Alert! Sens. McCain & Hatch are once again injuring consumers....

["Robert Reese" <robert.reese@mindspring.com>]

WOW! Not only does Senators John McCain and Orrin Hatch feel you don't have
First Amendment rights on the internet, they are now trying to remove the
FCC from *interfering* with Teleco mergers.  While I lambasted Kennard about
being an industry lackey, particularly over his last meeting with Telecom
CEOs, it is apparent that even that isn't enough for Senators Hatch and
McCain (commonly referred to as "Cain" around here...).  According to this
CNET article
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2c4%2c38459%2c00.html?dd.ne.txt.0628.10 they
are actively looking at a way to bypass the FCC because the FCC has treated
SBC Communications and AmeriTech "Unfairly"

Is there any way to find out how much money and time Telecom companies have
spent on each of these two senators?  I may be wrong, but this seems very
wrong to me.  Possibly any laws breached?  Given their typical legal-jargon
reminiscent of Bill Clinton's definition of sexual relations, there is
little likelihood of broken laws. Even if no laws were broken, it would be
very interesting to see how closely those laws have come to being broken!

Meanwhile, this scares the heck out of me as a consumer, and I find it
disturbing that I've not heard anything until today (Tuesday) about this new
bill being voted on Thursday.  Trust me, my senator Max Cleland will receive
a call on this issue Wednesday.  It is doubtful he will listen, but it will
be worth a try.  (Remember, he was one of the few that supported the
"Bank's" 'KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER' rules.)  Read the story and decide for
yourself if these two senators are working in your favor.  Chances are, they
aren't, they haven't ever, and will never work in the individual's favor.

Robert Reese~
robert.reese@mindspring.com