Joe,
Thanks for the update on this.  I know that this issue keeps circulating but
I also know that there is serious activity to find a way to obtain revenue
from this "resource" that we all have grown dependent on.  So when I receive
these emails I like to forward it on so that those folks, like yourself, who
have more knowledge on the subject can separate the truth from the rumor.  I
don't want to get surprised on this one.

Thanks again,
Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Geiser <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: INTERNET TOLLS AND SURCHARGES


>
> Unfortunately, this story has been making the rounds for the last year --
I
> would file this not under Urban Legends, but under the "do-nothing
congress" as
> it was debated, and shot down several times.
>
> It has not been brought to the floor lately.
>
> This particular story referenced was the original message circulated
months
> ago.
>
> Many people flooded their representatives and senators, as well as the
White
> House, with e-mails, snail mail letters and such --- much to the surprise
of
> the US Congress and White House as a whole.  It's just not a reality right
now.
>
> Regards,
> Joe