June 20, 2008
BY EDGAR
Mr. Mark Kronforst
Accounting Branch Chief
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Mail Stop 4561
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | VeriSign, Inc. |
| Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
| Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2008 |
| File No. 000-23593 |
Dear Mr. Kronforst:
I write on behalf of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) to acknowledge receipt of the letter from the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) dated May 29, 2008 (the “Comment Letter”) setting out additional comments with respect to VeriSign’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (the “Annual Report”), filed with the Commission on February 29, 2008 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008 (the “Quarterly Report”), filed with the Commission on May 12, 2008. For unknown reasons, the Comment Letter only came to the attention of the Company on June 16, 2008.
The Company is actively engaged in reviewing the Comment Letter and preparing its response, and anticipates providing the Staff with a response by no later than June 27, 2008.
Mr. Mark Kronforst
Accounting Branch Chief
June 20, 2008
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If the Staff wishes to contact us directly or requires further information, please do not hesitate to contact Richard H. Goshorn, Senior Vice-President, General Counsel, at (703) 948-4551, Paul B. Hudson, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, at (650) 426-4406, Luci Altman, Vice President, Associate General Counsel at (703) 948-3966, or me at (703) 948-4267.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Brian G. Robins |
| Brian G. Robins |
| Acting Chief Financial Officer VeriSign, Inc. |
| cc: | Mark Shannon |
| Evan Jacobson |
| Barbara Jacobs |
Securities and Exchange Commission
| Richard H. Goshorn |
| Paul B. Hudson |
| Luci Altman |
| Robynne D. Sisco |
VeriSign, Inc.
| David Lopez |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP