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>From www.fcc.gov web pages:
In December 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requested
public comment on issues relating to the charges that Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) and similar companies pay to local telephone companies. On
May 7, 1997, the FCC decided to leave the existing rate structure in place.
In other words, the FCC decided not to allow local telephone companies to
impose per-minute access charged on ISPs.
Please Note: There is no open comment period in this proceeding. If you have
recently seen a message on the Internet stating that in response to a
request from local telephone companies, the FCC is requesting comments to
<isp@xxxxxxx> by February 1998, be aware that this information is
inaccurate.
The FCC issued an unrelated public notice, DA 98-2, on January 5, 1998 in
connection with a report to Congress on universal service. Pursuant to the
FCC's 1998 appropriations legislation, the Commission must submit a report
by April 10, 1998 on several issues including the legal status of Internet
services under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Comments in response to
the public notice are due January 20, 1998, and reply comments are due
February 2, 1998. Informal comments may be sent by email to
<usreport@xxxxxxx>.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Terry S. Smith <tesla@xxxxxxx>
To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 5:24 PM
Subject: Fw: Internet Access At Risk (Fwd)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank Roberts <frnk@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxx <tesla@xxxxxxx>
>Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 3:00 PM
>Subject: Re: Internet Access At Risk (Fwd)
>
>
>>>From: "Marlys Haraden" <mharaden@xxxxxxx>
>>>To: "Bob AAA Horscope" <bob@xxxxxxxx>
>>>Cc: <jay@xxxxxxx>
>>>Subject: Re: Internet Access At Risk (Fwd)
>>>Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 15:21:01 -0600
>>>X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
>>>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4
>>>X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4
>>>
>>>I feel this is worth the time to read and act!
>>>
>>>Pass this along.
>>>
>>>Senators email address at bottom
>>>
>>>Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 10:36 AM
>>>UPDATE: INTERNET ACCES AT RISK
>>>
>>>Please read this carefully!
>>>
>>>We generally don't get involved in politics actively, but this is one
>>>occasion where we have to actively ask EVERYONE to get involved.
>>>
>>>In case you did not hear, today on CNN it was announced that again the
FCC
>>>is considering a piece of regulation that would allow the telephone
>>>companies (TELCO) to assess the users a separate per minute charge to use
>>>the Internet. Of course the TELCO strongly support this, and unless
active
>>>opposition is experienced this could very easily become a reality.
>>>
>>>We have had a number of people ask how the TELCO would know the
difference
>>>in whether you are talking on the phone or sending data (using the
>>>Internet)? And there are a number of thoughts on this issue. Two of which
>>>are as follows:
>>>
>>>1. They would have some monitoring device that could discern between the
>>>voltage of data, and the voltage of voice, when data is detected they
>start
>>>charging you based on a per minute usage. While this is possible we do
not
>>>think this is the route they (the TELCO) will take.
>>>
>>>2. The more likely route we think the TELCO will adopt if this is allowed
>>>to
>>>become a reality is that the TELCO will introduce enough line noise as to
>>>prevent a modem or other telecommunication device to make a connection,
>yet
>>>not interfere with voice communication. This would then not only allow
the
>>>TELCO to charge you a per minute rate to use the Internet, but also
>require
>>>you get a totally separate line to access the Internet with. This would
>>>give
>>>them a double revenue stream from one piece of FCC regulation. This we
>feel
>>>is the most likely avenue the TELCOs will take. And this charge is in
>>>addition to any charges you have to pay to an Internet Service Provider,
>>>which could also go up!
>>>
>>>Please bear in mind this action is focused on YOU the user, granted we
>>>expect other actions to focus on the ISP themselves, but right now YOU
the
>>>individual user will severely feel the immediate impact of this action if
>>>you do not do anything NOW to stop it.
>>>
>>>WHAT CAN YOU DO!:
>>>
>>>First, we would like to ask a favor of anyone interested. If you will
>>>provide us with the link to any states Congressman/woman email address,
>and
>>>or the telephone numbers we will post it to this list and to the web so
>>>people can email them and tell them to STOP this action.
>>>
>>>Secondly it is imperative that YOU the user take action and call your
>>>congressman/woman AND the FCC to let them know you do not support this
>>>action. Please bear in mind that if you do nothing to stop this, your
>>>INACTION will be interpreted as your SUPPORT for this action and once
>>>
>>>It Has been implemented it will most likely never be stopped. So in short
>>>
>>>ACT NOW TO STOP THIS..... or PAY LATER!
>>>
>>>This is being televised on CNN today if you have any doubts, (this is a
>>>form of solicitation of public comment, so heed this warning)! 11/07
>>>
>>>Global Data Systems
>>>
>>>E-mail is a wonderful thing. If you need or want to contact your
>>>Senator, here are the addresses.
>>>
>>>
>>>AK Murkowski, Frank =AE email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>AK Stevens, Ted =AE senator_stevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>AL Sessions, Jeff =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>AL Shelby, Richard =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>AR Bumpers, Dale (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>AR Hutchinson, Tim =AE senator.hutchinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>AZ Kyl, Jon =AE info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>AZ McCain, John =AE senator_mccain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>CA Boxer, Barbara (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>CA Feinstein, Dianne (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>CT Dodd, Christopher (D) sen_dodd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>CT Lieberman, Joseph (D) senator_lieberman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>DE Biden, Joe (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>DE Roth, William =AE comments@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>FL Graham, Bob (D) bob_graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>FL Mack, Connie =AE connie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>FL Mack, Connie =AE chairman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>GA Cleland, Max (D) senator_max_cleland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>GA Coverdell, Paul =AE senator_coverdell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>HI Inouye, Daniel (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>IA Grassley, Chuck =AE chuck_grassley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>IA Harkin, Tom (D) tom_harkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>ID Craig, Larry =AE larry_craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>ID Kempthorne, Dirk =AE dirk_kempthorne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>IL Durbin, Dick (D) dick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>IL Moseley-Braun, Carol (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>IN Lugar, Richard =AE lugar@xxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>KS Brownback, Sam =AE sam_brownback@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>KS Roberts, Pat =AE pat_roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>KY Ford, Wendell (D) wendell_ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>KY McConnell, Mitch =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>LA Breaux, John (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>LA Landrieu, Mary (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MA Kennedy, Ted (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MA Kerry, John (D) john_kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MD Mikulski, Barbara (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MD Sarbanes, Paul (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>ME Collins, Susan =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>ME Snowe, Olympia =AE olympia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MI Abraham, Spencer =AE michigan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MI Levin, Carl (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MN Grams, Rod =AE mail_grams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>MN Wellstone, Paul (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MO Ashcroft, John =AE
>>>
>>>MO Bond, Christopher =AE kit_bond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MS Cochran, Thad =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MS Lott, Trent =AE senatorlott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>MT Baucus, Max (D) max@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>MT Burns, Conrad =AE conrad_burns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =20
>>>NC Faircloth, Lauch =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NC Helms, Jesse =AE jesse_helms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>ND Conrad, Kent (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>ND Dorgan, Byron (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NE Hagel, Chuck =AE chuck_hagel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NE Kerrey, Bob (D) bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NH Gregg, Judd =AE mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NH Smith, Bob =AE opinion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NJ Lautenberg, Frank (D) frank_lautenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NJ Torricelli, Bob (D) senator_torricelli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NM Bingaman, Jeff (D) senator_bingaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NM Domenici, Pete =AE senator_domenici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NV Bryan, Richard (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NV Reid, Harry (D) senator_reid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =20
>>>NY D'Aamato, Alfonse =AE senator_al@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>NY Moynihan, Daniel P (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>OH DeWine, Michael =AE senator_dewine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>OH Glenn, John (D) senator_glenn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>OK Nickles, Don =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>OR Smith, Gordon =AE oregon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>OR Wyden, Ron (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>PA Santorum, Rick =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>PA Specter, Arlen =AE senator_specter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>RI Chafee, John =AE senator_chafee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>SC Hollings, Ernest (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>SC Thurmond, Strom =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>
>>>SD Daschle, Thomas (D) tom_daschle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>SD Johnson, Tim (D) tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>TN Frist, Bill =AE senator_frist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>TN Thompson, Fred =AE senator_thompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>TX Gramm, Phil =AE webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>TX Hutchison, Kay =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>UT Bennett, Robert =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>UT Hatch, Orrin =AE senator_hatch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>VA Robb, Charles (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>
>>>VA Warner, John =AE senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>VT Jeffords, James =AE vermont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>VT Leahy, Patrick (D) senator_leahy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>WA Gorton, Slade =AE senator_gorton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>WA Murray, Patty (D) senator_murray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>I Feingold, Russell (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>WI Kohl, Herb (D) senator_kohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>>>WV Byrd, Robert (D) senator_byrd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>WV Rockefeller, Jay (D) senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =20
>>>WY Enzi, Mike =AE mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>WY Thomas, Craig =AE craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Frank Roberts
>>frank@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>http://www.syspac.com/~frnk
>>
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