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["Andy Naylor" <Andy_Naylor AT dialog.com>]

Actually it's Sunday. I thought someone might have heard info. from a valid 
source so I can
e-mail my congressman.

Anyway,  I'm putting tape over all the network connections in my office for 
April Fool's Day.



"Thomas A. Beckett" wrote:

> You're jumping the gun!  April Fool's Day isn't until tomorrow.
>
> TaB
>
> Andy Naylor wrote:
> >
> > Subject: Fw: Federal Bill 602P- 5 cents per e-mail
> >
> > Vote NO on Bill 602P
> >
> > Guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P - 5 cents per E-mail
> > sent. It figures! No more free E-mail! We knew this was coming!! Bill
> > 602P will permit the Federal Government to charge a 5-cent charge on every
> > delivered E-mail. Please read the following carefully if you intend to
> > stay online and continue using E-mail.
> > The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the Government
> > of the United States attempting to quietly push through legislation that
> > will affect our use of the Internet. Under proposed legislation, the US
> > Postal Service will be attempting to bill E-mail users out of
> > "alternative postage fees." Bill 602P will permit the Federal Government 
> > to
> > charge a 5-cent surcharge on every E-Mail delivered, by billing Internet
> > Service Providers at source. The consumer would then be billed in turn by
> > the ISP. Washington DC lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay to
> > prevent this legislation from becoming law. The US Postal Service is
> > claiming lost
> > revenue, due to the proliferation of E-mail, is costing nearly
> > $230,000,000 in revenue per year. You may have noticed their recent ad
> > campaign: "There is nothing like a letter." Since the average person
> > received
> > about 10 pieces of E-mail per day in 1998, the cost of the typical
> > individual would be an additional 50 cents a day - or over $180 per year -
> > above and beyond their regular Internet costs.
> > Note that this would be money paid directly to the US Postal Service
> > for a service they do not even provide.
> > The whole point of the Internet is democracy and non-interference. You
> > are already paying an exorbitant price for snail mail because of
> > bureaucratic efficiency. It currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to 
> > be
> > delivered from coast to coast. If the US Postal Service is allowed to
> > tinker with E-mail,  it will mark the end of the "free" Internet in the
> > United States. Congressional representative, Tony Schnell (r) has even
> > suggested a"$20-$40 per month surcharge on all Internet service" above
> > and  beyond
> > the governments proposed E-mail charges. Note that most of the major
> > newspapers have ignored the story the only exception being the
> > Washingtonian which called the idea of E-mail surcharge "a useful concept
> > who's
> > time has come" (March 6th, 1999 Editorial). Do not sit by and watch your
> > freedom erode away!
> > Send this E-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends
> > and relatives to write their congressional representative and say "NO" to
> > Bill 602P. It will only take a few moments of your time and could very
> > well be instrumental in killing a bill we do not want.
> >
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Thanks,

Andy Naylor
TDC Desktop Support
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