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Re: Internet fee Is back! That is not the FCC fee. That is the state sales tax. |
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 dlathemPremium
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Birmingham, AL | I have been down at the Alabama Legislature for the last 29 years and they have never passed a specific tax on internet or DSL. I believe this is something that Bellsouth uses to gouge customers and then tries to make them believe that the state is making them charge the tax. It is not a tax in Alabama. |
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Atlanta, GA | said by dlathem:I have been down at the Alabama Legislature for the last 29 years and they have never passed a specific tax on internet or DSL. I believe this is something that Bellsouth uses to gouge customers and then tries to make them believe that the state is making them charge the tax. It is not a tax in Alabama. Who says it couldn't have been enacted prior to that? Since you are there why not research and back your claim instead of prattling on about something you aren't sure about.
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RIP Dimebag- August 20, 1966 to December 8th, 2004. |
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 OlegBellsouth FastaccessPremium
join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL | reply to dlathem
said by dlathem:I have been down at the Alabama Legislature for the last 29 years and they have never passed a specific tax on internet or DSL. I believe this is something that Bellsouth uses to gouge customers and then tries to make them believe that the state is making them charge the tax. It is not a tax in Alabama. Can you tell us how to make BellSouth drop this charge? |
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 MizzatWill post for thumbsPremium
join:2003-05-03
Atlanta, GA
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Alabama had classified Internet service as a public utility. As a result, Internet service providers would have to pay, and their customers would have to pay, the same gross receipts tax as BellSouth or as the local water utilities in Alabama.source
On Dec. 3 2004 The Internet Tax Freedom act was signed into public law, but I believe it had a amendment to allow grandfathered taxes.
Things to search for:
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act
Internet Tax Freedom Act
Other Interesting links:
»www.answers.com/topic/internet-t···edom-act
»frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin···l435.108
(view section 3: SEC. 3. GRANDFATHERING OF STATES THAT TAX INTERNET ACCESS.) |
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