This is an suburban legend.
CB
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/26/01 11:24AM >>>
> >
> > The warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P will charge everyone
> .05-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 by billing Internet Service Providers at
> source.
> The
> > consumer would then be billed in turn by the ISP The last few months
>
> have
> > revealed an alarming Trend in the Government of the United States
> > attempting to quietly push Through this legislation. Under proposed
> > legislation, the US Postal Service will be attempting to bill E-mail
>
> users
> > out of "alternative postage fees." 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.
> >
> > One congressional representative, Tony Schnell has even suggested a
> $20-$40
> > per month surcharge on all Internet service" above and beyond the
> > governments proposed E-mail charges.
> > 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 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.
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