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jhines@mcs.net wrote:

: This is not about freedom of speech, its about MONEY.  Currently internet
: providers take advantage of a provision in the law, which exempts them from
: paying the access fees which IXC (Long Distance) companies pay.

Wrong.  They may not pay the same access fees that LD providers pay, but
they do pay another "access fee", namely, their phone lines.  Essentally,
their phone lines are the tranit from the phone network to the ISP's
network.  Back in the early days before dial 1+ service, this is exactly
what companies like MCI did.  There is nothing illegal about what ISPs
are doing.  Furthermore, the suit alledges that the companies that make
Internet Phone software are provding phone service.  This is ridiculous --
that's like claiming that the company that provided your phone is your
long distance carrier.

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