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Senators want to nix 1898 telecom tax

June 30, 2005 The Spanish-American War is over. So, Republican senators ask, why does a tax created to finance the war effort still exist? TAGS: tax, luxury, senator, telecommunications, Republican, Sen., bill, DSL

Senators seek Web porn tax

August 1, 2005 Nine Senate Democrats want to levy a 25 percent tax on porn sites' revenue, but legal scholars say the idea violates the First Amendment. TAGS: First Amendment, tax, scholar, Arkansas, senator, Democrat, law, bill, children

Net taxes? Over my dead body!

March 14, 2005 California Congressman Chris Cox plans to push for enactment of legislation to make the ban on Internet taxes permanent. TAGS: tax, senator, committee, California, idea, security

Senators target Net, phone taxes

June 28, 2006 Senate panel takes aim at Internet, mobile and local phone taxes. But Democrats say they'll oppose a permanent tax moratorium. TAGS: amendment, tax, Byron Dorgan, Democrat, senator, proposal, telecommunications, Sen., cell phone, Internet access, Republican, broadband

Senators don't want 1898 tax to hit Net

April 11, 2005 Two senators say a "temporary" tax to pay for the Spanish-American War should not apply to the Internet. TAGS: tax, CompTIA, senator, Sen., VoIP, Republican, e-mail

Senators oppose plan to curb phone taxes

June 12, 2007 Limits on federal spending will "place rural America at a tremendous disadvantage," say pro-tax senators in rural states. TAGS: surcharge, Olympia Snowe, senator, John Sununu, tax, wireless provider, Maine, fund, fraud, Republican, Sen., America

Senators threaten new Net porn crackdown

January 20, 2006 At a Senate hearing, politicians suggest a rating system for naughty Web sites and a tax on online sales of pornography. TAGS: porn, senator, Democrat, court, law, tax, Google Inc.

Net taxes could arrive by this fall

May 24, 2007 Congress is weighing whether to lift a prohibition on Internet taxes, and one senator warns an e-mail tax could happen by this fall. TAGS: tax, Governor, Amazon.com Inc., fall, senator, food, e-mail

Week in review: Taxing times

April 20, 2007 Online sales taxes, Internet access taxes, even IRS look-alike sites--there's plenty out there to boost anxiety levels. TAGS: tax, Week in review, Internet access, agency, reader, alliance, senator, state, Washington, retailer, U.S.

Senators aim to ease up on Net, phone taxes

January 5, 2007 One bill would make a ban on levies on Net access permanent, while others would sweep away remaining taxes on local phone service. TAGS: tax, telephone service, ban, Sen., broadband, president, bill, telecommunications, senator, Internet access, DSL

Senators back new broadband taxes

February 28, 2006 Politicians from rural states want to extend controversial tax to subsidize broadband access in far-flung areas. TAGS: fund, senator, broadband, telecommunications, voice service, telephone service, VoIP, tax, bill, broadband service, communication, chairman, Republican, IP

Senators mull new taxes to fund 911 Net upgrade

April 10, 2007 An IP-based system could be more resilient and accept emergency requests in formats way beyond voice. But who will pay? TAGS: Internet phone, senator, Internet phone company, networking equipment, phone provider, Vonage Holdings Corp., tax, camera phone, IP, fee, bill, Sen., VoIP, camera

Senators propose taxing Internet shopping

December 22, 2005 Online and mail order purchases aren't always hit with sales taxes today. But Congress may make those taxes mandatory. TAGS: Mike Enzi, Internet shopping, Byron Dorgan, tax, bill, Wyoming, North Dakota, state, shipment, retailer, mail-order, Amazon.com Inc., senator, California, Sen., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Week in review: The taxman cometh back

May 25, 2007 Momentum is growing, once again, for legislation that would impose taxes on Internet transactions and usage--and even on e-mail. TAGS: tax, penalty, Week in review, bill, senator, reader, government, e-mail, database

Politicos suggest more Fed spending on nanotech

May 4, 2006 Senators praise nanotech and say they want to spend more tax dollars to help products move from the lab to the marketplace. TAGS: nanotechnology, marketplace, executive director, senator, tax, Sen., Washington, health, U.S.

Senator plans Net taxes but no Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 Republican proposal would levy new taxes to pay for broadband services, but skips the thorny question of Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, proposal, broadband service, tax, telecommunications, Sen., committee, broadband provider, broadband, Republican, senator, chairman, Verizon Communications, video

Ban on monthly Net access taxes faces obstacles

April 17, 2007 Senator behind proposal to curb state and local taxes on Internet access is trying to extend the ban again, but says he may not succeed. TAGS: Ron Wyden, tax, ban, Internet access, Sen., telecommunications company, Rep., government, telecommunications, senator, bill, Republican, Washington, DSL, Yahoo! Inc.

Must we renew the Patriot Act?

December 12, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh wonders how taxes and drug testing relate to catching terrorists. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, drug testing, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, surveillance, data mining, crime, conference, senator, America, Republican, tax, U.S.

Feds: Expect more stock option cases

September 6, 2006 SEC officials tell senators they're investigating more than 100 companies, many of them from the technology sector. TAGS: stock option, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., senator, top executive, Sen., tax, practice, U.S.

Senator: Keep U.N. away from the Internet

October 19, 2005 The United Nations has no place controlling the Internet, says a Senate resolution introduced before a summit next month. TAGS: U.N., summit, objection, Bush Administration, influence, Minnesota, resolution, domain name, senator, agency, tax
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