CUNNEEN'S .COM LICENSE PLATE BILL CLEARS MAJOR HURDLE

Namezero.com signs up hundreds for plate that will give all proceeds to help fight the digital divide in low performing schools

Sacramento, CA, June 22, 2000 - The Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday provided bipartisan support for Assembly Bill 2702 authored by Assembly members Jim Cunneen (R-San Jose) and Rod Pacheco (R-Riverside). This legislation would create a license plate with a ".com" symbol on the right side of the plate. This will allow people to display a message followed by the ".com" logo. A portion of the proceeds from the license plate fees will go to bridge the digital divide, by giving money to schools in California that need help to buy computers and gain Internet access. Hundreds of people have already requested the .com license plate through the Namezero.com website (www.namezero.com).

"The high tech industry is now one of the most important elements of the California economy and lifestyle," said Cunneen." This is a perfect way of honoring the contributions of the industry, while also providing an opportunity for people to help bridge the digital divide in our children's schools".

"We are very pleased by Assemblyman Cunneen's leadership in pushing this bill through the legislature," said Bruce Keiser, President and COO of Namezero.com. Namezero.com is sponsoring the legislation, and will help collect the 7,500 applications to put the plate into production. "As the only internet domain name registrar to provide free .com domain names, domain hosting, domain based e-mail, and the Namezero Passport Service, Namezero believes that a .com license plate is a great way to extend an Internet identity and, at the same time, help bridge the digital divide."

AB 2702 has the support of Silicon Valley companies like Hewlett Packard and Applied Materials, as well as computer non-profit organizations like Compumentor. The bill is currently headed to the Senate Appropriations committee.

About Namezero.com

Namezero provides consumers and businesses with free domain names, domain hosting, POP and Web e-mail (you@yourdomain.com), as well as many other great benefits, such as free e-mail forwarding. These days, there are too many ways to contact people. But with one easy-to-remember domain name, you can give your friends and business associates one quick and simple way to reach you - anytime, anywhere, any place. Namezero also lets you quickly access your favorite Web pages and services, no matter what computer or handheld device you happen to be using. You can either share these sites and services with the world or keep them to yourself - the choice is yours. Namezero is backed by WaldenVC, Whitman Capital, and Arcadian Venture Partners. For more information, please visit www.namezero.com.

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