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FCC Approves New Internet Phone Taxes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the always-a-new-tax-never-a-missing-tax dept.

basotl writes to tell us CNet is reporting that the FCC has approved a new round of taxes for internet phone service. Some 4 million users could receive this nasty little surprise as early as their next monthly bill. From the article: "The VoIP industry wasn't alone in questioning the FCC's move. In a letter sent last week to commissioners, attorneys for the U.S. Small Business Administration urged the agency to postpone its action until it had done a thorough analysis of the economic effect on smaller providers."

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  1. you can't enforce it. by scenestar · · Score: 4, Funny

    thanks alot FCC, I shall now make a fortune selling ssh stunnels to canada dedicated to "media traffic".

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    perpetually dwelling in the -1 pits
  2. Re:Thought experiment. by JebusIsLord · · Score: 1, Funny

    I dunno, but it would sure take the sizzle out of those dirty late-night chats with the girlfriend.

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    Jeremy
  3. Re:Thought experiment. by Joebert · · Score: 3, Funny

    *Steven Hawking voice*

    Oh, yeah, that is it, baby, right, there.

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    Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.