[IP] In the cloakroom of Internet Taxation
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From: "Meeks, Brock (MSNBCi)" <Brock.Meeks@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 15, 2004 3:49:17 PM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: In the cloakroom of Internet Taxation
Dave:
A letter from a group calling itself the Consumer Internet Access
Coalition (see list of signatories at end of this message) went to the
House today in support of Senate-passed legislation to continue the
moratorium on Internet taxation.
Here's the letter:
November 15, 2004
Dear Speaker Hastert:
As representatives of America's consumers and cable, manufacturing,
Internet, technology, telecommunications, and wireless industries, we
urge you to take up and pass S. 150, the Internet Tax
Non-Discrimination Act before the 108th Congress adjourns.
The moratorium expired a year ago, and if Congress adjourns without
passing S. 150, further delay will expose American consumers to new
taxes. In some states and localities, telephone-like taxes exceeding
15% per month could be imposed upon Internet access.
The United States should be the worldwide leader in Internet usage, and
national policies that promote universal access to broadband will help
us take our rightful position as the world's innovation leader. The
technology sector is willing to invest billions more in high-speed
broadband Internet access but taxes that impede consumer demand for
access and the inconsistent application of state taxes on new
technologies are a roadblock to those new investments.
We urge the House to protect consumers from new tax burdens by passing
S. 150 and sending it to the President for his signature.
Alcatel
ALLTEL
Amazon.com
American Corn Growers Association
American Electronics Association
AT&T
BellSouth Corp.
Business Roundtable
CapNet
CIENA
Cingular
Comcast
CompTIA
Consumer Electronics Association
Corning Inc.
CTIA-The Wireless Association(tm)
Direct Marketing Association
eBay, Inc.
The Hispanic Telecommunications and Technology Partnership
Level 3 Communications
National Association of Manufacturers
National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Cable & Telecommunications Association
NCR Corp.
Nortel Networks
SBC
Semiconductor Industry Association
Software & Information Industry Association Sprint
Telecommunications Industry Association
Texas Instruments
Time Warner, Inc.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Telecom Association
Verizon
Verizon Wireless
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