Exhibit (a)(1)(N) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: MEDIA: Andy Katell at (212) 453-2217 INVESTORS: Morrow and Co., Inc. at (800) 566-9061 NTT COMMUNICATIONS EXTENDS VERIO TENDER OFFER TOKYO, July 28, 2000 -- NTT Communications Corporation today announced that the expiration date of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, all outstanding shares of Series A 6.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, and certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock of Verio Inc. (NASDAQ: VRIO) has been extended until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Monday, August 14, 2000. The tender offer had been scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Friday, July 28, 2000. NTT Communications has been advised by Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., the Depositary for the tender offer, that as of July 27, 2000, approximately 46.64 million shares of Verio Inc. common stock, approximately 3.24 million shares of Verio Inc. preferred stock and approximately 1.21 million warrants to purchase shares of Verio Inc. common stock had been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the offer. NTT Communications and Verio are cooperating with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) during its ongoing investigation of the proposed transaction under the Exon-Florio Amendment to the Defense Production Act of 1950. By law, the CFIUS process cannot extend beyond August 29, 2000. By the terms of the merger agreement between NTT Communications and Verio, and as permitted under the Exon-Florio provisions, NTT Communications may elect to waive the Exon-Florio closing condition and proceed with consummation of the offer prior to completion of the Exon-Florio investigation process. NTT Communications believes that the proposed transaction will be found to raise no national security concerns, and, in any event, remains convinced that the Exon- Florio process will not prevent the parties from closing this transaction. NTT Communications, a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, provides long distance and international telecommunications reaching over 200 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, NTT Communications' Arcstar services operate in about 50 countries and have significant presence in Asia Pacific, North America and Europe. Arcstar global services provide managed data, multimedia and Internet services to some of the largest companies in the world. NTT Communications' investment in its Managed Services, IP Infrastructure and Internet Portal will meet the growing demand for electronic commerce-based services from its business customers and home users. NTT Communications, with the OCN brand, is already one of the largest ISPs in Japan. For more information about NTT Communications, visit the company's Web site at http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html. - -------------------------------