Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Thu, 4 Apr 91 15:23:38 PST From: hpubvwa!ssc!Tad.Cook@cs.washington.edu Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: New FCC Modem Tax? Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 272, Message 3 of 11 Lines: 23 No !!! NOT AGAIN !!! In article , SABAHE@macalstr.edu (Arun Baheti) writes: > Does anyone have any up-to-date information on the new tax that is > being considered? You're KIDDING, right? Is this urban computer legend coming back to haunt us AGAIN? Well, there never was a modem tax ... but just like with the phoney rumor that the FCC is about to ban religous broadcasting, the FCC receives LOTS of mail on it. Funny thing ... the folks promoting this rumor can never supply me with and NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) number! Tad Cook Seattle, WA Packet: KT7H @ N7ENT.#WWA.WA.USA.NA Phone: 206/527-4089 MCI Mail: 3288544 Telex: 6503288544 MCI UW USENET:...uw-beaver!sumax!amc-gw!ssc!tad or, tad@ssc.UUCP