[OKDXA] EMAIL
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This memo went around the loops a year or so ago. I seem to recall that
the mentioned bill was killed. Anyway, if anyone does any research on it,
let us know.
Ross
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This was sent to me and I cannot vouch for its authenticity but since hams
send a lot of emails, it could be of interest.
Jim
Postage will go up the end of June 2002 from 34
> > cents to 37 cents. It will be from 9% to 12%
> > rate increase.
> >
> > But this isn't all. 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 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 (R) 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!
>
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