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Senate Mulls Internet Tax Ban - VoIP Exempt?

Posted by timothy on from the semantic-games-played-by-swine dept.

securitas writes "eWEEK's Caron Carlson reports that this week the U.S. Senate will vote on renewing an Internet tax ban, but voice over IP (VoIP) may be taxed. The bill renews a state/local ban on taxing Internet services like VoIP. The federal government wants to define VoIP as a software application exempt from taxes while most states see it as an alternate form of telephony subject to telecommunications taxes. House and Senate bills that define VoIP as a software application have already been introduced but may not be voted on before the Internet tax vote."

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  1. Bah by MooCows · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Bunch of money loving fools :/

    If they need more money, just [increase] tax on internet connections.
    But trying to tax VoIP is just as ridiculous as trying to tax email.

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  2. Go home by t_allardyce · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Are bullets taxed? im pretty sure bullets should have a heavey tax - say 150%? No? thought not, so dont tax the fucking internet you republican dick-head gun toting rednecks!

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  3. Re:don't they understand the word "NO"? by kayen_telva · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    at a rate 2 times the current snail mail postage rate

    you will need to to cover the infrastructure costs of such a stupid idea