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From: jseymour@medar.com (James Seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: modem tax
Message-ID: <103@hdwr1.medar.com>
Date: 3 Apr 91 12:36:27 GMT
References: <102@hdwr1.medar.com>
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In article <102@hdwr1.medar.com> jseymour@medar.com (James Seymour) writes:
>An associate of mine spotted this in news.sysadmin.  I find it hard to
>believe, but with some of the nonsense coming out of FCC these days, it's
>probably true.
>

Note that I'm posting a follow-up to my own article.  I have already
received no less than three (3) pieces of mail regarding this.  Before
anyone else responds, please read the beginning *very* *carefully*.
Note that I said "I find this hard to believe, but...".  One response
suggested I post a retraction.  Hmmm, I don't know that it's false
yet.  On seeing this I took two actions:  1) I contacted the local FCC
Field Office for verification as to whether or not it's true and, 2)
I posted it to this newsgroup, assuming that if any group of folks
knew anything about it, it would be here.

Now, it seems (according to the mail received so far) that this may be
a very old proposal that is long dead.  It may be.  I will certainly
post follow-up information on FCC's response.  I note that none of the
responses I've received so far have disclaimed it on fact, but on the
supposition that it's the same old regurgitated claim made several
times in the past.

I will admit that "probably true" was a poor choice of words, being as
I had nothing more than another net posting to go on.

I also note that the original information did not include an NPRM
number, which places the authenticity of it in doubt.  Something that
I should have mentioned in the original article.

Perhaps I have been the unwitting victim of an April Fools joke?

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