'Cell Tax Fairness' Bill Nearing Final Approval
Sep 16, 2010, 7:46 AM by Eric M. Zeman
A House Judiciary subcommittee approved of the Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 (H.R. 1521) on Wednesday. The bill is designed to prevent local and state governments from levying any new taxes on cell phone bills. The bill was introduced by Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Trent Franks. Lofgren notes that taxes often amount to 15% of U.S. consumers' wireless bills, which is a much higher rate than most other goods and services. The representatives claim that taxes on cell phone bills nearly quadrupled between 2003 and 2007. This bill is meant to cease tax increases for the next five years. It does not apply to federal taxes, fees associated with 911 emergency services, nor fees for the Universal Service Fund. The bill has the support of the wireless industry, which hopes that the House of Representatives will pass the legislation before going on recess.
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Comments
One thing that will NEVER happen!
in a year or so the Universal service fund
So this bill won't prevent that much.
