Below is the revised press release for the planned UK & European Telecoms Boycott on Sunday 6th June. The number of participating countries has risen from ten to fifteen (with the addition of the Czech Republic, Austria, Denmark, Hungary & Sweden). Along with support from Germany, the Netherlands and the possibility of the Republic of Ireland becoming involved. Participants are asked to take down there web sites for 24 hours and replace them with a link to the Campaigns site. www.unmetered.org.uk/news/news200599.htm (with ZIP file containing Boycott link page) www.thebrix.dircon.co.uk (what the link page looks like) Fifteen Countries Participate in Coordinated European Telecommunications Boycott London, 21 April 1999 For immediate release Internet users in fifteen European countries are joining forces to campaign for fairer telecommunications charges. The following countries intend to take part in a European Telecommunications Boycott on Sunday 6th June: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. On that day all telephone users in those countries are encouraged to pull out the plug for 24 hours; Internet users are asked to lay down their modems. The boycott is coordinated by telecom.eu.org which brings together, via a mailing list, representatives of all the national campaigns. The united European campaign aims for: 1. Costs of all telephone calls to more closely mirror the independently audited cost to telecommunications operators of providing these calls, as already mandated by EU law. 2. Introduction of flat-rate charges for - in the first instance - local calls, so that anyone can talk to friends and relatives, and Internet users can dial up to Internet Service Providers using a telephone modem, without worrying about the clock ticking and charges ratcheting up. 3. For any remaining metered calls, abolition of the minimum call charge so that calls are paid for solely by the time spent connected. 4. For Internet users, quicker introduction of modern access methods such as xDSL, cable modems and satellite access, which do not use the telephone modem and are a great improvement on it for users. The united European campaigns' Web site: www.telecom.eu.org UK contact: Erol Ziya Press Officer, Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications press@unmetered.org.uk www.unmetered.org.uk +44 171 681 2831 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Day - Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK Team AMIGA ICQ uin 23996342 A member of CUT - Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications ( in the UK ) please register your support for UNMETERED calls at http://www.unmetered.org.uk -----------------------------------------------------------------------