AOL - TIME WARNER MERGER! Tell the FCC what you think! Direct Link to FCC here! Sample Comment! 3571



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From: mhryrh_at_nospam_aol.com
Subject: AOL - TIME WARNER MERGER! Tell the FCC what you think! Direct Link to FCC here! Sample Comment! 3571
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 10:28:58 GMT


The AOL - Time Warner merger is about to be approved by the FCC -

BUT - the FCC WILL REQUIRE SOME CONDITIONS! That is Definite!

Will the conditions protect ONLY THE CORPORATIONS or will they

also protect YOU the END USER?



At this point a very small effort on your part can well induce

the FCC to REQUIRE OPEN ACCESS - I.E. NO CENSORSHIP - for the

end user - YOU - as well as outlaw speed capping for people that

upload to USENET or IRC.



PLEASE HELP PROTECT IRC and USENET! SEND THIS LETTER TO THE FCC!



----> This is NOT and EMAIL which will be ignored! <----



This response by you will be an OFFICIAL FILING! It will appear in

the OFFICIAL PROCEEDING as a comment read by ALL THE ATTORNEYS who

are participating in the action, as well as ALL THE FCC COMMISSIONERS!

It will remain there FOREVER as part of the OFFICIAL RECORD of the

AOL - Time Warner merger! With YOUR name on it!



The FCC is on the verge of requiring the protections this letter

asks for. Your letter might PUSH THEM OVER THE EDGE and make the

internet a BETTER PLACE for EVERYONE, INCLUDING YOU!



MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO USENET AND IRC! This letter WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

if there are enough of them received by the FCC. If at least 300

letters are received, we can probably count on the FCC to take decisive

action to prohibit both censorship and speed capping.



1. Copy the letter to a file. You can put it on your letterhead

with MS Word or just use a text file. You can make any change to

the letter you want, or add any comment you have. CHANGES ARE GOOD!

They show you READ THE LETTER and REALLY CARE! If you had a bad

experience with AOL or Time Warner PUT IT IN!



2. go to:



https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.hts



(This is the official FCC page where electronic filing of petitions

is accomplished)



3. Fill out form



Put your name, Address, Email address, and all other required

information on the form. (Remember this is an OFFICIAL FILING so

the FCC requires this information. It is not published unless you

put it in the letter as well as the form)



Proceeding is



00-30



(this is VERY IMPORTANT, it is the case number of the AOL TIME

WARNER APPLICATION for merger. If you get it wrong, your comment

WILL NOT BE FILED!)



4. Send form.



5. After you send the form, THEN select the filename of the

letter you are sending, and send that.



6. After you send the file, you will receive an official

confirmation of the filing from the FCC.



7. Comment will appear for all to read in about 4 hours

(but won't appear on the weekend.)



8. If you want to see your letter, or read the other submissions,

other letters, the AOL petition, the Disney or Consumer's Union

objections, etc, here is the URL - Its long!



https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.hts?ws_mode=retrieve_list&id_proceeding=00-30&start=1



IF YOU LIVE N A FOREGN COUNTRY and wish to make a comment (This is a

world wide problem) the Cover Sheet will not accept your address. You

can do this: Enter your real name and address including country in

the address lines, but in the STATE box put CA and in the ZIP (first

field) put 90001. Ignore the 2nd zip field. Ignore the 2nd form, and

TYPE your SHORT COMMENT in the 3rd form. Please identify the country

you live in the message. Don't use the sample letter supplied

because it isn't appropriate for non-US residents.



*>Remember the FORM INFORMATION will NOT appear, only the letter.



NOTE: There is NO WORD WRAPPING on the letter below, to make it

easy for you to format so it may be hard to read until you copy it,

depending on your news reader.



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To the FCC Commissioners



Ladies and Gentlemen:



The internet is in crisis. Your decision will either save it or guarantee its destruction as a form a communication for the average citizen.



The internet was designed as a form of communication, not as a tool of commercial concerns to sell "content" to their subscribers. But to communicate on the internet, first you must get access to the internet.



You are considering a merger between to two most powerful gatekeepers to the internet. The question is, will I be able to enter through that gate? And, once there, may I voice my concerns on important social, political, and even commercial concerns, or