dag@pro-deli.cts.com (Dag Zalhastra) (01/14/90)
There's been quite a bit of discussion going on about the FCC Modem
use surcharge on the ProLine network.. here's a message I pulled that
might be of interest...
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CS-ID: #210.chat/net@pro-deli 1712 chars
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 90 15:16:44 EST
From: rich@pro-exchange.cts.com (Rich Sims)
Subject: Why things should be checked out!!
I don't usually do the "I told you so!" kind of stuff, but this is a
prime example of what can happen when you see something and simply
assume that because you read it on a computer screen, it must
necessarily be true, without doing even the most rudimentary checking.
This kind of mess may actually wind up doing harm, rather than just
being ignored as "a bunch of idiots who don't know what they're
talking about"....
The following message was transmitted on the usenet
'news.announce.important' newsgroup in an effort to try and correct a
problem that could have been avoided entirely with a bit of thought
and effort....
----- forwarded message follows -----
From: chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Subject: FCC 'chain letter' -- please stop
Recently a message announcing that the FCC is considering a surcharge
on modem users has been showing up on USENET in various groups.
Research has shown that there is no basis for this letter -- it seems
to be an accidental re-release of a 2 year old message. The FCC is not
considering any surcharge of any kind, and they are currently getting
about 200 letters a day on the subject (that they would like to see
stop coming). The Talk Show host mentioned in the letter (Jim Eason of
KGO) has been pestered by a lot of calls (including the FCC) wondering
what was going on, and hasn't been involved in the issue in two years.
Please STOP posting or distributing this message. If you have a copy,
destroy it. It is obsolete and causing problems on networks and BBSes
nationwide. There is no proposal on the docket and none being
considered. We need to wipe this silly thing out before things get
further out of hand.
chuq
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