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"FEES" HIDDEN IN BUDGET WILL COST YOU $$$$!! -- from comp.dcom.modems
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 02:45:49 -0500
I would like to call your specific attention to this quote by Carasso.
Roger Carasso is a special assistant to the chief of the Common Carrier Bureau at the FCC. He said it made sense that someone using a 14,400 bps modem pay more than someone using a 2400 bps modem. He also commented that it was good policy to have the fees collected by modem manufacturers and the regional Bell operating companies (RBOC's). "That way the users don't see the government involved in the same old `tax and spend'. In this case the users can take pride in the fact that they are, in fact, directly financing the new `data superhighway' while, at the same time, freeing up scarce government resources for truly necessary social programs such as Medicare, food stamps and educFrom:
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