Re: [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Federal Bill 602P]/Hoax

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Federal Bill 602P

> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 12:25:32 -0600

> From: vrobbins@...

> LDoyle4094@...

>

> Guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P 5-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.

>

>

> Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay online 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 source. The

> consumer would then be billed in turn by the ISP.

>

>

> Washington DC lawyer 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

> inefficiency. 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 ® has even suggested a " $20-$40

> per month surcharge on all Internet service " above and beyond the

> governments 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 "

> (March 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!

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I have been emailed from several sources that this is a hoax.

Thanks,

e

[Guest guest]

Greetings! I'm very sorry!

With Much Respect,

Marlena Orndorff

" Deckoff-, M.D. " wrote:

>

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>

> Federal Bill 602P

> > Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 12:25:32 -0600

> > From: vrobbins@...

> > LDoyle4094@...

> >

> > Guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P 5-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.

> >

> >

> > Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay online

> 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

> source. The

> > consumer would then be billed in turn by the ISP.

> >

> >

> > Washington DC lawyer 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

> > inefficiency. 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 ® has even suggested

> a " $20-$40

> > per month surcharge on all Internet service " above and beyond the

> > governments 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 "

> > (March 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!

>

>

>