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USTelecom applauds bill to ban Internet tax

Yesterday, U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., introduced legislation that would make permanent the Internet-tax moratorium, set to expire Nov. 1, 2007. "If Congress were to let this important moratorium expire, the likely resulting increase in state and local taxes on Internet access would limit consumer choice, force some customers to pay more for high-speed service and could discourage broadband adoption," said USTelecom CEO Walter B. McCormick Jr.