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Florida removes VoIP tax from books

May 11, 2005 State Senate repeals part of law that could have imposed a tax on Net phone subscribers and businesses with their own voice networks. TAGS: moratorium, tax, Florida, VoIP, law, Vonage Holdings Corp., bill

Feds claim control over VoIP, leave tax issue open

November 16, 2004 FCC seizes control of Internet telephony from states but leaves details like fees and 911 compliance for the future. TAGS: Minnesota, VoIP, Vonage Holdings Corp., tax, telecommunications, attorney, decision, IP

Florida works to kill potential VoIP tax

March 15, 2005 Florida legislators take step toward killing law that could tax businesses using Internet telephony and other networking technologies. TAGS: tax, Florida, legislator, VoIP, IP telephony, telephony, telecommunications

Congress proposes tax on all Net, data connections

January 28, 2005 Extending tax originally created to pay for the Spanish American War is an "option" this year, committee says. TAGS: tax, data connection, VoIP, committee, telephone call, communication, Skype, telecommunications, DSL, cell phone, broadband, president, IP

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., Republican, VoIP, e-mail

Federal appeals court weighs Internet phone taxes

February 9, 2007 Vonage and an industry group argue that new rules imposed by the FCC discriminate against voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). TAGS: Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VoIP service, Judge, Internet phone company, fund, tax, IP, attorney, telephone company, rule, cell phone

Government study: VoIP, video can be taxed

January 26, 2006 Federal auditors review the tax laws and say state and local governments have leeway to levy Net taxes. TAGS: tax, Ron Wyden, Internet service, law, VoIP, Sen., service provider, Virginia, Internet access, telecommunications company, telecommunications, fiber, Internet Service Provider, government, video

FCC approves new Internet phone taxes

June 21, 2006 Cell phone bills, even broadband services, could also see hikes in quest to overcome subsidy shortfalls for phone service in rural and high-cost areas. TAGS: Internet phone, bill, VoIP, cell phone service provider, phone provider, VoIP company, fee, telephone company, telecommunications, cell phone, tax

Appeals court ruling upholds Net phone taxes

June 1, 2007 In split decision, judges OK extension of taxes to VoIP but agree with some arguments about the rules being unfair. TAGS: Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, wireless carrier, Internet phone company, VoIP company, telephone company, court, tax, rule, percentage, IP, portion, decision

FCC chief backs Net phone taxes

December 14, 2005 Chairman Kevin Martin says a top 2006 priority is expanding controversial tax so anyone with a phone number pays it. TAGS: Internet phone, tax, fund, telephone number, VoIP, chairman, telecommunications, service provider, IP

Yesterday's taxes stalk tomorrow's telephones

October 17, 2006 George Pieler says a change in Washington's telecommunications tax climate is long overdue. TAGS: tax, telecommunications, VoIP, government

Vonage seeks a million users by '06

March 7, 2005 Vonage wants to outfox cable in 2005 with a million subscribers by year's end. Where's AT&T? TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, AT&T CallVantage, AT&T Corp., subscriber, phone network, Time Warner Inc., cable company, operator, Internet phone, spokesman, call, tax, conference, cell phone

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, VoIP, telephone service, voice service, tax, bill, broadband service, communication, chairman, Republican, IP

New taxes could slam Net phone users

August 23, 2005 If the feds get their way, anyone with a phone number would have to pay into a fund to subsidize rural telecom services. TAGS: VoIP company, fund, Internet phone, VoIP, proposal, telecommunications, regulation, tax, provider, phone number, telephone company, Adobe PDF

Data, Net tax plan divides Republicans

February 9, 2005 A tax created to pay for Spanish-American War could be extended to all data and Net connections. But not all Republicans love the idea. TAGS: tax, committee, Republican, letter, VoIP, California, DSL, broadband

Can Howard Stern now relax?

January 24, 2005 It all depends on who President Bush appoints to succeed Michael Powell at the FCC, says CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh. TAGS: Howard Stern, Republican, Michael Powell, FCC Commissioner, VoIP, Democrat, vote, fiber, decision, tax, president

FCC approves Net-wiretapping taxes

May 3, 2006 Agency votes to force broadband providers to pay costs of making their networks intercept-friendly. TAGS: CALEA, FCC Commissioner, university, broadband provider, lawsuit, VoIP, vote, broadband, homeland security, agency, tax

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, camera phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., tax, IP, fee, Sen., bill, VoIP, camera

Telecom execs go to Washington

February 10, 2005 Gear makers throw their two cents into the debate over regulating Internet-based communications such as VoIP. TAGS: telecommunications, Lucent Technologies Inc., regulation, Alcatel, Qualcomm Inc., service provider, VoIP, exec, telephone company, CEO, cable company, Washington, IP, tax, Motorola Inc.

Net neutrality missing from sweeping telecom bill

May 1, 2006 Draft represents the most significant rewrite of laws dealing with video, satellite and broadband communications in 10 years. TAGS: Net Neutrality, telecommunications, legislation, regulation, proposal, margin, broadband, RIAA, Amazon.com Inc., tax, satellite, VoIP, receiver, video
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