| Status | Hoax | | Comments | This is a variant of the modern tax hoax.
FCC statement:
"... the FCC has no intention of assessing per-minute charges on Internet traffic or of making any changes in the way consumers obtain and pay for access to the Internet."
The actual FCC proceeding, which this hoax seems to be based on, involved the
'reciprocal billing' issue, which relates to charges for interconnectivity between various telcos. The reciprocal billing issue does not include any proposal to have metered billing of any sort by the telcos for internet usage.
| | Description | Date: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 10:03 PM
Looks like Congress has found another way to tax us.
There is a new bill in US Congress that will be affecting all Internet
users. You might want to read this and pass it on. CNN
stated that the government would in two weeks time decide to allow or
not allow a charge to your (OUR) phone bill each time you access the
internet.
Please visit the following URL and fill out the necessary form!
The address is http://www.house.gov/writerep/
If EACH one of us, forward this message on to others in a hurry, we may
be able to prevent this from happening! (Maybe we CAN fight the phone
company!)
Charles Oriez
coriez@netone.com
National Legislative Chair
Association of Information Technology Professionals
| | Related links | http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Factsheets/nominute.html
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