This is a HOAX. It came out eariler this summer. There is no Bill 602P.
There is no Washington DC lawyer Richard Stepp. This is just a bunch of
crap designed to agitate folks. Forget about it...
Hugh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Fedeli" <rdf@eznet.net>
To: "DML" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 1:18 PM
Subject: DML: Here we go again
> I got this and thought everyone would be interested.
>
> Dak content-DML
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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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