JATV250
01-09-2004, 05:12 PM
> > << Guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P charges 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 on-line
> > 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. &n bsp;
> > 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!
> >
> >
> > 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 on-line
> > 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. &n bsp;
> > 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!
> >
> >