{"id":19,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=19"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"-Emailcharges-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=19","title":{"rendered":"Emailcharges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Description
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There are two versions of this chain letter being forwarded
\n around the internet.<\/p>\n

The text for the American version reads as follows:<\/p>\n

Subject:<\/p>\n

email charges<\/tt><\/p>\n

Text of the letter:<\/p>\n

I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P 5 cents per E-mail
\n Sent. It figures! No more free E-mail! We knew this was coming!! Bill 602P
\n will permit the Federal Government to charge a 5 cent charge on every delivered
\n E-mail. Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay online and
\n continue using E-mail. The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in
\n the Government of the United States attempting to quietly push through
\n legislation that will affect our use of the Internet. Under proposed
\n legislation, the US Postal Service will be attempting to bill E-mail users out
\n of \"alternative postage fees\". Bill 602P will permit the Federal Government to
\n charge a 5 cent surcharge on every E-Mail delivered, by billing Internet
\n Service Providers at source. The consumer would then be billed in turn by the
\n ISP. Washington, DC lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay to prevent
\n this legislation from becoming law. The US Postal Service is claiming lost
\n revenue, due to the proliferation of E-mail, is costing nearly 230,000,000 in
\n revenue per year. You may have noticed their recent ad campaign: \"There is
\n nothing like a letter.\" Since the average person received about 10 pieces of
\n E-mail per day in 1998, the cost of the typical individual would be an
\n additional 50 cents a day - or over $180 per year - above and beyond their
\n regular Internet costs. Note that this would be money paid directly to the US
\n Postal Service for a service they do not even provide. The whole point of the
\n Internet is democracy and non-interference. You are already paying an
\n exorbitant price for snail mail because of bureaucratic efficiency. It
\n currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be delivered from coast to coast.
\n If the US Postal Service is allowed to tinker with E-mail, it will mark the end
\n of the \"free\" Internet in the United States. Our congressional representative,
\n Tony Schnell (R) has even suggested a \"$20-$40 per month surcharge on all
\n Internet service\" above and beyond the governments proposed E-mail charges.
\n Note that most of the major newspapers have ignored the story - the only
\n exception being the Washingtonian - which called the idea of E-mail surcharge
\n \"a useful concept who's time has come\" (March 6th, 1999 Editorial). Do not sit
\n by and watch your freedom erode away! Send this to E-mail to EVERYONE on your
\n list, and tell all your friends and relatives write their congressional
\n representative and say \"NO\" to Bill 602P. It will only take a few moments of
\n your time and could very well be instrumental in killing a bill we do not want.
\n <\/tt><\/p>\n

\"[TOP]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The text for the Australian version reads as follows:<\/p>\n

Government rip-off on Emails bill to add hidden costs<\/p>\n

Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay online, and continue
\n using E-mail. The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the
\n Government of the Australia attempting to quietly push through legislation that
\n will affect our use of the Internet. Under proposed legislation, the Australian
\n Postal Service will be attempting to bill E-mail users out of \"alternative
\n postage fees.\" Bill 602P will permit the Federal Government to charge a
\n 5-cent surcharge on every E-mail delivered, by billing Internet Service
\n Providers at source. The consumer would then bebilled in turn by
\n theISP. Canberra lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay to prevent this
\n legislation from becoming law. The Australian Postal Service is claiming lost
\n revenue, due to the proliferation of E-mail, is costing nearly $230,000,000 in
\n revenue per year. You may have noticed their recent ad campaign: \"There is
\n nothing like a letter.\"Since the average person received about 10 pieces of
\n E-mail per day in 1998, the cost of the typical individual would be an
\n additional 50 cents a day or over $180 per year-above and beyond their regular
\n Internet costs. Note that this would be money paid directly to the Australian
\n Postal Service for a service they do not even provide. The whole point of the
\n Internet is democracy and noninterference. You are already paying an exorbitant
\n price for ordinary mail because of bad efficiency. It currently takes up to 6
\n days for a letter to be delivered anywhere in Australia or longer. If the
\n Australian Postal Service is allowed to interfere with E-mail, it will mark the
\n end of the \"free\" Internet in Australia. Our Canberra representative, Tony
\n Schnell (r) has even suggested a \"$20- $40 per month surcharge on all
\n Internetservice\" above and beyond the governments proposed E-mail charges Note
\n that most of the major newspapers have ignored the Story, the only exception
\n being the Sun herald which called the idea of E-mail surcharge \"a useful
\n conceptwho's time has come\" (March 6th, 1999 Editorial).<\/p>\n

Do not sit by and watch your freedom erode away!
\n Send this to E-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and tell your friends and
\n relatives write their Canberra or local polictian representative and say \"NO\"
\n to Bill 602P. It will only take a few moments of your time and could very well
\n be instrumental in killing a bill we do not want.<\/p>\n

Please forward<\/tt><\/p>\n

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