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From: John E. Sanders< >
Subject: per-minute charges for e-mail
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 17:41:46 -0600

Hello everyone again:

I think I confused everyone with the message I sent yesterday which included
the original hoax message that we all got about this e-mail charge
controversy. I am going to shout here: ATTENTION EVERYONE, THIS IS A HOAX.
Enclosed is an extract of a message I received which I sent you all
yesterday but which was buried in the middle of my e-mail. I think a lot of
people thought they were getting the hoax message again.

I apologize for any confusion I have caused. Here is the extracted portion
of my previous e-mail that I wanted you all to see:

>I sent along my objection to and received this automated
>response:

>ISP wrote:
>
> This is an automated response to the message you sent to . We
established this mailbox for informal comments about usage of the public
switched telephone network by Internet access and information service
providers for a proceeding on this matter in 1997.
>
> If you are responding to a message stating that local phone companies have
asked the FCC for permission to impose per-minute charges for Internet
access, please be aware that this information is out of date. The FCC
decided in May 1997 NOT to allow imposition of interstate access charges on
Internet service providers. There is no comment period currently open in
this proceeding.
>
> More information on Access Charges and the ISP proceeding is available at
<http://www.fcc.gov/isp.html>;
>
> Look for more features and announcements on our Web site,
<http://www.fcc.gov/>;, in the future!
>
> updated 1/6/98

>Layne

As you can see, I believe we're OK and this whole thing was just a hoax.
The FCC has already rejected this idea.

Jack Sanders

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