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June 5, 2000


TRAC UPDATE: TRAC TO BE FEATURED ON DATELINE

TRAC TO BE ON DATELINE, June 6. 10 p.m. Eastern (Check TV schedules for other time zones)

            Dateline NBC is planning, unless breaking news changes the schedule, to air a segment featuring TRAC and the battle against slamming.  TRAC has been a leader in supporting tougher rules against slamming.  Dateline NBC will be looking into why slamming continues. TRAC’s Simon was interviewed extensively about TRAC’s efforts to persuade the Federal Communications Commission to defend its own pro-consumer rules against long distance company challenges.

TRAC’S CHART FEATURED ON THE TODAY SHOW

            TRAC’s new TeleTips(sm) Residential Chart was featured on the Today Show last week.  Katie Couric interviewed money Magazine’s Jean Chatzky about the Chart.  TRAC’s tips will be featured in a coming Money Magazine Chatzky column.

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