TOKYO, JAPAN, 2000 MAY 8 (NB) -- By Adam Creed, Newsbytes. NTT Communications Corp., the long distance and international operator of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) [TOKYO:9432], says it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase all the shares of US-based Web site and e-commerce hosting company, Verio Inc. {extracted} $5.5 billion over 525,000 domain names the world's largest operator of Web sites for businesses. {/extracted} So, what will it mean operationally? Spamwise? -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433