[registrars] Re: Tax on your Grassfire email

["Robert F. Connelly" <BobC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:25 PM 2/21/06, Steve Elliott wrote:
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> >From the Desk of:
> Steve Elliott, President
> Grassfire.org
Dear RC Members:  Interesting trend.  Wonder if it's permitted.  Regards, BobC



> 2/21/06
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> Robert,
>
> AOL and Yahoo have announced that they will soon begin
> imposing their own delivery fee (i.e. private sector
> "tax") on email sent by groups like Grassfire to our
> team members. If they succeed, we expect every internet
> provider will follow their lead.
>
> Note-- you will NOT directly pay this fee -- it will be
> paid by groups like Grassfire. But indirectly, you WILL
> pay in several ways, including the possibility of having
> your Grassfire emails cut off and an immediate muzzling
> of online grassroots activism. Even worse -- we believe
> this will mark the beginning of the end of the free
> email era!
>
> This is one of the most serious threats to grassroots
> citizen activism that we have seen. We are launching a
> petition to stop this plan and I am asking every
> Grassfire team member to take immediate action with
> me to stop this dangerous threat.
>
> For more information, including an audio report,
> and to sign the petition:
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> http://www.grassfire.org/68/petition.asp?RID=551256
>
> Thank you for your prompt attention.
>
> Steve Elliott, President
> Grassfire.org Alliance
>
> P.S. I have also posted a special report on the GrassfireBlog
> that explains why the AOL fee/tax is "bad news" for the
> Internet. Go here:
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> http://www.grassfireblog.com
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