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| Permitting long distance service to be given away is not in
the public interest. Therefore, ACTA urges the Federal Communi-
cations Commission (the Commission) to exercise its jurisdic-
tion in this matter and: issue a declaratory ruling establishing
its authority over interstate and international telecommuni-
cations services using the Internet; grant special relief to
maintain the status quo by immediately stop the sale of this
software; and institute rulemaking proceedings defining permissi-
ble communications over the Internet.
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Anyone involved in, or contemplating the transmission of digitized audio
between computers over the Internet for such purposes as telemedicine,
distance CME, and audio/video conferencing/consultation may wish to
become familiar with a March 4th petition by the Americas Carriers
Telecommunication Association (ACTA) to the FCC regarding Internet
telecommunications. This petition appears to broadly define all Internet
real-time audio communications between computer users as telephone calls
and seeks their prohibition. The FCC Common Carrier Bureau responded March
8th with Public Notice Report #2124 requesting comments on the petitioned
Rulemaking No. 8775 with an April 8th deadline. International
communications would appear to be affected only if passing through or
terminating in the US. Excerpted supplemental information follows:
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[ Url: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/WWW/hottopic.html#acta ] |
| I am deeply concerned about the implications of the Americas Carriers
Telecommunication Association Internet Phone Petition. On the surface it
would seem as if this petition were designed for benevolent reasons, i.e.
to service the majority of our country. However, when one probes deeper
into its depths, the truth becomes blindingly obvious. The only
benificiary of this petition is the phone companies. Currently it is true
that one can communicate over a great distance, using real-time audio, and
only have to pay the Internet Service Provider charges. While this will no
doubt, in the future when the quality is better, impact long-distance
services for phone companies, the solution cannot be prohibition. If this
If-I-Cant-Have-It-No-One-Can behavior were acceptable, then e-mail
should be outlawed for the same reason, for it must be impacting stamp
purchases. Any online refference information should be removed,
downloadable files, or transferable files should also be removed. Anyt. |
| The software enables users to audibly
talk with one another in real-time. Respondents make a one-time
charge for the software, but users incur no other charges for
making local or long distance telephone calls to any other
Internet Phone user in the world (except for whatever the user
already pays monthly to whomever provides them Internet access).
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[ Some justifications given for regulation in the publics interest ] |
| The software enables users to audibly
talk with one another in real-time. Respondents make a one-time
charge for the software, but users incur no other charges for
making local or long distance telephone calls to any other
Internet Phone user in the world (except for whatever the user
already pays monthly to whomever provides them Internet access).
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[ Some justifications given for regulation in the publics interest ] |
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