INTERNET TAX BAN LEGISLATION APPROVED
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache]
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a four-year extension of a
ban on Internet access taxes. The current law is set to expire November 1, and
Republicans have complained that their Democratic colleagues are moving too
sluggishly to renew the expiring rules. At Wednesday's House Judiciary
Committee debate, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) proposed a series of amendments
attempting to make the prohibition more lasting--first a permanent ban, then an
eight-year extension, then a six-year one. He argued those timetables were
preferable to give companies certainty and to encourage broadband adoption by
more American households, particularly lower-income families. One by one, the
politicians present shot down the amendments. Each of the votes was along party
lines, with Republicans voting in favor of the lengthier prohibitions and
Democrats shooting them down, with the exception of Rep. Zoe Lofgren
(D-Calif.). Her tech-heavy district contains companies that strongly support a
permanent Internet tax moratorium.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9795198-7.html
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