if this is the same bill we talked about Accuweather is STRETCHING the truth

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: AccuWeather <Surveys-Notices () accuweather com>
Date: June 9, 2005 8:47:01 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Your AccuWeather.com Service May Be Threatened by Government  
Action
Reply-To: Surveys-Notices () accuweather com


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Dear David:

Your access to AccuWeather.com services may be threatened by  
government action!

AccuWeather and other commercial weather providers have been able to  
offer you highly accurate, localized and up-to-date weather  
information on the Internet by applying the latest science and  
technology to weather information collected by the National Weather  
Service and shared with the public.

Unfortunately, the National Weather Service can, and increasingly  
does, delay and withhold information from the public, including the  
Commercial Weather Industry and the media. Among the information  
sometimes withheld are cooperative observer real-time snowfall  
reports, hurricane reconnaissance reports, and other critical  
information. Withholding such information endangers lives and  
property and diminishes the value of the weather communications  
infrastructure of the nation, including this and other similar web  
sites.

Senate Bill 786, "The National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005,"  
was recently introduced into Congress to require the National Weather  
Service (NWS) to distribute government-generated weather information  
"in real-time, and without delay . . . in a manner that ensures that  
all members of the public have the opportunity for simultaneous and  
equal access."  No such requirement currently exists in federal law.

When passed, this bill will mandate that the public, including users  
like pilots, boaters and farmers, weather enthusiast and  
professionals alike, will all have unrestricted real-time access to  
government weather information that is being collected by our tax  
dollars.

We urge with you to join with us in supporting Senate Bill 786, "The  
National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005."

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