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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

   
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
    

   
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Report on Form 8-K of Verio
Inc. filed January 11, 1999 of our report dated May 27, 1998 on the consolidated
financial statements of Best Internet Communications, Inc. which is included in
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus forming part of Verio Inc.'s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-67715).
    

   
                                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                                  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    

   
January 11, 1999
    
San Jose, California