[20464] in APO-L
Internet Bill in Congress, etc.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Stratton)
Mon Apr 12 10:07:13 1999
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:07:54 -0400
Reply-To: Mark Stratton <stratton@INDY.NET>
From: Mark Stratton <stratton@INDY.NET>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
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Brothers,
As a political scientist and student of Congress, I've been following =
with interest this "internet regulation bill", regarding allowing phone =
companies to charge long distance rates for the internet.
While I haven't seen such a bill, it has been said that the FCC will =
have authority to allow phone companies to make those charges. Just =
last week, it was reported that Senator John McCain (R-AZ) [that's =
Republican from Arizona, for you non-political types], who chairs the =
Senate's Commerce Committee, was planning to introduce a bill that would =
PREVENT the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) from giving phone =
companies that authority.
I should point out that I've not seen either bill, so I can't tell you =
with any certainty if either one is a reality. My suggestion, as =
someone pointed out earlier, is to either contact your rep or contact =
the office of Senator McCain and find out if he indeed introduced such a =
bill.
Fraternally,
Mark Stratton
Section 52 Communications Chair
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Brothers,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As a political scientist and student of =
Congress,=20
I've been following with interest this "internet regulation =
bill",=20
regarding allowing phone companies to charge long distance rates for the =
internet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>While I haven't seen such a bill, it =
has been said=20
that the FCC will have authority to allow phone companies to make those=20
charges. Just last week, it was reported that Senator John McCain =
(R-AZ)=20
[that's Republican from Arizona, for you non-political types], who =
chairs the=20
Senate's Commerce Committee, was planning to introduce a bill that would =
PREVENT=20
the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) from giving phone companies =
that=20
authority.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I should point out that I've not seen =
either bill,=20
so I can't tell you with any certainty if either one is a reality. =
My=20
suggestion, as someone pointed out earlier, is to either contact your =
rep or=20
contact the office of Senator McCain and find out if he indeed =
introduced such a=20
bill.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fraternally,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mark Stratton</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Section 52 Communications=20
Chair</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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