Congress Approves Seven-Year Internet-Tax Ban
Yes, I'd rather a gasoline tax hike or a cigarette tax hike or an alcohol tax hike...
Congress Approves Seven-Year Internet-Tax Ban
The measure now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it in time to meet Thursday's deadline.
By Richard Martin InformationWeek October 30, 2007 04:30 PM
It's not easy to get the partisan Congress to vote unanimously on anything these days, but apparently both parties can agree that Internet access should not be taxed.
With only two days to spare, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 402-0 on Tuesday morning to extend the moratorium on state and local Internet taxes. The move was applauded by Internet service providers, wireless carriers, and other Web companies that said that prices for Web access could shoot up as much as 17% without it.
Originally passed as the 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act, the ban was extended to Nov. 1, 2007 as the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2004. The new bill prohibits "bit taxes" and the like through 2014.
Congress Approves Seven-Year Internet-Tax Ban
The measure now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it in time to meet Thursday's deadline.
By Richard Martin InformationWeek October 30, 2007 04:30 PM
It's not easy to get the partisan Congress to vote unanimously on anything these days, but apparently both parties can agree that Internet access should not be taxed.
With only two days to spare, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 402-0 on Tuesday morning to extend the moratorium on state and local Internet taxes. The move was applauded by Internet service providers, wireless carriers, and other Web companies that said that prices for Web access could shoot up as much as 17% without it.
Originally passed as the 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act, the ban was extended to Nov. 1, 2007 as the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2004. The new bill prohibits "bit taxes" and the like through 2014.
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