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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, senator, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, tax, wireless provider, Maine, fund, Republican, fraud, Sen., America

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, senator, luxury, Republican, Sen., bill, telecommunications, DSL

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: tax, amendment, Byron Dorgan, Democrat, senator, John McCain, proposal, telecommunications, Sen., Republican, Internet access, cell phone, 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., Republican, VoIP, e-mail

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, California, idea, security

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, Internet access, Week in review, senator, reader, agency, state, Washington, retailer, U.S.

Lawmaker aims to suspend VoIP regulation

September 16, 2003 A Pennsylvania state senator wants a five-year, statewide moratorium on regulations and taxes aimed at companies selling voice over Internet Protocol dialing. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., VoIP, Pennsylvania, regulation, tax, VoIP company, senator, telephone company, IP, AT&T Corp.

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: senator, Internet phone, networking equipment, Internet phone company, IP, phone provider, tax, camera phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., fee, Sen., bill, VoIP, camera

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, senator, reader, bill, government, MySpace, e-mail, database

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

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, ban, telephone service, Sen., Internet access, broadband, senator, president, bill, DSL, telecommunications

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

Senate debates Net access tax

April 26, 2004 A vote later this week is expected to determine the extent of taxes on Americans' Internet connections. Opponents warn that additional taxes could cripple the Net. TAGS: tax, John McCain, moratorium, Internet access, Sen., senator, aide, debate, speech, spokeswoman, broadband, government, DSL, VoIP, e-mail

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, Internet access, tax, ban, Rep., Sen., government, senator, Republican, telecommunications company, bill, DSL, Washington, telecommunications, Yahoo! Inc.

Ban on Internet access tax stalls in Senate

November 8, 2003 An attempt in the U.S. Senate to enact a permanent ban on Internet access taxes fails, but senators vow to negotiate over the weekend and return to the topic next week. TAGS: Internet access, tax, ban, senator, DSL

Senate panel hears VoIP arguments

February 24, 2004 While agreeing on the need to go easy with federal regulations, U.S. senators on Tuesday split over whether states should be able to tax Internet phone calls. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, Ron Wyden, tax, senator, argument, Sen., VoIP company, regulation, phone network, IP, state, service provider, U.S., e-mail

Senate may move on bill to ban Net-access tax

November 21, 2003 A logjam on a stalled bill to permanently ban taxes on Internet access appears close to breaking, but the final shape of the bill is uncertain. TAGS: moratorium, tax, ban, Internet access, bill, senator, measure, vote, 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, Conrad Burns, broadband, VoIP, telecommunications, tax, bill, telephone service, broadband service, communication, Republican, chairman, IP

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, tax, Byron Dorgan, Wyoming, North Dakota, mail-order, bill, Amazon.com Inc., state, retailer, shipment, senator, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sen., California

Senator wants VoIP to be regulation-free

January 10, 2004 U.S. Sen. John Sununu says he's preparing legislation to keep broadband telephone service providers from being "smothered by state and federal regulators." TAGS: John Sununu, VoIP, telephone service provider, regulator, VoIP company, senator, phone provider, Consumer Electronics Show, legislation, VoIP service, service provider, regulation, Sen., broadband, tax, IP
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