Guest guest Posted December 16, 2001 Report Share Posted December 16, 2001 > > > > Got this today. Hope is not true. > > Subject: URGENT !!!!!! > > > > > > Federal Bill 602p > > 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 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 > 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. > > 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 to 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! > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2001 Report Share Posted December 16, 2001 > > > > Got this today. Hope is not true. > > Subject: URGENT !!!!!! > > > > > > Federal Bill 602p > > 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 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 > 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. > > 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 to 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! > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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