fw : e - mail charges who knows if this is true . . . .
mike triem
na ipaq & displays business planning
281 . 927 . 8586
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > subject : 602 p bill - charge for e - mail - vote no on bill 602 p ! ! ! !
> > > >
> > > > i guess the warnings were true . federal bill 602 p 5 - cents per e - mail
> > > > sent . it figures ! no more free e - mail ! we knew this was coming ! ! bill
> > 602 p
> > > > willpermit the federal government to charge a 5 - cent charge on every
> > > > deliverede - 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
> > > > trendin the government of the united states attempting to quietly push
> > > > throughlegislation that will affect our use of the internet .
> > > >
> > > > under proposed legislation , the us postal service will be attempting
to
> > > > bille - mail users out of " alternative postage fees " . bill 602 p will
> > permit
> > > > thefederal government to charge a 5 - cent surcharge on every e - mail
> > > > delivered , by billing internet service providers at source . the
consumer
> > > > would then
> > > > bebilled in turn by the isp .
> > > >
> > > > washington dc lawyer richard stepp is working without pay to prevent
> > > > thislegislation 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 and the
> > > > only exception being the washingtonian - which called the idea of
> e - mail
> > > > surcharge " a useful concept who ' s time has come " march 6 th , 1999
> > > > editorial .
> > > >
> > > > 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 602 p . 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 !
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
fw : e - mail charges
who knows if this is true . . . .
mike triem
na ipaq & displays business planning
281 . 927 . 8586
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > subject : 602 p bill - charge for e - mail - vote no on bill 602 p ! ! ! !
> > > >
> > > > i guess the warnings were true . federal bill 602 p 5 - cents per e - mail
> > > > sent . it figures ! no more free e - mail ! we knew this was coming ! ! bill
> > 602 p
> > > > willpermit the federal government to charge a 5 - cent charge on every
> > > > deliverede - 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
> > > > trendin the government of the united states attempting to quietly push
> > > > throughlegislation that will affect our use of the internet .
> > > >
> > > > under proposed legislation , the us postal service will be attempting
to
> > > > bille - mail users out of " alternative postage fees " . bill 602 p will
> > permit
> > > > thefederal government to charge a 5 - cent surcharge on every e - mail
> > > > delivered , by billing internet service providers at source . the
consumer
> > > > would then
> > > > bebilled in turn by the isp .
> > > >
> > > > washington dc lawyer richard stepp is working without pay to prevent
> > > > thislegislation 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 and the
> > > > only exception being the washingtonian - which called the idea of
> e - mail
> > > > surcharge " a useful concept who ' s time has come " march 6 th , 1999
> > > > editorial .
> > > >
> > > > 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 602 p . 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 !
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>