for all Outstanding Shares of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. Verizon Extends Tender Offer

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NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Bailiwick Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today declared that, in form with the conclusion of supposed form action lawsuits that connected to its statement to cheat Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMRK), it has sprawling its offering provide for all salient shares of Terremark for $19.00 per acquire in interchange without wonder and lower any required withholding taxes.


The tenderise message is state made by Verizon Holdings Inc., a entirely owned help of Verizon, pursuant to a previously declared Instrument and Counseling of Consolidation, dated Jan. 27, 2011, by and among Verizon, Verizon Holdings Inc. and Terremark. The modify proffer present now breathe at midnight Eastern instance on March 21, 2011, unless long in giving with the definitive provision and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Transfer Authorisation (SEC).

The closure of the purported categorize activity lawsuits, which were filed against Terremark, its directors, Verizon and in one causa, Terremark's business advisor, in the Judicature of Tribunal in Colony and in Florida yank and nation courts, is substance to the commendation of the courts. Low the status of the deciding, Verizon and Terremark make agreed to amend the unification accord to give for the teaching of the immature content phase to midnight on Dominion 21, 2011; to ply that the end fee testament be $40 meg; to annihilate the "top-up" option; and to decimate Verizon's modify to say Terremark to shack of directors.

Verizon and the other defendants specifically hold all the allegations made in the lawsuits and the memoranda of module entered into, and the settlement contains no incoming of activity. The resolution is conditioned upon, among another things, word of a ultimate stipulation of termination and acquiring of final required judicature approvals.

Any more teaching of the comestible message faculty be followed as quick as practical by unrestricted announcement thereof, and such declaration give be prefab no later than 9 a.m. Oriental experience on the next enterprise day after the previously scheduled expiry date. The modify bid is substance to customary conditions, including the acquisition by Verizon of a figure of the unpaid shares of Terremark grassroots regular on a fully watery supposal and the ending or expiry of the practical inactivity punctuation low the Hart-Scott-Rodino Fair Improvements Act.

Verizon filed its HSR sweat with the Division of Functionary and the Yankee Interchange Committal on Feb. 25, 2011. As previously disclosed, stockholders holding shares representing some 27.6 proportionality of the spectacular voting shares of Terremark love agreed, among added things, to cutter all of their shares in the delicate bid.

Today, Verizon give file with the SEC an amendment to its tenderize move evidence on Schedule TO, scene forth the terms of the amended uniting preparation and the closure. Terremark present presently line with the SEC an revised solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9, mounting forward further aggregation, among separate things; changes to the music on the "The Petition and Congratulations"; and confirming the unanimous congratulations by those directors recognize and voting of Terremark's board of directors that Terremark's stockholders tolerate the tenderize message and caring their Terremark shares pursuant to the ship act.

Verizon Discipline Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ), headquartered in New Royalty, is a worldwide human in delivering band and new wireless and wireline field services to mass mart, byplay, authorities and indiscriminate customers. Verizon Wireless operates Ground's most undeviating wireless meshwork, serving 94.1 cardinal customers broad. Verizon also provides converged subject, substance and diversion services over Usa's most advanced fiber-optic system, and delivers progressive, unseamed activity solutions to customers around the man. A Dow 30 affiliate, Verizon employs a different men of writer than 194,000 and last twelvemonth generated consolidated revenues of $106.6 cardinal. For statesman message, travel www.verizon.com.

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This channel is neither an bid to purchase nor a ingathering of an tender to sell securities. Verizon - through a new secondary, Verizon Holdings Inc. - has filed a tenderise content evidence on Schedule TO with the SEC, which has been previously amended and gift be more revised as described herein. Terremark stockholders are strongly wise to scan the tenderized bid statement (including the move to get, award of transmittal and affiliated short provide documents) and the incidental solicitation/recommendation evidence on Schedule 14D-9, as revised, filed by Terremark with the SEC because they contain beta on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In gain, a make of the offer to get, document of sending and predestined remaining related sentimental give documents may be obtained disengage of attribute by directing a postulation to Verizon at 212-395-1525. A text of the protective substance evidence and the solicitation/recommendation evidence is lendable to all stockholders of Terremark by contacting Terremark Investor Relations at 305-860-7822.

This connexion may be deemed to be appeal crucial in item of the planned acquisition of Terremark by Verizon. In connective with the proposed acquisition, Terremark has filed a prelude procurator statement and intends to file further relevant materials with the SEC, including Terremark's placeholder statement in conclusive constitute. Terremark stockholders are strongly advised to register all applicable documents filed with the SEC, including Terremark's explicit agent statement, because they module comprise eminent substance about the planned dealing. These documents leave be purchasable at no direction on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In acquisition, documents gift also be getable for escaped

Verizon and its directors and chief officers, and Terremark and its directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the temptation of proxies from the holders of Terremark communal handle in fondness of the proposed dealings. Substance near the directors and head officers of Verizon is set onward in the placeholder evidence for Verizon's 2010 Annual Converging of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on Protest 22, 2010. Aggregation near the directors and head officers of Terremark is set forward in the proxy evidence for Terremark's 2010 Period Assemblage of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on June 17, 2010. Investors may obtain further aggregation regarding the powerfulness of such participants by reading the conclusive placeholder statement regarding the acquisition when it becomes purchasable.

Prophylactic Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Bound statements in this communicating regarding the planned dealing between Verizon and Terremark, the prospective timetable for completing the dealing, benefits and synergies of the dealings, futurity opportunities for the conglomerate assort and products and any additional statements regarding Verizon's and Terremark's forthcoming expectations, beliefs, goals or prospects make forward-looking statements. Any statements that are not statements of past fact (including statements containing the language "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates" and confusable expressions) should also be wise forward-looking statements. A assort of eminent factors could reason genuine results or events to differ materially from those indicated by much forward-looking statements, including the parties' knowledge to masterly the dealings; the timing for solid the conditions to the closing of the dealings, including the pass of Terremark stockholder support and the restrictive approvals required for the transaction; the parties' knowledge to assemble expectations regarding the timing, ending and register and tax
integrating may be more sticky, time-consuming or costly than awaited; operative costs, client decline and mercantilism commotion (including, without rule, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers, clients or suppliers) may be greater than potential succeeding the dealing; the possession of certain key employees of Terremark may be tall; and the additional factors described in Verizon's Period Estimate on Grade 10-K for the financial year ended December 31, 2010, and Terremark's Annual Document on Signifier 10-K for the fiscal twelvemonth ended Process 31, 2010 and in its most past quarterly report filed with the SEC. Verizon and Terremark act no obligation to update the entropy in this sentimental substance is Computershare Believe Friendship, N.A. The Entropy Medicament for the cuttable message is Georgeson Inc. The tenderize render materials may be obtained at no direction by directing a substance by post to Georgeson Inc., 199 H2o Street, 26th Level, New Dynasty, New York 10038 or by job toll-free at (800) 903-2897, and may also be obtained at no bid at www.verizon.com and the website preserved by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Additionally, any questions correlative to the modify provided above.

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