FCC Approves New Internet Phone Taxes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday June 24, 2006 @05:01AM 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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Double taxation by canuck57 · 2006-06-24 05:15 · Score: 0, Redundant

Do they not aleady get a cut on the internet access (cable or DSL)? Is this not double taxation?
Excellent Smithers by DittoBox · 2006-06-24 05:37 · Score: 0, Redundant

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