Contact your Representatives of Congress and express your views. I did and received the letter below. I also checked out some of the names on the bogus email address. That Member of Congress wasn't listed as an Elected official in Congress or the Senate. Someone is pulling everyone's chain. http://www.house.gov/ http://www.senate.gov This is the reply to a email to Representative of Congress, Robert Ehrlich, Jr. The letter is dated 24 Feb 2000. He is on the following committees: Commerce; Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection; Subcommittee on Energy and Power; Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials. Dear Mr. Wiles, Thank you for contacting me regarding proposals to impose per-minute charges on Internet calls. I benefit by knowing your views on this important issue. As new advances in cable, telecommunications, and computer industries reach American homes, schools, and businesses, the general public is gaining access to a variety of new services. In an effort to encourage these services, my colleagues and I passed the historic Telecommunications act of 1999 (P.L. 104-104) to open local and long distance markets to competition and deregulate the Internet. Industry and regulatory obstacles, however, have slowed these goals. At the federal agency charged with implementing the Telecommunications Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FTC) must continue to supply the appropriate oversight and guidance over the emerging telecommunication technologies. The Congressional intent is to remove regulator barriers to foster competition resulting in quality service at lower costs. Currently, the FTC has no intentions of imposing a per-minute charge on Internet users. This alleged concern is being spread over the Internet without factual basis. In my view, the policy goal of the Telecommunications Act is to encourage the further use of the Internet and to ensure that it reaches Americans of all ages. Placing per-minute rate on Internet transmissions would run contrary to this goal and disproportionately affect low-to-moderate income families. Accordingly, I will oppose any efforts by congress or the FTC to impose per-minute charges on Internet use. Once again, thank you for sharing your views with me. Please contact me in the future if I may be of additional assistance. Very Truly yours, Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Member of Congress I also sent this email back to Representative Ehrlich. Pass this on. I have the letter on file. Gary Wiles