February 28, 2006
Using E-Mail to Combat E-Mail Tolls
A group of nonprofit and public interest groups has launched a campaign to protest plans by America Online and Yahoo to charge high-volume e-mailers fees to guarantee certified delivery.
"The campaign is being organized by MoveOn.org, a liberal advocacy group that uses its list of three million e-mail addresses to influence public opinion and raise money, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an Internet civil liberties group. They have enlisted about 50 other supporters including the Gun Owners of America, the Democratic National Committee and the National Humane Society." The groups have set up a Web site (www.dearaol.com) which will have an online petition users can sign asking AOL to change its policy.
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Plan for Fees on Some E-Mail Spurs Protest
Posted by Buzz Webster at February 28, 2006 11:07 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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