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To: David Lawrence who wrote (14464)	4/3/1998 10:51:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22053

That will trigger hearings...MSFT, CSCO, 3Com, IBM, AOL, AT&T and many, many more will fight that...IMO, it'd be a damper on competition. it could be seen as a win-win situation that supports Internet growth while ensuring that rural and inner-city communities continue to receive subsidized telecommunication services. I say if they do tax us to pay for these things...those phones should be programmed to call only certain numbers...their elected officials.

To: David Lawrence who wrote (14464)	4/3/1998 11:22:00 AM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 22053

If the five-member commission approves the proposal, it would be a major break from the Clinton administration's hands-off policy toward the Internet. Everyone may now make up their own jokes.

To: David Lawrence who wrote (14464)	4/3/1998 3:32:00 PM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Man gets $40 billion tax bill BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Steven Hooker knew he owed the federal government some taxes -- but over $40 billion? When Hooker, 23, contacted the Internal Revenue Service last month to get the exact amount he still owed from 1994, he got a bill for $40,000,000,669.86. sjmercury.com They probably just attached his wages. o~~~ O