I agree with Tim, totally.  Have seen it all before.  If it is for real,
have had many cry wolf before only to look like an idiot.

Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
----- Original Message -----
From: "t" <vbob@PRIMENET.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Fw: HILL VOTES ON IP REGULATION TUESDAY: SOS

> Sorry, Hoax or not, you have not made a convincing argument that this
> should not be a fee based system. If the use of voice sevices over the
> net continues to increase, who will foot the bill?  ME! and YOU!
> Irrespective of whether we use the service or not. I pay my long
> distance bills, why should I pay yours?
> Try and make an intelligent case and I might support you. In the
> meantime, this is still NOT vanagon related in any way.
>
> tim
>
>
>
>
> Bill Johnson wrote:
> >
> > Chris, this is not a hoax!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Please go to the sites before
> > coming down on it... Here is the update..
> >
> > SOS: UPDATE - IP TELEPHONY REGULATION IN US - HR 1291: SOS
> > ( http://pulver.com/reports/helpstophr1291.html )
> >
> > Hi There,
> >
> > As you know from my earlier email, Congress will vote Tuesday on HR
1291,
> > which permits the FCC to regulate IP telephony.
> >
> > Some of you have asked whether this is another hoax about regulation or
> > taxation of the Internet.  **THIS IS NO HOAX*.  The original bill, as
> > introduced, said nothing about IP telephony.  See
> > ( http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c106:H.R.1291.IH: ).  The new
> > bill, amended only last week without any public hearings on this issue
and
> > scheduled for the kind of vote that is limited to "noncontroversial"
> > items, has a new section that distinguishes the use of the Internet for
> > voice communications from other uses of the Internet and practically
> > invites the FCC to regulate Internet telephony and impose old-fashioned
> > access charges even on PC-to-PC applications.
> > ( See http://com-notes.house.gov/5102000full/amendment1.pdf )
> >
> > I know that everyone is weary of all the hoaxes, but this is for real.
> > The time to act is now.  Call +1.202.224.3121 and email your
> > Representative and the House Leadership ( see
> >  http://www.house.gov/writerep ). Get your friends and colleagues to
call
> > +1.202.224.3121 and email their representatives as well.
> >
> > If you are from outside the United States your voice is also very, very
> > important. Please email: Speaker Hastert: speaker@mail.house.gov,
> > House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley, tom.bliley@mail.house.gov
> > and House Commerce Communications Subscommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin,
> > billy.tauzin@mail.house.gov and tell them that HR 1291 should not be
> > passed.  The fact is that if the HR 1291 is passed, it will set in
motion
> > an opportunity for your country's government to re-evaluate its position
> > on the regulation of IP Telephony.
> >
> > There really is very little time.  We have to keep the Bells from
pulling
> > a real fast one.  By the time most people read this email, we'll have
less
> > than 24 hours to make an impact.  At the risk of sounding incendiary,
> > together, we have to make the Los Alamos fire look like a controlled
burn
> > if we are going to pull this off.   Word has to spread very quickly and
we
> > need your help to motivate people to write or call the Hill to act just
as
> > quickly.
> >
> > Please contact your local media outlets and inform them about HR 1291.
> > ( http://pulver.com/reports/helpstophr1291.html ) In order to stop HR
> > 1291, we need to get as much National attention focused on this as
> > possible by the morning of Tuesday, May 16th.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Jeff