Dear Constituent:

Thank you for expressing your opposition to imposing charges on e-mail transmissions. I agree with you totally. I am absolutely opposed to such a fee, and am pleased to inform you that there are no bills or proposals, to implement this in Congress.

Many Internet users received a chain letter claiming that Congress and the United States Postal Service were currently considering proposals to charge individuals for each electronic message (e-mail) they send. The letter mentions that legislation, 602P, would impose this fee. There is no such bill. Furthermore, I would strongly oppose any attempt to impose a charge on e-mail transmissions.

For your information, the Department of Energy has a website that posts information about hoaxes, viruses and other computer security issues. You can access this website at http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/

You may also be interested to know that, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), they do not intend to impose per-minute usage charges on consumer access to Internet service providers. Should you require any additional information you may want to visit the FCC Web Site at: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Factsheets/nominute.html

Thank you for sharing your concerns with me. You may be assured that should any proposal be introduced, I would strongly oppose imposing charges on e-mail transmission. Please do not hesitate to contact me whenever I may be assistance to you.

Sincerely,

 

Dale E. Kildee, M. C.