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From: apc@cblpe.ATT.COM (Alan Curtis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ATTENTION ALL MICRO USERS!!! FCC INFORMATION TAX AHEAD!!
Message-ID: <485@cblpe.ATT.COM>
Date: Tue, 16-Jun-87 09:11:44 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 16 09:11:44 1987
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>>	A terrible piece of news I just read about in the New York Times
>>this morning.  The FCC just voted 4-0 to impose a $4.50 - $5.50 an HOUR
>>tax on people who are using the phone system to transmit information
>>across state lines.

This is specifically aimed at the "new" type of long distance company
that is not paying it's share of "access charges" or "line charge"
or whatever.  It does NOT affect direct calls, nor BBS, nor USENET.
It only goes after the packet switch like critters like tymnet
pc pursuit, etc.

That is the way I heard it.
-- 
"Are you sure you won't change your mind?"           | Alan P. Curtis
"Is there something wrong with the one I have?"      | AT&T,BTL,CB
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