Your letter, reference 97021185

[Edwin Parsons]

Greetings Linkers....

At 07:25 PM 3/25/97 -0700, Jan Whitaker wrote:
>I followed Edwin's suggestion and called Canberra.  According to the
>person who answered the phone and confirmed with David Kennedy, nothing
>has changed.  Timed local calls is not on the table.  Does anyone have
>information to the contrary and can point to the amendment that would
>lead to a different interpretation?

David Kennedy said to me....

"The new legislation provides protection from timed local calls to
residential consumers and charitable groups"

HOWEVER

Businesses may be optionally charged timed local calls for voice
and WILL be charged timed local calls for NON-VOICE...

read non-voice very carefully... it may mean more than modem or fax.

regards

Edwin Parsons