Fw: Federal Bill 602-P
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:38 am
Is any body on the list (this us a USA issue) familiar with this? While not strictly MG related this may severely restrict our ability to communicate.
----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] lori@questcorp.com [b]To:[/b] jim@questcorp.com [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, November 26, 2001 11:05 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Fw: Federal Bill 602-P ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] linda.jo@verizon.net [b]To:[/b] realkat@earthlink.com ; chatnthebox@hotmail.com ; xtremarine@aol.com ; pherman@calinet.com ; sandibeltorres@yahoo.com ; reyess@genco.com ; pauline@vcnet.com ; jacksonp@vcss.k12.ca.us ; marthanne@softcom.net ; lori@questcorp.com ; caris.tdi@verizon.net ; Kym@questcorp.com ; jxw@allp.com ; hrtactics@home.com ; hrtactics@home.net ; jigarcia@verizon.net ; socaljenn@hotmail.com ; janethunny@aol.com ; kirkpatrick@prodigy.net ; eric@questcorp.com ; ed_ruiz_sr@hotmail.com ; geedc@gte.net ; Debby@questcorp.com ; dr91320@aol.com ; Dallasc@ulearn.net ; rmc728@aol.com ; chetthejet0@yahoo.com ; ahigdon@pacbell.net ; allew22@yahoo.com [b]Sent:[/b] Saturday, November 24, 2001 12:15 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Fw: Federal Bill 602-P ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] nenagain@msn.com [b]To:[/b] linda.jo@verizon.net [b]Cc:[/b] marthanne@softcom.net ; sebor@pacbell.net ; sunbell@sonic.net ; tpapsco@jps.net ; billyeskye@yahoo.com ; puunani@aol.com ; NUUWOMYN@aol.com [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, November 21, 2001 1:30 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Fw: Federal Bill 602-P We have got to stay on top of this everyone!!!!! I've been keeping my eye on this for a while looks like it's, actually going to happen. ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] lblblb@springnet1.com [b]To:[/b] Memmtl@aol.com [b]Sent:[/b] Sunday, November 18, 2001 5:49 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Fw: Federal Bill 602-P ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] rcrane@tctwest.net [b]To:[/b] Undisclosed-Recipient:@steel.eosinc.com [b]Sent:[/b] Sunday, November 18, 2001 10:01 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Fw: Federal Bill 602-P [b]Subject:[/b] Federal Bill 602-P --> [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. [/i] [i]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. [/i] [i]Under proposed legislation, the US Postal Service will be attempting to bill E-mail users out of "alternative postage fees." [/i] [i]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. [/i] [i]Washington DC lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay to prevent this legislation from becoming law. [/i] [i]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." [/i] [i]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. [/i] [i]Note that this would be money paid directly to the US Postal Service for a service they do not even provide. [/i] [i]The whole point of the Internet is democracy and noninterference. You are already paying an exorbitant price for snail mail because of bureaucratic inefficiency. 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. [/i] [i]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. [/i] [i]It will only take a few moments of your time and could very well be instrumental in killing a bill we do not want. [/i][b][i]PLEASE FORWARD![/i][/b]