Fw: new internet "usage fee" bill?

[Brian High]

>Joe,
>
>Okay.  Thanks.  I did find stuff from last year, like ... (see below)
>
>--Brian
>
>http://www.cdt.org/digi_infra/
>=========================
>February 10, 1997
>FCC Considers Digital Access Issues: Bandwidth, Access Charges
>
>On January 23, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an
>open forum to explore the issue of congestion on the Internet. That issue
is
>part of a larger debate over whether Internet service providers (ISPs) and
>commercial online service providers should be charged access fees for the
>use of the local telephone network. CDT along with other public interest
>reprsentatives, telephone companies, ISPs, and commercial online service
>providers spoke at the forum:
>
><snip>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Mabel <jmabel at saltmine.com>
>To: 'Brian High' <kv9x at scn.org>; scn at scn.org <scn at scn.org>
>Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 6:00 PM
>Subject: RE: new internet "usage fee" bill?
>
>
>>It's from over a year ago and (unsurprisingly) the decision was not to do
>>this.  However, some of the telcos are bound ot push the idea
periodically.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Brian High [SMTP:kv9x at scn.org]
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 5:47 PM
>>To: scn at scn.org
>>Subject: new internet "usage fee" bill?
>>
>>I got this in the mail from somebody who did not know where it came from.
>>Is there any thruth to this?  I searched CNN, several law sites, and some
>>ACLU sites.  What is the real story here?
>>
>>(fwd)
>>->>>  > There is a new bill in US Congress that will be affecting all
>>Internet Users.
>>
>>>>>  > Please read this and pass it on.
>>>>>  >
>>>>>  >  CNN stated that the Government would in two weeks time
>>>>>  > decide to allow or not allow a Charge to your (OUR) phone bill
>>>>>  > equal to a long distance call each time you access the
>>>>>  > internet.
>
>
>

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