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Dobson Teams with VeriSign to Offer Enhanced Mobile Content Services

VeriSign Provides Dobson Wireless Customers Access to Multimedia Messaging, Ringtones, Games and Graphics

SUPERCOMM 2005, Chicago, IL –  June 7,  2005 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced an agreement with Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Dobson Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DCEL). Under the agreement, Dobson through its wireless subsidiaries will be able to offer its 1.6 million customers a vast library of mobile content services.

VeriSign’s Mobile Content Services will provide Dobson customers with access to more than 50,000 ringtones, images, games, and community services. In addition, VeriSign will supply Dobson with its short messaging (SMS) and multimedia messaging (MMS) interoperability services, which enable messaging between customers of different carriers.

“With these new mobile content offerings, Dobson can generate additional revenue from its existing subscriber base while promoting innovative content offerings to aid new subscriber efforts,” said Vernon Irvin, executive vice president, VeriSign Communications Services.  “VeriSign provides the licensed content, the billing and back-end services, allowing Dobson to focus on successfully introducing and marketing these new services to customers.”

“With the deployment of our advanced GSM/GPRS/EDGE network in the past 18 months, we now expect, content and new features to drive mobile services sales,” said Tim Duffy, senior vice president and chief technical officer for Dobson.  “In today’s market, picture messaging is popular, and video and enhanced gaming will be what customers want next.  We want to be in position to offer these services to customers quickly.”

VeriSign’s Mobile Content Services help carriers speed time-to-market and drive new revenue opportunities by offering seamless delivery of customized, carrier-branded content without significant up-front licensing costs or platform complexity. The Services also include market proven, end-to-end solutions from content on-boarding and downloads to license aggregation, formatting, catalog management, and billing and payment integration. VeriSign’s billing and payment services support subscription management and micro-payment capabilities.

Dobson plans to begin rolling out the new content services to its customers in the next 60 days. 

About VeriSign 
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable businesses and individuals to find, connect, secure, and transact across today’s complex, global networks. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.

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About Dobson Communications  
Dobson Communications is a leading provider of wireless phone services to rural markets in the United States. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the Company owns wireless operations in 16 states. For additional information on the Company and its operations, please visit its Web site at www.dobson.net.

For more information, contact:  
VeriSign Media Relations: Leslie Rubin, lrubin@verisign.com, 650-426-5363 
VeriSign Investor Relations: Tom McCallum, tmccallum@verisign.com, 650-426-3744

Dobson Media and Investor Relations Contact:  
Dobson IR: J. Warren Henry, Warren.Henry@dobson.net, 405-529-8820

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause VeriSign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as the risk that VeriSign's announced strategic relationships, including the relationship described herein, may not result in additional products, services, customers, profits or revenues; and increased competition and pricing pressures. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in VeriSign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.

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