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Re: [Fwd: FCC to charge by minute for e-mail usage (fwd)

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Stratton)
Mon Jan 26 17:04:03 1998

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 16:34:56 -0500 (EST)
From: Nathan Stratton <nathan@robotics.net>
To: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
cc: dean@av8.com, netsurf@sersol.com, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199801262045.PAA02777@nrk.com>

On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, David Lesher wrote:

> Nathan Stratton sez:
> > Yes, this is last years news, but it is also very important to watch this
> > issue to make sure something like this does not go into effect. People
> > like the ACTA are pumping large amounts of money into legal battles. The
> > fight is sill going on by www.von.org and others. Internet Telephony has
> > already been banned in places like India where it is illegal to use PC
> > based Internet Telephony or PSTN/IP gateways.
> 
> It is NOT last year's news. 
> The battlefield has moved, the enemies the same....

I am sorry, I should have worded that better. I meant yes it was last years
new because it all started them. You are correct the battlefield has
moved and the enemies are the same. As I said, we need to watch this and
make sure this does not go into effect.

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Nathan Stratton				Telecom & ISP Consulting
www.robotics.net	 		nathan@robotics.net

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