"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@fcc.gov> by February 1998, be aware that
this information is inaccurate."--
quoted from: THE FCC, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND ACCESS CHARGES
This fact sheet offers informal guidance on an issue that has
generated a great deal of public interest. For more specific details
about the proceedings currently before the Commission, please visit
our web site (http://www.fcc.gov/).
The specific address of the fact sheet is:
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Factsheets/ispfact.html
FYI,
Philip
> From: "Timothy S. Hillebrand, Ph.D." <thillebr@moscow.com>
> To: "Vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Subject: Act Now
> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 08:51:04 -0800
> Subject: Are you ready for the next Internet ISP tax, If so read on.
> The following message came to me from a retired executive of Southern
> Connecticut Bell Telephone Company. It seems that local phone companies
> throughout the United States are supporting legislation that would impose
> "per minute" charges for our connection to Internet Service Providers.
> I am writing you this to inform you of a very important matter. Currently
> under review by the FCC: Your local telephone company has filed a proposal
> with the FCC to impose per minute charges for your internet service. They
> contend that your usage has or will hinder the operation of the telephone
> network. It is my belief that internet usage will diminish if users were
> required to pay additional per minute charges. The FCC has created an email
> box for your comments. Responses must be received by February 13, 1998.
> Send your comments to <isp@fcc.gov> and tell them what you think. Every
> phone company is in on this one, and they are trying to sneak it in just
> under the wire for legislation. Let everyone you know hear about this one.
> Get to the email address of everyone you can think of and ask them to e-mail
> to: <isp@fcc.gov>. I would appreciate any further information from any
> of you regarding this matter.
>
> Tim
>
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