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New Alliance Extends VeriSign Communications Services Presence Into Asia; Expands CITIC 1616 Portfolio of Telecom Services

OLYMPIA, WA, March 13, 2009 -- VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) Communications Services, a leading provider of mobile roaming services in North America, and CITIC 1616, a leading telecom services hub in Asia, announced an alliance that enables both companies to jointly deliver valuable roaming and clearing services to Asian operators. Prior to today's agreement, service provider choice for specialized roaming services was extremely limited. The formation of this alliance will also provide mobile operators in the region with greater selection for services functionality.

The agreement includes the roaming and clearing portfolio of VeriSign including services such as: Cellular Intercarrier Billing Exchange Roamer (CIBER) and Transferred Account Procedure (TAP) Clearing - Settlement and Exchange Service; and Intelligent Message Processing for Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signaling interoperability.