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Doug Fedeli
> >
> > << Subj: Fwd: FW: Vote no on Bill 602P
> >
> > VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!!
> >
> > I 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 noninterference. 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. Our 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 to E-mail to EVERYONE on your list,
> > and tell all your friends and relatives 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.
> >
> > Please forward! >>
>
>
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