Phone Company Internet charges

Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols nicho@lascruces.com
Wed, 12 Feb 1997 10:32:14 -0600


At 10:20 AM 2/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Folks,  this a a email hoax that makes it way around cyberspace every few
>months.  Please ignore it.
>Hoax? I'm not sure about the address in the message, but our provider has
been agitating and supplying political and regulatory addresses, and I read
a long article in the paper just the other day. The "cost per minute"
problem is looming.
guy
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>>Dear list,
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>> I am forwarding this to you to inform you of a very important matter
>> currently under review by the FCC. Your local telephone company has
>>filed a proposal with the FCC to impose per minute charges for your
>>internet service. They contend that your usage has or will hinder the
>>operation of the telephone network.
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>>It is my belief that internet usage will diminish if users were
>>required to pay additional per minute charges. The FCC has created an
>>email box for your comments, responses must be received by February
>>13, 1997.=20
>>Send your comments to:
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>> isp@fcc.gov=20
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>>and tell them what you think. Every phone company is in on this one,
>>and they are trying to sneak it in just under the wire for
>>litigation. Let everyone you know here about this one. Get the e-mail
>>address to everyone you can think of.
>>
>> isp@fcc.gov
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>>Please forward this email to all your friends on the internet so all
>>our voices may be heard!
>>--
>>Warren D. Fisher
>>fish@communique.net
>>Registered Piano Technician
>>Piano Technicians Guild
>>New Orleans Chapter 701
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>John McKone, RPT
>St. louis Park, Minnesota
>(612) 280-8375
>mckonejw@skypoint.com
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