Congress Approves a 5-Year Freeze in New Wireless Taxes

December 7, 2011 at 6:10 pm in Accountability, GAN, House, News, Susan A. Davis by Timothy M Freed · Tags: , , , ,

Congress has approved a five year freeze on any new state and local taxes and fees on wireless service. Supporters of the legislation argue that states increasingly have taxed wireless mobile services as they have become more prevalent. Rep Trent Franks (R-AZ), the lead Republican on this bill, argues that, “These taxes single out low-income…