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E-mail surcharge
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> > 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
cipi killing a bill we do not want.
> >
> > Please forward!
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