FORM DC-2 1/2000 STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Business Registration Division 1010 Richards Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 40, Honolulu, Hawaii 96810 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO CHANGE CORPORATE NAME (Section 415-61, Hawaii Revised Statutes) PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT LEGIBLY IN BLACK INK The undersigned, duly authorized officers of the corporation submitting these Articles of Amendment, certify as follows: 1. The present name of the corporation is: GTE Hawaiian Telephone Company Incorporated ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. The name of the corporation is changed to: Verizon Hawaii Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. The total number of shares outstanding is: 10,000,000 --------------------------- 4. The amendment to change the corporation name was adopted (check one): / / at a meeting of the shareholders held on ------------------------- (Month Day Year) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Number of Shares Voting | Number of Shares Voting Class/Series | For Amendment | Against Amendment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OR /X/ by written consent dated June 15, 2000 which all of the ------------------ (Month Day Year) shareholders signed. We certify under the penalties of Section 415-136, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that we have read the above statements and that the same are true and correct. Signed this 30th day of June, 2000. William G. Mundy, Vice President-General Counsel - ------------------------------------------------ (Type/Print Name & Title) /s/ William G. Mundy - ------------------------------------------------ (Signature of Officer) Rosalynn Christian, Assistant Secretary ------------------------------------------------ (Type/Print Name & Title) /s/ Rosalynn Christian ------------------------------------------------ (Signature of Officer) SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE. The articles must be signed by two individuals who are officers of the corporation.