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- http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t…storyID=6871855
Nov 19, 2004
"The U.S. Congress on Friday reinstated a ban on Internet access taxes after the House of Representatives agreed to extend it for another three years rather than make it permanent.
As Congress neared adjournment for the year, the House passed by voice vote a Senate bill that prevents state and local governments from taxing the monthly fees Internet providers like EarthLink Inc. charge their customers. The Bush administration is expected to sign it into law. The ban, in place since 1998, expired one year ago amid dire predictions that tax-happy states could choke the growth of the Internet. The House voted last year to make the moratorium permanent, ensure that it applied to high-speed "broadband" service and phase out existing state taxes…"
- http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t…storyID=6871855
Nov 19, 2004
"The U.S. Congress on Friday reinstated a ban on Internet access taxes after the House of Representatives agreed to extend it for another three years rather than make it permanent.
As Congress neared adjournment for the year, the House passed by voice vote a Senate bill that prevents state and local governments from taxing the monthly fees Internet providers like EarthLink Inc. charge their customers. The Bush administration is expected to sign it into law. The ban, in place since 1998, expired one year ago amid dire predictions that tax-happy states could choke the growth of the Internet. The House voted last year to make the moratorium permanent, ensure that it applied to high-speed "broadband" service and phase out existing state taxes…"