Re: Congress to vote on making the net a toll call...
This was originally on the list on December 21, 1998.
Here's a clickable link to the FCC's fact sheet on this subject:
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Factsheets/nominute.html
As an official representative and card carrying member of the Telephone
Company evil empire, I'll be sure to let everyone know if net access is
threatened in any way.
Honest.
Mark Grady
17 years of advancing the network
mailto:mgrady
PS -- I've heard this rumor since 1990, when it was thought that the FCC
would put a special tax on modems. Check out
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/ which has a fascinating history on all
sorts of cool rumors.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmcmotorhome
> [mailto
wner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of mr.c
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 10:16 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: GMC: Need you to read
>
>
>
>
> Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 10:19 AM
>
> Subject: Pending Legislation Before Congress
>
> This seems to be another of those "quiet" bills that go through Congress
> and come back to bite us later. You may wish to reply or pay higher phone
> bills in the future.
>
> Congress will be voting in less than two weeks. CNN stated that the
> Government would, in two weeks time, decide to allow or not allow a
> charge to your phone bill equal to a Long Distance call EACH time
> you access
> the
> Internet.
>
> The address is http://www.house.gov/writerep/
>
> If you choose, visit the address above and fill out the necessary form!
>
> If EACH one of us, forward this message on to others in a hurry, we may
> be able to prevent this injustice from happening!
>
> Please Pass This ON
>
>
This was originally on the list on December 21, 1998.
Here's a clickable link to the FCC's fact sheet on this subject:
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Factsheets/nominute.html
As an official representative and card carrying member of the Telephone
Company evil empire, I'll be sure to let everyone know if net access is
threatened in any way.
Honest.
Mark Grady
17 years of advancing the network
mailto:mgrady
PS -- I've heard this rumor since 1990, when it was thought that the FCC
would put a special tax on modems. Check out
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/ which has a fascinating history on all
sorts of cool rumors.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmcmotorhome
> [mailto
wner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of mr.c> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 10:16 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: GMC: Need you to read
>
>
>
>
> Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 10:19 AM
>
> Subject: Pending Legislation Before Congress
>
> This seems to be another of those "quiet" bills that go through Congress
> and come back to bite us later. You may wish to reply or pay higher phone
> bills in the future.
>
> Congress will be voting in less than two weeks. CNN stated that the
> Government would, in two weeks time, decide to allow or not allow a
> charge to your phone bill equal to a Long Distance call EACH time
> you access
> the
> Internet.
>
> The address is http://www.house.gov/writerep/
>
> If you choose, visit the address above and fill out the necessary form!
>
> If EACH one of us, forward this message on to others in a hurry, we may
> be able to prevent this injustice from happening!
>
> Please Pass This ON
>
>
