"Ward, Carole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm being asked what the bill number is and where we can find the text
> to what the bill proposal is?
Regretting that I have to add another spark to such an irrelevant thread,
I must make some points clear.
Upon receiving this ludicrous nonsense, I could only smile at the sheer
thought that the author actually expected us to believe this
trash. Nearly all Service Providers certainly have tough regulations
against this sort of abuse, and matters could indeed be taken
further.
The portion which surprises me the greatest is the claim that CNN have
publicised this information. Citing David Gillett, "...if the
story had merit, it was probably also carried on wire services and so
there should be a print record to check...". One would
expect that the CNN website would also display and retain such 'urgent'
announcements, and a quick steer of your web
browser to www.cnn.net for verification would yield more in the way of
results than the relative waste of time necessary to
follow the author's proposed actions.
Had this been a valid alert, I must also question the prospects involved
in mass distributing this through well-known mailing lists.
If CNN had covered this issue, why assume that such groundbreaking news
will not reach us via other communication
channels?
> >CNN stated that the Government would in two weeks time
> >decide to allow or not allow a Charge to your (OUR) phone bill
> >equal to a long distance call each time you access the Internet.
> >
Not being an expert on the matter, I can only state the obvious thought.
If residents were to be charged overseas rates whilst
using the Internet, how would such a plan be enacted? The enormous
co-operation and alterations made to the present system
would mean perhaps many months of hectic work. Not to mention the fact
that the telephone switching system is indiscriminate
when it comes to dialing numbers. The only way the billing office can
distinguish Internet usage is by applying a label to every
single local ISP account throughout the nation. A rather exhausting
procedure. If such an attempt was ever made, the loss of
revenue to mainstream Providers and online-commercialism would be
tremendous.
I don't believe any competent government would consider such a pursuit, as
the consequential resistance from the
people would be overwhelming. To initiate a rampage of email floods would
appear to be the one and only objective of this
worthless posting. Apart from causing a minority of people to fall off
their chairs in hysterical spasms.
> >You might want to read this and pass it on with a prayer.
> >Think about that for a minute, and how it would effect each and
> >every one of us.
Call me cruel, but the general sway of this writing appears to be from one
who is fruitlessly trying to display some kind of
heartfelt emotion. In a subtle way, the letter almost shoots itself in the
foot.
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