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From: johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Big Brother charging for modem use?
Summary: not true, don't send cards to the dying kid either
Message-ID: <1991Jan30.203209.25887@iecc.cambridge.ma.us>
Date: 30 Jan 91 20:32:09 GMT
References: <7X9kw3w163w@bluemoon.uucp>
Organization: I.E.C.C.
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In article <7X9kw3w163w@bluemoon.uucp> cmcurtin@bluemoon.uucp (Matthew Curtin) writes:
>I've been hearing roumors about the FCC charging us EXTRA for using modems 

This rumor keeps making the rounds.  It is completely false, based on a
proposal made and dropped about five years ago to treat packet switched
data carriers such as Tymnet more like long distance phone companies.

The FCC has on more than one occasion stated in writing that they have no
intention of changing the way things are now.

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