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VeriSign to Report Q2 2006 Financial Results

July 6, 2006

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - July 6, 2006 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, will be announcing its second quarter 2006 financial results on Thursday, July 20, 2006.

The first quarter earnings press release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 1:15 pm (PST) and will also be available directly from the company's website at www.verisign.com.

VeriSign will host a live teleconference call on July 20th at 2:00 pm (PST), which will be accessible by direct dial at (800) 263-8506 (US) or (719) 457-2681 (international). A listen-only live web cast of the Q2 earnings conference call will also be available at www.verisign.com or www.streetevents.com. A replay of this call will be available at (888) 203-1112 (passcode: 4621310) or (719) 457-0820 (passcode: 4621310 - international) beginning at 5:00 pm (PST) on July 20th and will run through July 27th.

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VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the world's voice and data networks. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.

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