Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce Posts Transcripts of Debate in San Francisco 12/23/99

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Mr. Andrew Pincus
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Mr. David Pottruck
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Charles Schwab and Company

Mr. John W. Sidgmore
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MCI WorldCom and Chairman UUNET

Mr. Stanley Sokul
Independent Consultant
Association for Interactive Media

Mr. Theodore Waitt
Chairman
Gateway, Inc.

	For Immediate Release December 14, 1999
Press Contact: Debbie Neville O'Keeffe & Company, Inc. (703) 883-9000, ext. 104 dneville@okeeffeco.com	Mark Miner Press Secretary Office of the Governor of Virginia (804) 692-3110 mminer@gov.state.va.us

Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce
Posts Transcripts of Debate in San Francisco
Web-cast of proceedings can also be viewed from Commission's Web Site

Arlington, VA - December 23, 1999 - The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce today will post transcripts from its San Francisco meeting at its Web site, www.ecommercecommission.org. The federal Commission, appointed by Congress to debate the complex issues related to Internet taxation, met in San Francisco on December 14 and 15. Commissioners discussed international taxation issues and heard comments from business sector representatives. In addition, the Commission heard selected presentations from proposals submitted by the public in accordance with Federal Register Notice guidelines, and also conducted lengthy discussions on the Commission's Issues and Policy Options Paper.

The transcripts, as well as an archived Web-cast of the proceedings in San Francisco can be viewed at the Commission's Web site by close of business December 23, 1999.

The Commission will hold its final full, face-to-face meeting in Dallas, March 20-21, 2000.

About the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce

Appointed by Congress in October 1998 as part of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, the 19-member Commission has been tasked with studying the impact of federal, state, local, and international taxation and tariffs on transactions using the Internet and Internet Access. The Commission's recommendations are due to Congress no later than April 21, 2000.

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