> Yes Nate, I realized I'd been had almost as soon as I sent it out to a
long
> list of folks including xmca. I went to the congressional web pages and
> then rememberd that all bills are either HR, SB or something like that.
> Just jumpy because the Lone Star of Texas is ascending over everything.
>
> Paul H. Dillon
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nate Schmolze <vygotsky@home.com>
> To: <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Cc: <illonph@pacbell.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 12:06 PM
> Subject: Re: FW: Pay for Email?
>
>
> > You've been had Paul. That's been around for years. I first saw it in a
> > newsgroup about 2 years ago. Hope you didn't send in any money to help
> that
> > lawyer offering his services for free. ;)
> >
> > Nate
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul H.Dillon" <illonph@pacbell.net>
> > To: <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:17 PM
> > Subject: Fw: FW: Pay for Email?
> >
> >
> > > I just received the following concerning a Bill to charge for the use
of
> > > email. I think it's worth looking into since it certainly would
> > negatively
> > > affect mailing lists/listservs and in general destroy the basis of
> > > solidarities that email has allowed.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul H. Dillon
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >Hi--
> > > > > Forwarding. I never heard of Bill 602P. I
> > > > >have no idea whether the report below has any
> > > > >validity, but if it does it sure would put me out
> > > > >of business.
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > Bob
> > > > >----------
> > > > >Some interesting information. You might want to
> > > > >check it
> > > > >out.
> > > > >
> > > > >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 ? 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
> > > > >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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