Don't post this kind of junk unless you verify it's valid. 602P isn't
even
a valid bill number. Guess you don't read the paper much. On top of
that,
simply typing 602P into your favorite search engine yields a great
number
of results, including:
Society and Culture > Mythology and Folklore > Urban Legends > Bill
602-P
Do us a favor and keep the e-mail viruses to yourself. These types of
e-mails cost companies quit a bit of money. Not to mention the little
guy running his own domain out of his basement.
-bmb-
Lori Hitchcock wrote:
>
> WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!!!!
>
> ************************************
> VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!!
> I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P 5-cents per E-mail
> 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 o stay on-line 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
> the 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."
>
> Through E-mail people can keep in touch with those they may not normally
> send a letter to or contact otherwise!
>
> 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 $0.50
> (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. Congressional
> Representative, Tony Schnell (r) has even suggested a "$20-$40 per month
> surcharge on all Internet service above and beyond the government's
> 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" - Mar 6th, 1999
> -Editorial.
>
> Do not sit by and watch your freedom erode away! Send this E-mail to
> EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends and relatives to
> 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!
> Thank you!!!
>
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