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I imagine prices will stay the same and the ISPs will just eat up what we used to pay in tax.
by zingermc 11y ago
I imagine prices will stay the same and the ISPs will just eat up what we used to pay in tax.
- vonmoltke 11y agoThey would have to raise advertised prices in order to do that, since those prices are pre-tax.
- lost_name 11y agoThe first two lines of the article are that you currently don't pay any, and with something that recently passed you'll never have to worry about it.
- tssva 11y agoThere is nothing to eat up. You don't pay taxes on Internet access now. Internet access taxes have been banned through a series of time limited bills since 1998. Unlike previous bills the ban in this bill doesn't have an expiration date.
- MisterBastahrd 11y agoWe haven't BEEN taxed. They use taxes & fees as a line item to obscure the fact that they've been charging users above and beyond their agreed monthly payment for service.
- sliverstorm 11y agoFirst line of article: Here’s some good news: Right now most Americans pay $0 in taxes to connect to the Internet.