Sprint, T-Mobile Take Regulatory Battle to Supremes
Hipocrites
So let me get this straight...
Phone service is one of the most taxed utilities, with taxes in some cases averaging over 20% of the total phone bills. Of that 20%, 80% is often levied by the individual state.
Example:
New York
State & Local Taxes: 16.23%
Federal Excise: 3%
Federal USF: 2.48%
(see what your state is at: http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/06/c z_sw_0606cellphone.html click on the map link to see individual states.)
Now the states (the same folks levying phone tax rates that look like European VAT rates) are suggesting that fees paid by T-mo and SN can't be passed through to the customer? The .80 to $1.00 of pass-through charges pale in comparison to the $10 of tax I pay. Tell me this is becaus...
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Phone service is one of the most taxed utilities, with taxes in some cases averaging over 20% of the total phone bills. Of that 20%, 80% is often levied by the individual state.
Example:
New York
State & Local Taxes: 16.23%
Federal Excise: 3%
Federal USF: 2.48%
(see what your state is at: http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/06/c z_sw_0606cellphone.html click on the map link to see individual states.)
Now the states (the same folks levying phone tax rates that look like European VAT rates) are suggesting that fees paid by T-mo and SN can't be passed through to the customer? The .80 to $1.00 of pass-through charges pale in comparison to the $10 of tax I pay. Tell me this is becaus...
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