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From: Andrew & Christine Parish (sassdsgn@dmv.com)
Date: Mon 02 Oct 2000 - 15:36:00 BST
Slap me for doing this but has anyone heard of this before? I do not like
to tie up the server with junk, but this could be serious. Better question
to the computer wizards, can they even track the number of emails sent? Has
anyone outside of the US seen anything like this in their goverment?
Andrew Parish - USA 1078
<p>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 4:40 PM
Subject: Fw: email fees
<p>> The question is, is this true? I do not know how to look it up on the gov.
> site.
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bruce Tara chyc@peganet.com
> > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 12:27 PM
> > Subject: Forwarding Important Attachment
> >
> >
> > > 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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