Urban legend, I believe you can find this one at www.urbanlegends.com. TTYL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of William K. Borsum
> Sent: September 23, 1999 15:23
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Email charges by the USPS?
>
>
> Hi All
> Got an email today alleging that the US Government is working on
> legislation to impose fees on all email to make up for lost postal
> revenue--some $.05 per piece of mail. (Bill 602P)  Normal piclist traffic
> would end up costing me $200 a month if this is true--and
> probably kill the
> piclist and all others in the process.
>
> "One congressman, Tony Schnell (r) has even suggested a "twenty to forty
> dollar per month surcharge on all internet service" above and beyond the
> government's proposed email charges."
>
> Anyone know anything about this?
>
> I recall seeing something like this every year or so--most are very large
> storms in a very small teapot--but it would be nice to know if anyone has
> any direct knowledge of truth of fiction on this subject.
>
> Kelly
> ps: if true <http://www.house.gov/writerep> will get a letter to all US
> congress people--or so I am told.
>
>
>
> William K. Borsum, P.E. -- OEM Dataloggers and Instrumentation Systems
> <borsum@dascor.com> & <www.dascor.com>San Diego, California, USA
>