It is a HOAX! Simply and purely a hoax.
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Main Hot Issue: Rumored E-mail Charges
I have recently been contacted by many West Virginians concerning
what has become known as "Bill 602P".
Unfortunately, I have learned that people who received messages
warning them about the alleged "Bill 602P" are victims of a hoax that
has been circulated by e-mail across the country in the last few
months. I have seen several versions of this e-mail, one claiming that a
Congressman Tony Schnell has recently introduced the 602P bill, and
one that quotes a Washington, D.C. lawyer named Richard Stepp.
The e-mail says that 602P would allow the US Postal Service to
impose a 5-cent surcharge on all e-mail messages sent over the
Internet.
As has been the case in the past with other e-mail chain letters like
this, the information is completely false. First of all, there is no
Congressman named Schnell, and bills are not numbered in that form
in either the House or the Senate. Additionally, there is no one by the
name of Richard Stepp registered as a member of the bar in the DC or
Virginia. Finally, there is definitely no legislation, nor any such
proposal, to authorize the USPS to assess any surcharge on the
delivery of e-mail. To further dispel this rumor or for additional
information you may want to access the USPS web site at :
usps.gov
Thank you for visiting my website. If you have further questions
regarding this or other issues, please don't hesitate to e-mail me at
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