Re: Fw: OFF TOPIC but important - Ignore?

Just goes to show you can't trust NT :-)

I got this information of the FCC web site at:
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Factsheets/ispfact.html

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/).


In December 1996, the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) requested public comment on issues relating to the
charges that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and similar
companies pay to local telephone companies. On May 7,
1997, the FCC decided to leave the existing rate structure
in place.  In other words, the FCC decided not to allow local
telephone companies to impose per-minute access charged
on ISPs.

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.

The FCC issued an unrelated public notice, DA 98-2, on
January 5, 1998 in connection with a report to Congress
on universal service. Pursuant to the FCC's 1998 appropriations
legislation, the Commission must submit a report by April 10,
1998 on several issues including the legal status of Internet
services under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Comments
in response to the public notice are due January 20, 1998, and
reply comments are due February 2, 1998. Informal comments
may be sent by email to <usreport@fcc.gov>.


Sorry for chewing up bandwidth

>Got this off the WindowsNT mailing list.  Thought is was important enough
>that the word be spread.  Flame me if you want :-)
>
>Rob Ward
>M-C Industries, Inc.
>
>You should know about a very important matter currently under review by
>the FCC. Local telephone service providers have filed a proposal with the
FCC
>to impose per minute charges for Internet Service Providers. The companies
>contends that your usage has or will hinder the operation of its own the
>national telephone networks. Paying additional per minute charges will
>greatly diminish Internet usage by you and many other people.
>The FCC has created an e-mail 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 litigation.
>Let everyone you know hear about this one. Send the information to every
>e-mail address you can think of.
>
>Reginald R. Richardson
>reginald.r@usa.net


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