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• Is the FCC going to allow telephone companies to charge me per minute to access the Internet?
• I received a Virus Warning and/or a Chain Letter that I want to know more about, is it real and/or a Hoax?

Is the FCC going to allow telephone companies to charge me per minute to access the Internet?

The short and sweet answer is NO! To read the good news, check the FCC Fact Sheet.

Here is the first two paragraphs:

"In December 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requested public comment on issues relating to the charges that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and similar companies pay to local telephone companies. On May 7, 1997, the FCC decided to leave the existing rate structure in place. In other words, the FCC decided not to allow local telephone companies to impose per-minute access charged on ISPs.

"Please Note: There is no open comment period in this proceeding. If you have recently seen a message on the Internet stating that in response to a request from local telephone companies, the FCC is requesting comments to by February 1998, be aware that this information is inaccurate."

I received a Virus Warning and/or a Chain Letter that I want to know more about, is it real and/or a Hoax?

The individuals who think up hoaxes and chain letters apparently have nothing better to do than scare people and waste their time. Since that's the case, we need to be aware of what they are doing and educate ourselves to stop them. Please review the following URL's and always forward any suspicious emails to your system administrator for verification before forwarding it to your friends and associates.
http://www.nai.com/vinfo/
http://www.nai.com/services/support/hoax/hoax.asp
http://ciac.llnl.gov/
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACChainLetters.html

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