On March 25, 2024, Verizon Communications Inc announced that it has received a shareholder proposal from American Family Association, requesting the Company to conduct an evaluation and issue a report within the next year, at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary information and disclosure of anything that would constitute an admission of pending litigation, evaluating how it oversees risks related to discrimination against users or customers based on their race, color, religion (including religious views), sex, national origin, or political views, and how such discrimination impacts users, customers, and other individuals? exercise of their constitutionally protected civil rights. In addition, the Company recommended the shareholders to vote against the proposal at the annual meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on May 9, 2024.