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From: Beverly Giles <>
Subject: Re: [LUTH-ROOTS] Bill to charge for each E-mail delivered
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 19:24:54 -0900


To List Members:
I did check out the bill to charge for e-mail on one of my senators
websites, and there is a Senate Bill to charge for e-mail services. I
don't know if your senators have websites, but if they do, you should be
able to check it out. I did.

Bev. Giles


----- Original Message -----
From:
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2001 5:24 pm
Subject: Re: [LUTH-ROOTS] Bill to charge for each E-mail delivered

> Supposedly, this has been debunked.
>
> One of the other sites I belong to, either Wesfalen or
> Prussian also listed a site that proved the falsehood
> of this that has been floating for almost five years.
>
> Regards,
> Robert Lipprandt
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 8:04 PM
> Subject: [LUTH-ROOTS] Bill to charge for each E-mail delivered
>
>
> > > Subject: Charging For e-mail]]]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I 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 Richard 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 efficiency. 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 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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