I just received the following in a post to another list I subscribe to.
If it's really true, the FCC needs to get the message loud and clear
from ALL of us!
Michael Reddell
 
>   I just heard that Bell South has proposed to the FCC a petition to cause
>immediate imposition of a per minute charge for ALL INTERNET USAGE! This
>would mean "... that most Internet Service Providers, including giants such
>as AOL, MCI, and Sprint would lose millions of customers who would not be
>willing to pay a penny a minute  or more for Internet Access, and many if not
>all small ISP's would be forced out of business altogether. Of course since
>the Bell Companies are now Internet Service Providers themselves, THEY would
>not have to pay per minute charges, since they own the lines." Nice Monopoly,
>huh? This is intolerable, and cannot go unchallenged. The FCC has posted an
>email address for comments, etc. The address is: [log in to unmask], which they have
>generously allowed until Feb. 13th for comments.