Regarding Re: ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE CHARGES posted to STEARNS list this morning. Information copied and pasted as found in Arkansas list >X-Sender: mgoad@mail.cswnet.com >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) >Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 18:08:35 -0600 >Reply-To: mgoad@CSWNET.COM >Sender: "Genealogy for Arkansas." <ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> >From: Michael Goad <mgoad@CSWNET.COM> >Subject: Re: [ARK] E-Mail Charge Rumor Facts >Comments: To: GLADHAP <GLADHAP@AOL.COM> >To: ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > >Hi all, > >For those not interested, I apologize. However, in an effort to stop a >what is basically a rumor from further detracting from genealogy research, >I am forwarding the information in this message to every list or individual >that I receive the rumor from. > >I skimmed through the regulation, but not being a lawyer, yet alone a >communications lawyer, much of what is in it is not immediately obvious and >apparent. However, I also received a message from another inividual trying >to squelch this thing and he had information that was more understandable, >and agrees pretty much with what I thought the regulation said. I've >provided his message below, which he sent to the Listowners-L mailing list >on RootsWeb. > > > >Mike > >------------------------------------ > >Resent-Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 21:57:40 -0800 (PST) >Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 23:02:27 -0800 >From: "W. David Samuelsen" <dsam@wasatch.com> >Reply-To: dsam@wasatch.com >To: listowners@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Old and altered message AND Correct new info about ISP charges >Resent-Message-ID: <"eLjNt.A.31F.7DIr0"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: listowners@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <listowners@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/4092 >X-Loop: listowners@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: listowners-request@rootsweb.com > >I searched high and low for information and I turned to my ISP server >owners this evening (yes they work like crazy on holidays) and got the >very clear answer and it is same information I have seen at FCC. > >What my server owner said summarized and very clear what is at issue.... > >here is his reply.... > >"All business telephone customers are going to have to start paying >additional fees for the Universal Service Fund and for local access >charges. In Utah, residential customers with more than two lines will >also have to pay these charges. Neither of these is specific to ISP's >and neither is charged per minute. It ends up being around $3 per month per >line. " > >"The local access charges are increasing because the access charges >long-distance companies pay to local telcos are being decreased, >resulting in a multi-million dollar revenue reduction. In effect, costs >are being shifted from a charge hidden in your long distance bill to a >direct charge that you can see." > >"The Universal Service Fund fees are going up to pay for connecting all >schools and libraries to the Internet." > >"I don't know of any per-minute charges being contemplated for POTS.. US >West seems to be backing away from that idea, given that they own an >ISP. Most other RBOCS are also backing away from per-minute charges as >they realize the public dislike for that." > >"There is some hope, BTW. I went to a meeting a few weeks ago with US >West and some other ISP's. We wanted to meet with US West to discuss some of >these regulatory issues and to offer some suggestions for dealing with >the "call blocking" problem that is cropping up downtown. US West appears >to be changing their position on number of issues in ways that are more >favorable to ISP's. Maybe it has dawned on them that ISP's are good >customers that order a lot of services. If they're nice to us they >could make a lot of money from us." >------ >This is what the most expensive phone company, Ameritech is asking for! > >Feel free to copy this message to your lists so you have opporunity to >to get your lists back to the original intent of your lists - GENEALOGY! > >I nearly lost my temper after 4th of my lists got hit by same old and >altered message. > >W. David SamuelsenAt 01:46 AM 1/2/98 EST, GLADHAP wrote: >>Do you want to pay per minute for e-mail? If not please contact the FCC at >>isp@fcc.gov. before Feb 13. >> >> ----------------------------------------------- >>To contact the list owner, use stephenL@indiana.edu >> >> Remember, to leave ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L, send >> SIGNOFF ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L >> to >> LISTSERV@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU >> >> DON'T send it to ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L-request ... that won't work! >> >> > > ----------------------------------------------- >To contact the list owner, use stephenL@indiana.edu > > Remember, to leave ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L, send > SIGNOFF ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L > to > LISTSERV@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > > DON'T send it to ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L-request ... that won't work! > >