REMINDER/Virginia Governor Mark Warner and Attorney General Jerry Kilgore Join AOL in Unveiling Toughest Anti-Spam Law in Country

Business Wire, April 29, 2003

Assignment Desks/Health/Medical Writers

REMINDER...for Tuesday (April 29)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Government and Internet Industry Leaders Gather at AOL Headquarters to Step Up the Fight Against Spam

Critical Chapter in Spam Fight is Opened, With New Criminal Penalties Introduced

What:      Virginia Governor Mark Warner and Virginia Attorney General
           Jerry Kilgore will be at AOL's Headquarters in Dulles, VA
           to join with America Online executives, employees and other
           industry leaders to unveil the toughest anti-spam law in
           the country.  The event comes on the eve of the first-ever
           Federal Trade Commission (FTC) forum on spam, to be held in
           Washington, DC, April 30-May 2.

           This  new anti-spam law moves beyond civil and monetary
           penalties by introducing the strongest criminal penalties
           in the nation, which could result in asset forfeiture and
           even jail time for the most egregious spammers.  This law
           also allows AOL to protect its members against spammers who
           send email to AOL's Virginia-based computer network, and
           now allows them to be criminally prosecuted in Virginia by
           law enforcement.

Why:       The Internet and consumers are facing a spam crisis.
           Already estimated by the Internet Industry to represent up
           to 45 percent of all email, spam volume is anticipated to
           double in the next six months, costing U.S. businesses more
           than $10 billion this year, including $4 billion in lost
           productivity.

Who:       Virginia Governor Mark Warner, Virginia Attorney General
           Jerry Kilgore, America Online Chairman and CEO Jon Miller,
           America Online Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis, Northern Virginia
           Technology Council President Bobbie Kilberg, Verizon
           Virginia President Robert Woltz, and other industry
           leaders.

When:      Tuesday, April 29
           12:30 PM  -- Press Set Up
           1:15-2:15PM -- Remarks and Ceremonial Bill Signing

Where:     AOL Headquarters, 22000 AOL Way, Dulles, VA
           Directions from DC:  Take Dulles Toll Road  (12 mi.) to
           exit 28 North towards Sterling (stay right).  After 3
           miles, take a left onto Waxpool Road.  Follow to traffic
           light, take left onto Pacific Blvd.  Enter at the CC3 guard
           gate on left and the guard will direct you.

Contacts:  Nicholas Graham/Lisa Gibby
           703-265-1746

Other:     Live Satellite and Pre/Post Event B-roll Feed from
           1:00-2:15 PM (EDT), Satellite: AMC 2 (Ku-Band),
           Transponder: 9, Orbital Slot: 85 Degrees West Longitude,
           Downlink: 11880 (Vertical).
           Other press materials and resources available upon request.