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Hey Paul, Check out one of Cammilla's favorite pages. http://www.snopes2.com/ Click on inboxer rebellion, then pending legislation, then post no bills. You'll find this story posted amongst the other urban legends. Peace Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Ayers" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:27 AM Subject: Action Item > Subject: Bill 602 P > > VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!! > > I 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 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. Our 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 to E-mail to > EVERYONE on your list, and tell 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 > > > Paul E. Ayers > Sales Manager > Black Box Network Services > Indiana Operations > 317.577.1460 > [log in to unmask] > www.blackbox.com