that this Agreement or any prior PSU agreement shall not entitle the Participant to any other benefits under the Plan or any other plans maintained by the Company or Related Company.

13. Company and Related Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company” means Verizon Communications Inc. “Related Company” means (a) any corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which Verizon Communications Inc. holds a direct or indirect ownership or proprietary interest of 50 percent or more, or (b) any corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which Verizon Communications Inc. holds a direct or indirect ow