WHAT: The Work Plan Subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, a Federal commission charged with debating the controversial issue of Internet taxation, will meet today to discuss what issues the Commission will address during its charter. Transcripts from this subcommittee meeting will be available to the public and media on the Commission's web site by close-of-business (Eastern Standard Time) today.

The Commission is scheduled to meet for the second time in New York on September 14-15, 1999. Details on the location of the Commission's New York meeting will be released Monday, August 9, 1999.

WHERE: http://www.ecommercecommission.org/calendar.htm

MEDIA CONTACT:

Debbie Neville O'Keeffe & Company, Inc. (703) 883-9000, x104 dneville@okeeffeco.com

Mark Miner Press Secretary Office of the Governor of Virginia (804) 692-3110 mminer@gov.state.va.us

ABOUT THE COMMISSION: Created by Congress in October 1998 as part of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, the 19-member Commission, has been charged with studying the impact of federal, state, local, and international taxation and tariffs on transactions using the Internet and Internet access. Central to the examination of these issues is the fact that the Internet knows no geographical boundaries, and, by its very nature, violates those geographical boundaries that hinder other forms of commerce. The Commission's recommendations are due in to Congress no later than April 21, 2000.