CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement on Cell Tax Fairness Act Mark-Up by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law passed the Cell Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 1521, sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren), which would place a five year moratorium on any new discriminatory state and local taxes and fees on wireless services, CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent issued the following statement:
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"CTIA commends Chairman Conyers and members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law for approving the Cell Tax Fairness Act. Today's vote represents an important step forward and we hope the Judiciary Committee will report the bill to the full House soon.
"As more Americans rely on their wireless devices as their only phone and on-ramp to the Internet, taxing their services at more than twice the rate applied to other goods and services is discriminatory. These types of taxes are regressive and make little sense in today's mobile information-driven economy."
CTIA-The Wireless Association® (www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, DC.
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