DON.KIMBERLIN@p6.f889.n106.z1.fidonet.org (DON KIMBERLIN) (01/10/90)
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MH>Date: 01-08-90 (18:48) Number: 5225 St Pete Programmer
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MH>From: MIKE HUTCHINS Read: NO
MH>Subj: FCC Modem Charges Conf: (0) Main Board
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MH>**Printed by Permission of Startext and The Fort Worth Star Telegram
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MH>( 1/05/90- 3:40 pm)
MH>FCC says no truth to line charge rumor for modem users
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MH>Reported by StarText
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MH> FORT WORTH -- According to a spokesperson for the Federal
MH>Communications Commission, the FCC has no plans to impose a per hour
MH>line charge for modem owners. In fact, that idea "has never been
MH>considered," said Gina Harrison, who works in the Policy Decision
MH>office of the FCC's Common Carrier Bureau. "We have no idea where
MH>that rumor got started," she said.
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MH> That was also confirmed by Gary Arlen, a leading videotex industry
MH>analyst and publisher of "Interactivity Newsletter." About the
MH>rumored $6 per hour surcharge for modem users, Arlen said his sources
MH>report ""there's nothing to it."
MH>
MH> According to reports, the $6-per-hour surcharge was first mentioned
MH>in a New York Times article, and later, by a radio newstalk host in
MH>San Francisco. While she has been unable to reach either the Times or
MH>the radio station for comment, Harrison speculated the rumor may have
MH>been sparked by a caller comment to the radio station.
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MH> The rumor prompted a number of letters on StarText, all requesting
MH>modem users write the FCC in opposition to the idea.
MH>
MH> In conclusion, Harrison said the FCC's position is to "encourage
MH>enhanced services" on the telephone network, not the opposite.
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