New law imposing fees on internet use

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Dear friends-

1. I'm pretty sure this is a hoax and that there isn't really a law

proposed to charge long distance rates on the internet. If I'm wrong

I'd love to know it, but please only reference a primary resource, not

an anonymous email (which are almost always hoaxes).

2. Even if this were true, it could perhaps be a good thing. At

present, many technologies exist that are vastly superior to standard

dial-up access to your internet provider, but they are economically

unfeasable. If a long distance charge were imposed, it would stimulate

research and development of other technologies. Economies of scale

would bring prices down on satellite access, cable modems, etc.

Lastly- remember that AlGore is running for president and wants every

child in America to have access to the internet (except those children

who wear black to school). Who would pay the school's long-distance

bills? AlGore's own web site was in violation of federal laws (not yet

in effect) that prohibit you from soliciting personal information from

minors (designed to thwart pedophiles). Seems he wanted to send

personal emails to the kiddies to try to get to the parents to vote

for him.

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[Guest guest]

A while ago, I also heard that phone companies were planning to charge long

distance rates to Internet users.... When and if this happens........I

cancell my server...and I'm OFF line!!!

Suzanne

Re: New " law " imposing fees on internet use

>From: APE826@...

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>,

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> (NUPENSMITH) is not anonymous. She is an original member of CJD

Voice.

>I had heard that the phone companies were planning to apply for rate

changes

>for Internet use.

>

>I don't know how paying more surcharges would be a good thing. This will

not

>improve service and it is just another way of getting more money. When

Judge

>Green broke up the telephone company because it was a monopoly, his reasons

>were that we would get cheaper rates and better service. BELIEVE ME, the

>telephone service and rates were much better when it was a monopoly. They

>can pay for their own research with the profits they are making now.

>

>As far as schools long distance bills, we will pay for them in our taxes if

>there is an increase. Thus, we will be charged

twice....................Pat

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