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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99


               VIA NET.WORKS announces stock repurchase program

RESTON, VA (June 5, 2001) - VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. (Nasdaq and EASE: VNWI) today
announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan and
that the Company will spend up to $10 million to repurchase shares of its common
stock.

VIA NET.WORKS Chairman and CEO David D'Ottavio said, "VIA's management and Board
of Directors consider our shares of common stock to be undervalued at current
market prices. We believe this stock repurchase program will return long-term
value to our shareholders and reaffirms our confidence in our business plan."

Under the plan, VIA will purchase shares of its common stock from time to time,
subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors.
The stock repurchase plan does not require VIA to purchase any specific number
of shares and may be suspended at any time.

About VIA NET.WORKS, Inc.
VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. (Nasdaq and EASE: VNWI) is a global provider of IP solutions
for business, serving over 80,000 business customers in Europe, Latin America,
and the United States. Local VIA operations in 15 countries offer a
comprehensive suite of IP services, including application and web site hosting,
access, security, advanced data networking and VPN, ecommerce, and web design
and development. VIA is a facilities-based Internet services company that
operates its own pan-European and trans-Atlantic backbone network. VIA is
headquartered at 12100 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, Virginia, USA 20190. For more
information, please visit the company's web site at www.vianetworks.com or send
e-mail to contactvia@vianetworks.com.


This Exhibit 99 contains, or is based on, certain forward-looking statements,
including statements relating to the value of VIA NET.WORKS's common stock.
These statements are based on current expectations and actual results may differ
materially from those implied in such statements. Among the factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially are: accelerated deterioration in
economic or market conditions or changes in competitive or regulatory conditions
in one or more of our operating markets which could restrict revenue growth or
increase costs; unforeseen price reductions in response to competition which
could reduce revenue with no corresponding reduction in cost; changes in product
mix which could alter overall margins; deterioration in exchange rates,
particularly in the Euro, Euro-linked and British Pound currencies, which could
reduce US dollar denominated reported revenue; foreign currency losses
associated with the Euro denominated cash balances we maintain; recognition of
unanticipated costs and delays associated with ongoing integration efforts which
could negatively impact revenue growth and margins; and other risk factors
listed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2001, and in the cautionary statement
of risks and uncertainties that can be found on the investor relations page of
the Company's web site. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company
undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes
after the date of this release.

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