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>From: "Packard, Rep" <Rep.Packard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: The Packard Perspective
>Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 14:11:37 -0400
>Dear Friend:
>
>Every time you turn around, it seems another government agency or
>bureaucracy is proposing a tax on the Internet. This time, it's the United
>Nations (UN).
>
>A report released this past July by the United Nations Development Plan
>proposed that world governments begin taxing the Internet to help pay for
>network access -- in other countries! Commonly referred to as the "bit
>tax", the UN report suggests imposing this tax on every binary digit (also
>known as a "bit") transmitted over the Internet via E-mail. The tax would
>begin at a rate of one cent for every 100 E-mails sent, and could cost
>worldwide Internet users more than one hundred billion dollars a year!
>
>I think you will be pleased to learn that I am actively working to prevent
>the UN from taxing your Internet access or E-mail. I recently decided to
>cosponsor H. Con. Res. 190, the Global Internet Tax Freedom Act. This
>legislation rejects the UN "bit tax" and calls on the United States to
>support a permanent moratorium on international Internet tariffs.
>
>I will continue to oppose all efforts to tax your Internet access or E-mail.
>As you may know, Congress has already approved a bill that established a
>three-year moratorium on state and local Internet taxation, and I have
>cosponsored legislation that would prohibit certain access charges for
>hooking up to the Internet or sending an E-mail, even after the three-year
>moratorium has expired.
>
>The Internet has reached more people around the world faster than any other
>technological advance in history. Taxing Internet access is no way to
>expand its global reach. Please be assured that I am committed to keeping
>the Internet and E-mail affordable for every American.
>
>As always, I appreciate this opportunity to update you on the latest news
>from our nation's capital. Please feel free to visit my Internet webpage at
>http://www.house.gov/packard/ where you can learn more about my work in
>Congress.
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Ron Packard
>Member of Congress
>
>P.S. Spread the word by passing this message on to a friend!
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