--- F R E N D Z of martian --- > > HOUSE BILL BASED ON INTERNET HOAX > by Dave Murphy, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For over a year a rumor circulated the net that a > Congressman Tony Schnell had sponsored bill, H.B.602P, > to impose per-minute access fees on Internet users. Both > the congressman and bill number are fictitious. The hoax > was accepted prima facie by so many constituents who > created such a stir, lawmakers acted. The U.S. House of > Representatives passed the Internet Access Charge > Prohibition Act on Tuesday. This bill is intended to forestall > a problem that doesn't even exist.. > > "Constituents from across the sixth congressional district > wrote and called by the thousands expressing their > outrage at such a concept," said Rep. Bob Goodlatte > (R-Va.) "Today, the House of Representatives has taken > the appropriate step to ensure that such access fees > never materialize." > > The Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act, H.R. 1291, > prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from > imposing per-minute access fees on Internet users. Calls > to ISPs are not subject to such fees. The FCC does not > have plans to impose such fees, and called the legislation > superfluous. > > But in a surprising twist, an amendment sponsored by Fred > Upton (R-Mich) includes language that leaves the door > open to the Federal Communications Commission to levy > access charges on VOIP (Voice Over IP) technologies. > VOIP supporters are, not surprisingly, upset with Upton's > amendment. > > Call for Comments > What do you think? Leave your comments on the > message center: http://itrain.org/msg/ > > References > Message Center: http://itrain.org/msg/ > > This article is posted to http://itrain.org/itinfo/2000/it000516.html > > Live well, do good, > > --Dave Murphy > > -------------------- > > Do you ever wonder who reads ITinfo? > Subscriber demographics are posted at http://itrain.org/itinfo/ad.html > > Don't forget to complete the ITINFO subscriber's survey > at http://itrain.org/itinfo/subscribe.html > > -------------------- > > The ITINFO newsletter is again accepting sponsors. > Each edition is is distributed via email and permanently > posted on the itrain.org website. > > Sponsorship details are posted at http://itrain.org/itinfo/ad.html > > ---------- > > ITINFO is an electronic publication of > ITrain, the International Association of Information > Technology Trainers. Comments and submissions > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Previous issues are online at http://itrain.org/itinfo/ > > ---------- > > To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a > 1-line body: > UNSUBSCRIBE ITINFO email_address > [substituting the email address you subscribed to the list] > > Do not send subscription messages to any other address, > and do not reply to this message with your subscription > maintenance request, your request will not be processed. > > ---------- > > We encourage you to copy this issue in its entirety > and share it with your friends and coworkers. > > Copyright (C) 2000, ITrain - International Association of > Information Technology Trainers, Ltd., All Rights Reserved -- Sent to you via the frendz list at marsbard.com The archive is at http://www.mail-archive.com/frendz@marsbard.com/
