FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1998
105-252
Contact: Pia Pialorsi (202) 224-2670
              Matt Raymond (202) 224-8150
 

SPAMMING HEARING TOMORROW

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            WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT), Chairman of the Communications Subcommittee, today announced the witness list for tomorrow’s Subcommittee hearing on spamming. Members of the Subcommittee will examine the problem of junk e-mail and possible legislative options to deter it.

           The hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 17, at 9:30 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. Senator Burns will preside.

           Following is the tentative witness list (not necessarily in order of appearance):

Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senator

Honorable Robert Torricelli, U.S. Senator

Honorable Christopher Smith, U.S. Congressman

Panel I
Honorable Sheila Anthony, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

Panel II
Mr. Randall Boe, Associate General Counsel, America Online

Mr. Jerry Cerasale, Senior Vice President, Direct Marketing Association

Mr. Ray Everett-Church, Co-Founder, Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail

Ms. Dierdre Mulligan, Staff Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology

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