Also, The Nations Governers met at the White House today and had big
discussions about Sales Taxes on internet purchases. They feel they are
losing mega-bucks.
Andy D.
On 02/23/99 11:44 PM Andrew Lindeman said...
>
>You're right... The phone company is lobbying in my local area, not
national.
>However HR 514 is a REALLY bad wireless privacy bill that tries to make
listening
>illegal (even possibly police scanners), istead of enforcing much neede
encryption.
>
>Andy L.
>
>It was written:
>> Andy,
>> Are you sure it's HR 514?
>>
>> I checked out what was available
>> through http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong009.html
>> and HR 514 looked like it was dealing with
>> something else.(Wireless Privacy)
>>
>> If there is such a bill, I'd like
>> to know which one it is. I did a search
>> on telecommunications and I didn't see
>> a relevant one.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
>> > [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Andrew
Lindeman
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 3:36 PM
>> > To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Tax on internet services...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > While there is no proposed tax on internet service, there is
>> > something we should
>> > be concerned with in congress right now.
>> >
>> > The phone companies are lobbying (again) to re-classify ISP
>> > cals as long
>> > distance. The bill is/was HR 514.
>> >
>> > Andy L.
>> >
>>
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