Repeat, this is an urban legend, do not disseminate.
There is no bill 602P on the Senate or House Floor, House Bills are
designated S000 (S and a number) House bills are designated HS000 (HS and a
number). Please call your Congressperson before you disseminate this kind
of scare mail.
----- Original Message -----
From: Richar Tennant
To:
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 8:57 PM
Subject: 5cents
> 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 non-interference.
> 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 (R) 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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