Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce Posts Dallas Agenda
Commission Holds Final Meeting to Ready Congressional Report

Arlington, VA - March 17, 2000 - The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce today posted the agenda for its meeting scheduled Monday, March 20 and Tuesday, March 21 in Dallas. The Commission will continue in-depth discussions on Monday and consider findings, recommendations, resolutions and amendments. The Commission will continue discussions on its proposed report on Tuesday in preparation for meeting its April 21 deadline for reporting to Congress. A detailed agenda for the meeting is attached.

"The Commission is confident in its ability to submit a substantive, insightful, and robust report to Congress on the issues related to Internet taxation," said Heather Rosenker, executive director of the Commission. "The Dallas meeting wraps up the Commission¹s hard work and dedication over the last year."

The meeting will be held Monday, March 20, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the International Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel, 1717 N. Akard St., Dallas. The meeting will also be carried live via audio and video Web-cast on the Commission¹s Web site (www.ecommercecommission.org). A verbatim transcript of the meeting and the archived Web-cast will also be available on the Commission¹s Web site the week of March 27, 2000.

For more information about the meeting and the Commission, the public may visit the Commission¹s Web site at http://www.ecommercecommission.org/.

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.