Senate Bill 602P - 5 cents per e-mail bill

[Michele]

> From: Ralph W Peterson <ralphpete at juno.com>
> To: phaugen at wmitchell.edu; jgp at maui.net; michele at maui.net;
egburr at stthomas.edu; janaki_tcr at hotmail.com; Michael.McGarry at Lawson.com
> Subject: ralphpete at juno.com  Fwd: Senate Bill 602P
> Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 1:03 PM
> 
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> From: uuhuch at webtv.net (William Huch)
> To: RwBratt at cs.com, drgoober at webtv.net,
> UBERMANN at aol.com,ralphpete at juno.com, Rwhuch at aol.com
> Subject: Fwd: Senate Bill 602P
> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 12:02:01 -0600 (CST)
> 
> >
> > The warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P will charge everyone
> .05-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 by billing  Internet Service Providers at
> source.
> The
> > consumer would then be  billed in turn by the ISP  The last few months
> 
> have
> > revealed an alarming  Trend in the Government of  the United States
> > attempting to  quietly push Through this legislation.  Under proposed
> > legislation,  the US Postal Service will be attempting to bill  E-mail
> 
> users
> > out of  "alternative postage fees." 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.
> >
> > One 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.
> > 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! We need everyone to  vote on this..
> 
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