[IFWP] Protest proposed phone company Internet charges

[Ken Freed]

SOMEBODY HAND ME A TOWEL TO WIPE THE EGG FROM MY FACE.
Next time, folks, I'll be a helluva lot more skeptical...
-- ken


Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 14:46:26 -0700
To: "'Doc' Don Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Jon Leland (Communication Bridges)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Protest proposed phone company Internet charges
Cc: Ken Freed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Sorry, Doc,
You're absolutely right.
It was a hoax that we've also disclaimed.
Jon

At 4:22 PM -0400 5/4/99, 'Doc' Don Taylor wrote:
>I don't mean to discredit your source, but this sort of rumor flies around
>so often that I would not do anything without further specific details. I
>just looked at CNN - searched on FCC - and found nothing relatively recent
>that bears on this.
>
>Doc
>
>At 10:49 AM 5/4/1999 -0600, Ken Freed wrote:
>>Dear All,
>>
>>My friend Jon Leland at Media Mall today emailed me about a dangerous
>>move in Congress to permit telephone companies to charge long distance
>>rates for email being shipped over their wires to distant locations. I
>>don't yet
>>know all the details or the bill's title, but Jon's a "reliable source,"
>>and would
>>not put his credibility on the line (see below) unless the problem was real.
>>
>>Don't let this bill get passed, as it will stymie the growth and freedom
>of the
>>Internet. The telcos have enough revenue streams, and they can get along
>>quite nicely without gaining a stranglehold on email traffic. In his message
>>below, Jon gives a website for writing your Congressional Representative,
>>plus I further urge you to call your Representative's local and DC offices,
>>and send a snailmail version of your letter (studies show that Congress
>>still pays more attrention to regular mail from constituents than email).
>>
>>Only a grassroots cry of protest can stop this telco-backed measure,
>>so please forward this email to as many friends as possible, and
>>ask them to do the same. Timing is critical.
>>
>>Thank you for taking a few minutes now to help yourself and others.
>>
>>-- ken
>>
>>Ken Freed
>>Media Visions Webzine
>>http://www.media-visions.com
>>
>>P.S. Sorry for the bulk emailing, but the importance merits this route.
>>
>>_________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>>>PROTEST! CNN reported that in the next two weeks Congress is going to
>>>vote on allowing telephone companies to charge for Internet access. That
>>>means, every time we send a long distance e-mail we will receive a long
>>>distance charge. This will get costly. Please visit the following web site
>>>AND complain. Complain to your Congressman. Don't allow this to pass.
>>>http://www.house.gov/writerep. Pass this on! It is urgent! All of us
>have an
>>>interest in this one. PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW TODAY!!!
>>>
>>>Clearly this is an issue that effects anyone who's actively using the
>>>Internet for either business or personal gain. I agree that restructuring
>>>the fees for Net access at this stage of the Net's evolution would be a
>>>disasterous mistake.
>>>
>>>Also, for those of you who are US citizens, writing to your Congress person
>>>is easier than ever. You can get really easy access as well as help finding
>>>your representative via this URL:
>>>
>>> http://www.house.gov/writerep
>>>
>>>I wrote to my representative Lynn Woolsey as shown below and hope you will
>>>join me in this action. Feel free to copy any of the text (below or above)
>>>that you
>>>wish to use and please forward this message according to your own views.
>>>Thanks!
>>>Jon
>>>
>>>
>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Greetings Ms. Woolsey:
>>>
>>>CNN reports that you will be voting in the next two weeks on allowing
>>>Telephone Companies to charge for Internet Access. NO! This would
>>>undermine the freedom that has made the Web a true breakthrough for the
>>>democratization of communications. Not only is this part of my livlihood,
>>>but a crucial part of trying to revive our democracy.
>>>
>>>As your constituent, I implore you to take a stand on this issue and make
>>>sure that the telephone companies are not allowed to put business growth
>>>and communication freedom inhibiting "toll booths" on these delicate and
>>>formative stages of the development of our information highway.
>>>
>>>I would appreciate hearing your views on this initiative at your earliest
>>>convenience.
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>Jon Leland
>>>
>>>
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>>>Jon Leland
>>>President, Communication Bridges: http://www.combridges.com
>>>Publisher, Media Mall: http://www.mediamall.com/
>>>"Video Web" contributing editor, Videography magazine: http://www.vidy.com
>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] / 415-454-5505
>>>
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Jon Leland
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Publisher, Media Mall: http://www.mediamall.com/
"Video Web" contributing editor, Videography magazine: http://www.vidy.com
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