Sender: "Audrie Krause" <•••@••.•••> Dear Cyber Rights Folks - Craig Johnson wrote: <Once again the Internet community is being asked to "do something* <-- and fast!! Internet users and providers should flood the FCC with < comments on this action. There are four weeks between now and the April 8 deadline for filing comments with the FCC on the "modem tax" issue. I would like to encourage the Cyber Rights Working Group to formulate comments to submit to the FCC, and to do so in time for me to ask CPSR's Board of Directors to sign on. >>From the information I've seen on the cyber-rights discussion list, it appears there are some fundamental economic justice issues at stake in the "modem tax" issue, as well as technical issues about the internet. It seems to be the sort of policy issue where CPSR can bring its unique perspective on socially responsible use of information technology. I'd like to encourage members of the Cyber Rights Working Group to develop a position statement on this issue. Is anyone interested? Audrie -- Audrie Krause * Executive Director * CPSR Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility P.O. Box 717 * Palo Alto * CA * 94302 Phone: (415) 322-3778 * Fax: (415) 322-4748 Send E-mail to: •••@••.••• Web page: http://www.cpsr.org/home.html (Note from moderator: I'm interested! Please post ideas for discussion to the list, and respond privately to Audrie or me if you have questions or want to express interest without adding new opinions or information.--Andy) ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram - •••@••.••• - Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) Cyber-Rights: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/ ftp://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/Library/ CyberJournal: (WWW or FTP) --> ftp://ftp.iol.ie/users/rkmoore Materials may be reposted in their _entirety_ for non-commercial use. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
