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victor wrote:
> 
> lockman@pipeline.com wrote:
> >
> > Per Minute Charges proposal to FCC by local phone companies.
> 
> We all have agreements with our phone carriers: we buy
> long distance connections TIME on the per-minute basis,
> and right for local CONNECTIONS for the flat monthly fee.
> 
> When you bought time under such a contract, you may chat
> locally for hours, you may wait on hold for hours, and
> you may connect to local ISP for same unlimited hours.
> 
> When I bought time, it is my business to decide how I will
> communicate with others on it. Telling me that one mode of
> my communication will be distinguished from all others and
> paid extra is
>       VIOLATION OF MY FREE SPEECH RIGHT

Sure it is. NOT!!
> 
> They are just fighting net communications, Internet itself.
> Because when you have ISP and know how to dance, you don't
> need long distance s... anymore, and carriers are losing.
> When you start to use internet phone, their loss increased
> dramatically.
> 
Right.
Actually, it's the *local* carriers asking for the higher rates,
not the LD carriers.

> They feel a touch of something unpredictable what could be
> death for their traditional way of doing business - and they
> are trying to secure government action which will force you
> back into the old and so convenient slavery.

Maybe you should cut back on the caffeine a little.
Also, learning a little about what you rant about might be in order.
While I'm not in favor of the rate increase, at least I know somewhat
of the problem, and who's involved.

Bill