While looking over the recent posts on the Pennsylvania Bird Chat digest, I
came across this note that I suspect will answer the recent questions
posted here. Hope this helps.


>Subject: Proposal to impose a Per Min. Charge
>From: "T. Ashbaugh"
>Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 16:56:13 -0500
>
> This is the response I received back from FCC
> Proposal to impose a Per Minute charge -Reply
> Date:
> Wed, 07 Jan 1998 16:21:08 -0500
> From:
> ISP
> To:
> tashbaug at penn.com
>
>
> This is an automated response to the message you sent to isp at fcc.gov.
> We established this mailbox for informal comments about usage of the
> public switched telephone network by Internet access and information
> service providers for a proceeding on this matter in 1997.
>
> If you are responding to a message stating that local phone companies
> have asked the FCC for permission to impose per-minute charges for
> Internet access, please be aware that this information is out of date.
> The FCC decided in May 1997 NOT to allow imposition of interstate access
> charges on Internet service providers. There is no comment period
> currently open in this proceeding.
>
> More information on Access Charges and the ISP proceeding is available
> at
>
> Look for more features and announcements on our Web site,
> , in the future!

Andy

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Andy Sorensen
ajstudio at ptialaska.net
Anchorage, Alaska

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