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To: Estephen who wrote (111)	12/3/1999 9:17:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1129

"...the right product in the right market at the right time.." Estephen, I'm just wondering, which of their services and products would the right ones be, in your opinion? This company seems to be very widely diversified in its offerings, and I'm still trying to drill down to where their strongest point(s) is (are). Anyone? Regards, Frank

To: Estephen who wrote (111)	12/4/1999 6:11:00 PM
From: TJG	Respond to of 1129

$20 level....my conservative side...I'm all for $30.. TJG

To: Estephen who wrote (111)	12/6/1999 8:36:00 AM
From: OLD JAKE JUSTUS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1129

TO: ALL OFF TOPIC Does anyone know anything more about this? I'm interested in the validity of this. Is it a fact or fiction? >>> Subject: UNCLE SAM TO CHARGE INTERNET USERS FOR THEIR E-MAILS? HELP STOP IT! Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 08:19:05 PST Reply Reply All Forward Delete Previous Next Close Saturday, 4 Dec 1999 at 10:41 AM EST Post # of 11077 OFF TOPIC..READ AND WEAP Subject: Re: E-Mail Charge > > It figures!: No more free E-mail? We Knew this was coming!! Bill 602P > will permit the Federal Govt. to charge a 5 cent charge on every delivered > email. > > Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay online and > continue > using E-mail: The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the > Government of the United States attempting to quietly push through > legislation > that will affect your use of the Internet. > > Under proposed legislation the US Postal Service will be attempting to > bill E-mail users out of "alternate postage fees." Bill 602P will permit the > Federal Govt. to charge a 5 cent surcharge on every E-mail delivered, by > billing Internet Service Providers at source. The consumer would then be > billed in turn by the ISP. Washington DC lawyer Richard Stepp is working > without pay to prevent this legislation from becoming law. The US Postal > Service is claiming that lost revenue due to the proliferation of email is > costing nearly $230,000,000 in revenue per year. You may have seen their > recent ad campaign "There is nothing like a letter." Since the average > received about 10 pieces of email per day in 1998, the cost to the typical > individual would be an additional 50 cents per day, or over $180 dollars per > year, above and beyond their regular Internet costs. Note that this would > be > money paid directly to the US Postal Service for a service they do not even > provide. > > The whole point of the Internet is democracy and non-interference. If the > federal government is permitted to tamper with end. You are already paying > an exorbitant price for snail mail because of bureaucratic efficiency. It > currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be delivered from New York > to Buffalo. If the US Postal Service is allowed to tinker with email, it > will > mark the end of the "free" Internet in the United States. One Congressman, > Tony Schnell (r) has even suggested a "twenty to forty dollar per month > surcharge on all Internet service" above and beyond the government's > proposed > email charges. Note that most of the major newspapers have ignored the > story, > the only exception being the Washingtonian which called the idea of email > surcharge "a useful concept who's time has come" (March 6th 1999 Editorial). > Don't sit by and watch your freedoms erode away! > > Send this e-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends and > relatives to write to their congressman and say "No!" to Bill 602P. It > will only take a few moments of your time, and could very well be > instrumental > in killing a bill we don't want. > > Sincerely, > David Rowe Rohelier Regards to all...RICHLEW>>>