Re: HOAX: 1/6 New Telco ISP Access Charged

[bart@gte.net (Bart Barton)]

In article
<garnercfi-0601981841290001@user-38lc3r6.dialup.mindspring.com>,
garnercfi@mindspring.com (Garner Miller) wrote:

> In article <68su8t$mme$1@news.ncal.verio.com>, remove@notspamm.com wrote:
> 
> >                      new internet charges may be imposed!
> >      _________________________________________________________________
> >  
> >    All,
> >  
> >    I just received this information that will may affect the cost of
> >    using the Internet. I have E-mailed the FCC...
> 
> 
> This is a hoax.  It's not true.  It wasn't true the last time it was
> posted, nor was it true the 15 times before that.
> 
> Please DON'T spread it!  My own mother called me in a panic last night.
> 
> Thank you.
> 

Before labeling this as merely the continuation of a past hoax, better
read the article dated January 7th at 

<http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,17860,00.html?owv> .

Sounds as if the telcos may have not given up getting more money, one way
or another from the net.

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..... Bart
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