5 Cent charge on E-mail

[Sue White]

fyi. it is a hoax...

http://www.usps.gov/news/press/99/99045new.htm


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
     May 21, 1999
     Release No. 45

                       E-MAIL RUMOR COMPLETELY UNTRUE

     WASHINGTON  A completely false rumor concerning the U.S. Postal
Service is being
     circulated on Internet e-mail. As a matter of fact, the Postal
Service has learned that a similar
     hoax occurred recently in Canada concerning Canada Post.

     The e-mail message claims that a "Congressman Schnell" has introduced
"Bill 602P" to allow
     the federal government to impose a 5-cent surcharge on each e-mail
message delivered over the
     Internet. The money would be collected by Internet Service Providers
and then turned over to
     the Postal Service.

     No such proposed legislation exists. In fact, no "Congressman
Schnell" exists.

     The U.S. Postal Service has no authority to surcharge e-mail messages
sent over the Internet,
     nor would it support such legislation.

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Sue White