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1/6/2009
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| This is a letter which I have just sent to the FCC regarding this recent
petition. Please, if you have any desire to safeguard the rights of the
people in America, and that of the entire Internet, write to the FCC.
(Url: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/WWW/hottopic.html#acta) |
| THE PROVISION OF INTERSTATE AND
INTERNATIONAL INTEREXCHANGE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE VIA THE
INTERNET BY NON-TARIFFED, UNCERTIFIED
ENTITIES |
| 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).
...
[ 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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