Re: important to all e-mail users
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: important to all e-mail users
- From: W* V* I*
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:27:45 -0500 (EST)
At 03:52 AM 3/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Here is something that concerns all of us and action to stop this. Read and
>respond.
>
>Nic Welty
>
>
>
>WE HAVE TO STOP THIS!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > Subject: FCC Charges
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > >>Subject: NOT A JOKE
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>I'm not sure if any of you have heard this or not, but it is VERY
>>TRUE.
>>> > >The
>>> > >>FCC has passed a bill allowing telephone companies to charge you for
>>> > >calling
>>> > >>your ISP (Internet Service Provider) even if it's a local call. The
>>> bill
>>> > >>right now states that you would be charged 5 cents a minute for a
>>call
>>> to
>>> > >an
>>> > >>internet service provider even if it's a local call. The reasoning
>>is
>>> > that
>>> > >>even though you are calling a local number, you are accessing lines
>>> across
>>> > >>the world through the NET. Therefore, they want to charge a fee for
>>> that
>>> > >>access.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>It's now ready for the Congress to put their final stamp on it and
>>> because
>>> > >>the FCC has already passed it, there is a good change that Congress
>>> will
>>> > >to.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>Read the following and do your part to help stop this.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>Congress will be voting for the INTERNET ACCESS FEE in less than two
>>> > >> weeks. CNN stated that the new Congress is scheduled, in two weeks
>>> > >>time, to decide whether to allow or not allow your telephone company
>>to
>>> > >>levy a
>>> > >>charge on your phone bill equal to a Long Distance call EACH time you
>>> > >>access the Internet.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>To contact your House Representative: you can use the address
>>> > >> http://www.house.gov/writerep
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Visit the address above and fill out the necessary form! Tell
>>> > >> your representative to vote against Internet Access Fees!
>>> > >>
>>> > >> If EACH one of us, forwards this message on to others,we may be
>>> > >> able to prevent this injustice from happening! We all need to
>>> > >> respond to this - we don't want to lose another one of our
>>> > >> "freedoms."
>>> > >>
>>> > >> This is one more way the phone company can get to our money.
>>> > >> a lot of people may be forced to stop using the internet if
>>> > >> Congress passes this bill.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>
Nic:
Is this in U.S.A. only? If it is , is there anything I can do to
help from Canada,
just another ripoff of the working people.
Bill Van
>
>Please inform everyone you can about this.
>
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