sorta like the "modem tax" but not really

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>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Masoner <richardm@CD.COM> writes:

    Richard> This was forwarded to the H-F a couple of weeks ago:
    >> << The FCC is looking at letting the phone companies charge per
    >> minute fees to ISPs for use of the phone lines.

    Richard> I should point out that the FCC's commentary on this can
    Richard> be found on their Web site:

    Richard> http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Factsheets/ispfact.html

    Richard> Richard Masoner richardm@cd.com

Furthermore, the tarriffs are charged rto the originator of the phone
call, so this would only apply if the ISP called your comuter, not the
other way around.  

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