> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Michele
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 7:55 PM
> To: socialist registerlistserv; lbo-talk-list; Simon Milyus Rosenthal;
> Sid Shniad; Michele Driscoll; maui tomorrow; Lucienne De Nai; Kim
> Malcheski; joshua cooper; gerald cavanaugh; Erik G Haunold; Della
> Rosenthal; david frankel; Daniel Grantham; charles Grimes; Buck Joiner
> Subject: Senate Bill 602P - 5 cents per e-mail bill
>
>
> > 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
> >
> > --------- Begin forwarded message ----------
> > 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..
> >
> > --------- End forwarded message ----------
> >
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