From suek@sfsu.edu Mon Mar 3 15:15:05 1997 Return-Path: suek@sfsu.edu Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08405 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:15:05 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA21540; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:15:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from diana.sfsu.edu(130.212.10.239) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma021528; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:15:13 -0500 Received: from [130.212.1.208] (slip-208.sfsu.edu [130.212.1.208]) by diana.sfsu.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA07929 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 12:14:34 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 12:14:34 -0800 (PST) X-Sender: suek@orion.sfsu.edu (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: isp@fcc.gov From: Sue Content-Length: 574 I would like to voice my adament opposition to the Pacific Bell proposal to have a per minute charge on the internet. This would only make the internet inaccessible to those who can not afford the charge. I believe the internet should be a mode of communication for all people, not just those who can pay for it. Besides, the phone company is making plenty of money already. Please protect the interests of the citizens you represent. DO NOT SUPPORT A PER MINUTE CHARGE ON THE INTERNET. THANK YOU. Sincerely, Sue Kuyper 3606 18th Street #2 San Francisco, CA 94110 From osbo1000@css1s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu Mon Mar 3 15:19:11 1997 Return-Path: osbo1000@css1s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08409 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:19:11 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA21670; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:19:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from css1s1.engr.ccny.cuny.edu(134.74.48.1) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma021643; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:19:27 -0500 Received: from cslabs1c10.csclab.ccny (cslabs1c10.engr.ccny.cuny.edu) by css1s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu (4.1/031093-CCNY Comp. Sci.) id AA12620; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:19:02 EST Date: Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:19:02 EST From: OSBORNE KURT M Message-Id: <9703032019.AA12620@css1s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu> To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: Per minute charges on internet Content-Length: 144 I really think that this proposal is unfair, and should be kicked to the curb!!! I am a little bit late with my response, but I hope it counts. From DHealdFL@aol.com Mon Mar 3 15:21:12 1997 Return-Path: DHealdFL@aol.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08413 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:21:11 -0500 From: DHealdFL@aol.com Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA21747; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:21:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from emout05.mx.aol.com(198.81.11.96) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma021740; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:21:23 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by emout05.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id PAA19269 for isp@fcc.gov; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:20:57 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:20:57 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <970303150052_-2042038335@emout05.mail.aol.com> To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: PROPOSED FEE FOR INTERNET Content-Length: 747 A co-worker told me that local phone companies are petitioning the FCC to permit them to charge a per minute user fee to Internet users. This is a blatant attempt to make a profit on a product the phone companies did not create nor maintain. It will work a special hardship on schools and libraries which provide access for students who might otherwise not have it. The permission, if granted, would result in "have" and "have-not" schools and citizens - those who can afford it and those who can't, and would defeat the purpose for which the Internet was created. And what about "double-dipping" : would local companies that offer Internet access also charge a per-minute fee for use? This is a bad idea. I urge the FCC to reject this request. From RStanforth@aol.com Mon Mar 3 15:21:42 1997 Return-Path: RStanforth@aol.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08417 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:21:41 -0500 From: RStanforth@aol.com Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA21757; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:22:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from emout03.mx.aol.com(198.81.11.94) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma021753; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:21:47 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by emout03.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id PAA10266 for isp@fcc.gov; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:21:20 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:21:20 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <970303151052_1316633272@emout03.mail.aol.com> To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: Rate increases Content-Length: 1684 isp@fcc.gov This is in response to your request for comments from internet users as to whether the FCC should reverse its current policy of not allowing telephone companies to apply a surcharge on internet providers for telephone access to the internet. I ask that you NOT change your policy for the following reasons: As a frequent internet user, I am already paying a monthly access fee as is everyone else I know for internet access. Telephone company access fees to internet providers will surely be passed directly to internet customers in the form of higher monthly rates. To unnecessarily raise these fees for me and the millions of internet users nationwide would amount to nothing less than an additional tax which many cannot and should not have to pay. Telephone companies are already collecting higher fees than at any time in their history, yet service has not improved significantly. I know many who feel service has become more cumbersome to most residential customers. Before approving any additional telephone fees, the phone companies should be made to provide clear and compelling justification in the form of tangible evidence of improved service. Otherwise, a rate increase in monthly access fees will surely have a detrimental effect on many peoples' ability to continue to access the internet at a time when more citizens are turning to the internet for information and as a means of quick and efficient communications. Surely the people are best served by reasonably affordable access to the internet, in much the same way as citizens have been served for several decades by access to radio and television through no additional fees Robert Stanforth From FstLtJAW@aol.com Mon Mar 3 15:24:42 1997 Return-Path: FstLtJAW@aol.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08421 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:24:42 -0500 From: FstLtJAW@aol.com Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA21819; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:25:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from emout20.mx.aol.com(198.81.11.46) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma021813; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:24:42 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by emout20.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id PAA03860 for isp@fcc.gov; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:24:18 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:24:18 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <970303150920_-1038016572@emout20.mail.aol.com> To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: ISP local call charges Content-Length: 541 Dear FCC, I am truly concerned by the fact that the phone companies disire to charge for internet access regardless of wether the call is local. Myself and many others I know beleive this to be Amoral, unconstitutional, and wrong. Charging by hour for interrnet acess would in a matter of months cripple the United States phone companies with all their customers switching to faster and flat-rate cable modems. and eventually "Cable Phones". I sincerly urge you not to allow this foolish legislation to pass. Sincerly, -Justin Wellman From michaelthompson@usa.net Mon Mar 3 15:25:12 1997 Return-Path: michaelthompson@usa.net Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08425 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:25:12 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA21837; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:25:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from dfw-ix4.ix.netcom.com(206.214.98.4) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma021835; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:25:21 -0500 Received: (from smap@localhost) by dfw-ix4.ix.netcom.com (8.8.4/8.8.4) id OAA20541 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 14:24:56 -0600 (CST) Received: from den-co44-13.ix.netcom.com(207.94.245.77) by dfw-ix4.ix.netcom.com via smap (V1.3) id sma020509; Mon Mar 3 14:24:34 1997 Message-ID: <331B41BB.388F@usa.net> Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 13:25:15 -0800 From: Michael Thompson X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01E-NC250 (Win16; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: ISP's X-URL: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Factsheets/ispfact.html Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 340 To whom it may concern, Access to the Internet has become almost as important to many individuals as turning on the television for local news and entertainment. Please help to keep Internet Access charges down for the public sector! Rule against Access Charge Reform. Thanks, michael thompson michaelthopson@usa.net Denver, Colorado From JAFARACI@pol.net Mon Mar 3 15:34:16 1997 Return-Path: JAFARACI@pol.net Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08429 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:34:16 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22044; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:34:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from dns1.po.com(204.178.220.1) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022037; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:34:24 -0500 Received: from LOCALNAME (pol06.po.com) by pion (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA08974; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:32:18 +0500 Message-Id: <331A0BCA.F0C@pol.net> Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 15:22:50 -0800 From: Jack Faraci X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C (Win16; U) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: Internet Service Providers' Phone Rates Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 596 Since most ISPs allow internet access thru local phone numbers along phone lines used by the individual consumer who is already paying for monthly residential line access (or, correspondingly for businesses, along business line access) it makes no sense to allow local phone companies to charge the ISP per minute rates, which charges would only be passed on to the consumer (who again is already paying for the line access). I request you deny the request by local companies to inflate the cost of internet access in this way. Thank you for your consideration. Jack A. Faraci jafaraci@pol.net From JAFARACI@pol.net Mon Mar 3 15:34:46 1997 Return-Path: JAFARACI@pol.net Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08433 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:34:46 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22066; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:35:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from dns1.po.com(204.178.220.1) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022058; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:35:02 -0500 Received: from LOCALNAME (pol06.po.com) by pion (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA09412; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:32:44 +0500 Message-Id: <331A0BCA.F0C@pol.net> Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 15:37:01 -0800 From: Jack Faraci X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C (Win16; U) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: Internet Service Providers' Phone Rates Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 596 Since most ISPs allow internet access thru local phone numbers along phone lines used by the individual consumer who is already paying for monthly residential line access (or, correspondingly for businesses, along business line access) it makes no sense to allow local phone companies to charge the ISP per minute rates, which charges would only be passed on to the consumer (who again is already paying for the line access). I request you deny the request by local companies to inflate the cost of internet access in this way. Thank you for your consideration. Jack A. Faraci jafaraci@pol.net From SandyFarm@aol.com Mon Mar 3 15:37:46 1997 Return-Path: SandyFarm@aol.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08437 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:37:46 -0500 From: SandyFarm@aol.com Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22115; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:38:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from emout13.mx.aol.com(198.81.11.39) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022111; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:37:38 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by emout13.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id PAA22048 for isp@fcc.gov; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:37:07 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:37:07 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <970303151849_543240139@emout13.mail.aol.com> To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: Of course Content-Length: 143 Of course the phone company wants in on this. DON'T THEY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY???? Keep starving the country and we WILL end up like England. From badboy@garrett.ncin.com Mon Mar 3 15:39:16 1997 Return-Path: badboy@garrett.ncin.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08441 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:39:16 -0500 From: badboy@garrett.ncin.com Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22138; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:39:35 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199703032039.PAA22138@gatekeeper2.fcc.gov> Received: from wg1.garrett.ncin.com(205.130.242.65) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022136; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:39:24 -0500 To: ISP@FCC.GOV Date: 3 Mar 1997 15:13:46 EDT Subject: CHARGES Content-Length: 391 JUST A NOT TO ADVISE U THAT I AM OPPOSED TO ANY ONE ACESSING A CHARGE FOR LOCAL INTERNET USEAGE.IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY DISCOURAGE THE USE OF THE NET AND WOULD DEPRIVE PEOPLE THE FREE ACESS TO INFORMATION THAT IS NEEDED IN TODAYS WORLD. THANKS, badboy@garrett.ncin.com DANIEL G. DONLEY JR From jlong@gte.net Mon Mar 3 15:43:47 1997 Return-Path: jlong@gte.net Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08451 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:43:47 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22250; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:44:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail1.gte.net(206.124.65.236) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022239; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:43:36 -0500 Received: from jlong (npr252187.gte.net [207.115.252.187]) by smtp.gte.net (SMI-8.6/) via ESMTP id OAA12245; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 14:43:09 -0600 Message-Id: <199703032043.OAA12245@smtp.gte.net> From: "John Long" To: "Federal Communications Commission" Cc: "GTE Internet Services" Subject: GTE Per-minute Charge for Internet Access - NO! Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:42:49 -0500 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 910 As a customer of GTE's local phone service and GTE Internet Services, I am appalled by their request for per-minute charges for Internet access. They have installed second phone lines intended for Internet hookups for FREE as a promotion. They were among the first to offer $19.95 unlimited access. If they were losing money I would have a different viewpoint. But, they are doing very nicely, profitwise, and a per-minute charge is a slap in the face since there is no alternative service in Port Richey, Florida. When a competitive local service provider enters the market, they will get my business. I have informed GTE that the introduction of per-minute charges will result in my changing Internet service providers and removing the extra phone line used for Internet connection until another local service supplier is available. Sincerely, John H. Long 7421 Vienna Lane Port Richey, Florida 34668 From johnbos@crocker.com Mon Mar 3 15:50:01 1997 Return-Path: johnbos@crocker.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08456 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:49:52 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22431; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:50:12 -0500 (EST) Received: from rmc1.crocker.com(204.97.12.50) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022421; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:49:48 -0500 Received: from [205.246.4.121] (iplink121.crocker.com [205.246.4.121]) by rmc1.crocker.com (8.7.6/8.6.10) with SMTP id PAA28693 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:48:44 GMT Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:48:44 GMT Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: isp@fcc.gov From: johnbos@crocker.com (John Bos) Subject: Phone Company per minute charge proposal Content-Length: 1108 To Whom It May Concern: The NYNEX (my local phone service provider) proposal to charge a per minute usage for my home internet hookup is yet one more attempt my huge corporations to exploit the end user/consumer of the telephone service. Is it any wonder that we are looking forward to deregulation? What is the difference to the phone company if I talk for 20 minutes to my sister on the West Coast or connect with her on the internet via email? I am using the same local line for which I pay for unlimited use. Soon the phone company will want to distinguish between personal calls, calls to business services, and God-knows-whatelse. I guess the Internet is just too good for the general public because it lets them communicate worldwide without enriching the coporate coffers of the communications industry. Please, please do not permit this unwarranted per minute charge to become legal. It will diminish and destroy the promise of the internet for (once again) all but the users with the financial wherewithal to pay what ever it costs. Thank you. John Bos P.O. Box 262 Ashfield, MA 01330-0262 From TyComCo@Hal-PC.org Mon Mar 3 15:50:53 1997 Return-Path: TyComCo@Hal-PC.org Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08460 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:50:53 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22479; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:51:12 -0500 (EST) Received: from hal-pc.org(204.52.135.1) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022470; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:51:00 -0500 Received: from tycomco.hal-pc.org (max0-19.hal-pc.org [209.16.24.19]) by hal-pc.org (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA21002; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 14:50:34 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <331B397C.4960@Hal-PC.org> Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 14:50:04 -0600 From: "David L. Tyree" Reply-To: TyComCo@Hal-PC.org X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: isp@fcc.gov CC: BJONES449@aol.com Subject: Telco's FCC proposal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 485 The attempt by telephone companies to levy a per minute charge for users of the INTERNET is nothing more than an attempt to squeeze the end user for an already overpriced service. Its tantamount to price gouging. Similar to what the Oil Companies do with gasoline prices before summer or an upcoming holiday. Its time FCC puts a stop to any public or private service company taking advance of publice usage to line their already fat wallets. DO NOT ALLOW THIS PROPOSAL TO PASS !! From ErrorChat@aol.com Mon Mar 3 15:51:52 1997 Return-Path: ErrorChat@aol.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08464 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:51:52 -0500 From: ErrorChat@aol.com Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22504; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:52:12 -0500 (EST) Received: from emout07.mx.aol.com(198.81.11.22) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022501; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:51:49 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by emout07.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id PAA28779 for isp@fcc.gov; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:51:24 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:51:24 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <970303152921_-1941375650@emout07.mail.aol.com> To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: Don't you dare! Content-Length: 288 Don't you dare even try and charge per minute!!! That would be insane, you would lose SO MUCH BUSINESS, the web would pratically crash because they would be charged for 2 min. just waiting for one page to load! It far from an okay idea. Don 't bother. Your the ones who will be hurt. From hreddy@objectwise.com Mon Mar 3 15:53:24 1997 Return-Path: hreddy@objectwise.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08468 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:53:23 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22539; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:53:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from ns.net-works.net(206.152.185.2) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022527; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:53:19 -0500 Received: from owt.objectwise.com (owt.objectwise.com [172.17.2.10]) by ns.net-works.net (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA21802 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:52:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by owt.objectwise.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.993.5) id <01BC27EB.4DD2CDF0@owt.objectwise.com>; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:55:23 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Reddy, Hari" To: "'isp@fcc.gov'" Subject: Per minute charges for Internet Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:55:22 -0500 Return-Receipt-To: X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.993.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 485 If phone companies start charging per minute for Internet usage electronic commerce will take a beating, this is an attempt by a few companies to increase business at the cost of a lot more companies. So please do not let phone companies leavy per minute charges for usage of the Internet. Thank you ------------------------------------------------------------- Hari R. Reddy Objectwise Technologies HReddy@Objectwise.com ------------------------------------------------------------- From PCO272@AIRMAIL.NET Mon Mar 3 15:55:26 1997 Return-Path: PCO272@AIRMAIL.NET Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08472 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:55:26 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22601; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:55:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.airmail.net(206.66.12.40) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022586; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:55:34 -0500 Received: from internet america.airmail.net from [206.66.11.126] by mail.airmail.net (/\##/\ Smail3.1.30.16 #30.136) with smtp id ; Mon, 3 Mar 97 14:55:04 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <331BE3A2.781E@AIRMAIL.NET> Date: Tue, 04 Mar 1997 02:56:02 -0600 From: "PETER C." X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: i dont want this charge Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 73 i have enough bills to worry about leave a good thing alone peter cook From USFSails@aol.com Mon Mar 3 15:58:30 1997 Return-Path: USFSails@aol.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA08476 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:58:30 -0500 From: USFSails@aol.com Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id PAA22711; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:58:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from emout14.mx.aol.com(198.81.11.40) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022705; Mon, 3 Mar 97 15:58:42 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by emout14.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id PAA19691 for isp@fcc.gov; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:58:17 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:58:17 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <970303154108_-1941372067@emout14.mail.aol.com> To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: Phone Charges Content-Length: 195 If we get charged for the phone then I am leaving the Internet and I know that if this happens my towns school systems will abanden the idea of Classroom Internet Access. --Concerned AOL Member From redrover@gate.cybernex.net Mon Mar 3 16:01:31 1997 Return-Path: redrover@gate.cybernex.net Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id QAA08497 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:01:31 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id QAA22782; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:01:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from pop.cybernex.net(204.141.116.15) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022774; Mon, 3 Mar 97 16:01:45 -0500 Received: from inigo.cybernex.net (nj009a-174.cybernex.net [204.141.117.174]) by pop.cybernex.net (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA02734; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:01:21 -0500 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:01:21 -0500 Message-Id: <199703032101.QAA02734@pop.cybernex.net> X-Sender: redrover@mail.cybernex.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: isp@fcc.gov From: redrover@gate.cybernex.net (Red Rover) Subject: Per-minute local calling charges for the Internet Cc: help@gate.cybernex.net Content-Length: 1253 It would seem that the RBOC's are most greedy in wanting to assess a per minute charge for ISP calls. This is despicable. I elected to pay a premium monthly fee for unlimited local calling, that is what my phone company should provide, and that is what I expect. There is no difference between a 30 minute local call to my ISP and a call of the same duration to one of my friends, relatives, or neighbors. If the regional Bells want to make money from the Internet and its users, they should do so through agressive marketing of their own ISP services, which most phone companies all ready offer. If they cannot make a profit through their in-house ISP service, they should not expect the general public to pay for their marketing failures or incompetence. BTW, where the hell are the savings promised to consumers through deregulation? I think you are doing a crummy job. My long distance bill is up, my local phone bill is up, and my cable company increased its rates for the second time in a year. Some savings. And, yes, I vote. John Person 4 Gordon Rd. Bergenfield, NJ 07621-3315 ==== "...one useless man is a disgrace, two are called a lawfirm, and three or more become a Congress." - John Adams, 1798 From quan@cyber-dyne.com Mon Mar 3 16:03:01 1997 Return-Path: quan@cyber-dyne.com Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id QAA08501 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:03:01 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id QAA22813; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:03:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from marge.cyber-dyne.com(208.129.41.1) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022803; Mon, 3 Mar 97 16:02:44 -0500 Received: from 208.129.41.15 (lineF.cyber-dyne.com [208.129.41.15]) by marge.cyber-dyne.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id NAA04005 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 13:02:02 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 27 Aug 1956 12:57:25 +0000 From: Quan Yoder X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; I; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: Per minute charges. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 811 Dear FCC Committee: I recently recieved a forward regarding local phone companies desire to charge per minute for internet use. In an effort to have a voice I am sending my opinion hoping that it will be heard. The reason I have a local server is to avoid per minute charges of long distance, so obviously I am not in favor of the proposed change. In addition to my personal financial reasons, I see the Universities and schools that are online suffering massive charges, which with the current cost of education would be again passed down to the students continuing tuition increases. Also the smaller local srevers would be pushed out of competition since there would then be no price difference between local servers and large servers. Thank you for your time and consideration, Andrea Tyndall From 72722.3331@CompuServe.COM Mon Mar 3 16:03:31 1997 Return-Path: 72722.3331@CompuServe.COM Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id QAA08505 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:03:30 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id QAA22831; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:03:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from arl-img-5.compuserve.com(149.174.217.135) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022829; Mon, 3 Mar 97 16:03:29 -0500 Received: by arl-img-5.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id QAA10415; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:02:59 -0500 Date: 03 Mar 97 16:00:49 EST From: "iginia v. boccalandro" <72722.3331@CompuServe.COM> To: "INTERNET:isp@fcc.gov" Subject: Re: More money for phone companies? Message-ID: <970303210048_72722.3331_FHP35-1@CompuServe.COM> Content-Length: 431 Hello, I'm writing as a concerned citizen. The telephone companies have monopolized an incredible amount of money for their services already. I think it is completely outrageous that they want to charge extra money for e mail time. It is imperative that their greedy corporate tactics be stopped. What can i do to have you stop them. Please4 inform me, thank you for your attention, sincerely, Iginia Valentina Boccalandro From westfall@rpa.net Mon Mar 3 16:04:01 1997 Return-Path: westfall@rpa.net Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id QAA08509 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:04:01 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id QAA22843; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:04:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from www.rpa.net(205.232.76.11) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022837; Mon, 3 Mar 97 16:04:11 -0500 Received: from westfalg (pm3-ip140.rpa.net [205.232.76.140]) by www.rpa.net (8.7.3/8.6.9) with ESMTP id QAA23363 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:03:45 -0500 Message-Id: <199703032103.QAA23363@www.rpa.net> From: "Linda Wiener" To: Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:03:09 -0500 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 214 I think it is absurd to have to pay additional charges to the phone company for internet use. I am already paying by the minute for the time I use the line so I minimize my use. This has to get under control. From larpull@pacbell.net Mon Mar 3 16:05:34 1997 Return-Path: larpull@pacbell.net Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id QAA08513 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:05:33 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id QAA22906; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:05:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail-gw.pacbell.net(206.13.28.25) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022898; Mon, 3 Mar 97 16:05:51 -0500 Received: from LOCALNAME (ppp-206-170-219-36.nhwd02.pacbell.net [206.170.219.36]) by mail-gw.pacbell.net (8.8.5/8.7.1) with SMTP id NAA10077 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 13:05:03 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <331B3F40.1114@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 13:14:40 -0800 From: lp Reply-To: larpull@pacbell.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C-PBXG (Win16; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: time charges for net use Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 81 I opose any new tarrifs or other charges for by phone companies for internet use From JAFARACI@pol.net Mon Mar 3 16:07:34 1997 Return-Path: JAFARACI@pol.net Received: from gatekeeper2.fcc.gov (firewall-user@internet2.fcc.gov [165.135.0.253]) by www2.fcc.gov (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id QAA08517 for ; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:07:34 -0500 Received: by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov; id QAA22974; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:07:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from dns1.po.com(204.178.220.1) by gatekeeper2.fcc.gov via smap (V3.1.1) id xma022968; Mon, 3 Mar 97 16:07:49 -0500 Received: from LOCALNAME (pol07.po.com) by pion (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA12364; Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:05:48 +0500 Message-Id: <331B6815.4E3C@pol.net> Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 16:08:53 -0800 From: Jack Faraci X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C (Win16; U) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: isp@fcc.gov Subject: [Fwd: Internet Service Providers' Phone Rates] Content-Length: 0