ADVISORY/Island of Tuvalu To Become 189th Country Admitted to United Nations; Revenues from Sale of .tv Top Level Domain Assist with Fees To Join.

Business Editors

ADVISORY... for Tuesday (Sept. 5)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

      Who: Tuvalu, an island nation in the South Pacific.

      What: Honorable Ionatana Ionatana, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, and
        Tuvaluan delegates will be at the United Nations to witness
        the acceptance of their country as the newest member of the
        United Nations. This will be the 189th member of the U.N.

      dotTV is paying Tuvalu $50 million (one million dollars each
quarter) to use the .tv TLD. Tuvalu is using revenues generated from
the sale of its .tv TLD address to pay the fees required to join the
U.N. During the past six years, only four countries have applied and
entered the U.N.
      dotTV, the newest top-level domain (TLD), announced the
availability of .tv Internet addresses in April, uniting "TV," the
world's most recognized two letter symbol, with the World Wide Web to
empower companies, organizations and individuals to create the global
Internet destinations and brands of tomorrow.

      Where: United Nations
           New York, NY

      When: Tuesday, September 5, 2000.