Re: data charge

[Adam Shostack <adam@bwh.harvard.edu>]

	If you believe this, there is a boy dying of cancer who wants
to be in the Guiness book of world records for getting the most dollar
bills in the mail.  Its cheaper than a get well card, and besides,
they abolished the get-well card category after Craig Shergold.

	So, mail your dollar to:

	Adam Shostack
	92 Howard St
	Cambridge Ma, 02139

	And help make someone very happy.  :)

	Also, save a copy of this message.  Any time you see something
about a modem tax, post this message in response.  Its a better use of
your stamps.  Really.



| >Two years ago the FCC tried and (with your help and letters of
| >protest) failed to institute regulations that would impose
| >additional costs on modem users for data communications. Now,
| >they are at it again. A new regulation that the FCC is quietly
| >working on will directly affect you as the user of a computer and
| >modem. The FCC proposes that users of modems should pay extra
| >charges for use of the public telephone network which carry their
| >data. In addition, computer network services such as CompuServ,
| >Tymnet, & Telenet would also be charged as much as $6.00 per hour
| >per user for use of the public telephone network. These charges
| >would very likely be passed on to the subscribers. The money is
| >to be collected and given to the telephone company in an effort
| >to raise funds lost to deregulation.  Jim Eason of KGO newstalk
| >radio (San Francisco, CA) commented on the proposal during his
| >afternoon radio program during which, he said he learned of the
| >new regulation in an article in the New York Times. Jim took the
| >time to gather addresses which are given below.

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