Hello, Below is the official press release for the Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications (CUT) in the UK, which is part of a co-ordinated European Telecom Campaign. Our objectives are for the introduction of unmetered calls at a flat-rate charge, as available in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and recently Ireland, as well as many other countries. The current UK and European pricing structures are detrimental to the development of the internet and e-commerce in the EU. -- Ten Countries Participate in Coordinated European Telecommunications Boycott London, 21 April 1999 For immediate release Internet users in ten European countries are joining forces to campaign for fairer telecommunications charges. The following countries intend to take part in a European Telecommunications Boycott on Sunday 6 June: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. On that day all telephone users in those countries are encouraged to pull out the plug for 24 hours; Internet users are asked to lay down their modems. The boycott is coordinated by telecom.eu.org which brings together, via a mailing list, representatives of all the national campaigns. The united European campaign aims for: 1. Costs of all telephone calls to more closely mirror the independently audited cost to telecommunications operators of providing these calls, as already mandated by EU law. 2. Introduction of flat-rate charges for - in the first instance - local calls, so that anyone can talk to friends and relatives, and Internet users can dial up to Internet Service Providers using a telephone modem, without worrying about the clock ticking and charges ratcheting up. 3. For any remaining metered calls, abolition of the minimum call charge so that calls are paid for solely by the time spent connected. 4. For Internet users, quicker introduction of modern access methods such as xDSL, cable modems and satellite access, which do not use the telephone modem and are a great improvement on it for users. The united European campaigns' Web site: http://www.telecom.eu.org/ UK contact: Erol Ziya Press Officer, Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ +44 171 681 2831 This is Amiga Country. On a quiet night you can hear Windows98 reboot. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Day - Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK Team AMIGA ICQ uin 23996342 A member of CUT - Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications ( in the UK ) please register your support for UNMETERED calls at http://www.unmetered.org.uk Remember Remember 6th June - UK & European Net Strike ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyrix 333mhz RC5 slave for the Amiga RC5 Team.
