No tax on Internet access until at least 2007
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Consumers won&#39;t have to pay a tax to log on to the Internet until at least 2007, after Congress voted Friday to renew a recently lapsed ban on Internet taxation.
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After an amendment offered by Sen. John Sununu (R - N.H.) made it feasible to extend a four-year extension on the existing ban on Internet-related taxes to seven years, the US Senate yesterday passed the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007, reportedly by another overwhelmingly positive vote.
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Gordon Smith, chairman of the Republican High Tech Task Force, says despite obstacles, he's confident Congress will act on a soon-to-expire ban on Internet access taxes.
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U.S. spending on Web advertising and Internet access expected to increase by double digits through 2011.
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Lawmakers may vote on Internet tax ban, controversial copyright bills before the end of the year.
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Here's a bit of advice for those of you planning IT budgets. For the next five to 10 years, set aside 10 percent to comply with new government regulations, both from the United States and from other governments in your major markets.
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Not too hot, not too cold--and no rate change for the rest of the year?
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Overseas WLAN access at no extra charge - for now
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Congress acted yesterday to block state and local governments from taxing connections that link consumers to the Internet for the next three years.
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Senate negotiators said late Wednesday afternoon that they had cleared the way for Congress to approve a new Internet access tax moratorium that will ban tariffs on most dial-up and broadband connections for the next four years.
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Internet addresses ending in ".asia" will be open to governments and trademark owners starting in October, with general registrations coming in 2008.
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Also: Yahoo: DRM-free music by year's end. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales asked senators to adopt legislation that would require Internet service providers to keep customer records for at least a year, and possibly longer. His request could affect not just AOL, Yahoo, and Google, but also small, local ISPs as well.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 19  - The House of Representatives on Friday approved a ban on taxing Internet access and online sales, which US President George W. Bush is expected to sign, a sponsor of the bill said.
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com December 16, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. Internet users may soon be required to pay an additional annual fee for each domain name they own, thanks to a virtually unnoticed requirement that will begin to take effect next year.
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The Congress on Friday passed legislation reinstituting a ban on state and local taxation of Internet access for another three years following a vote by the House of Representatives.
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The land of Internet calling may not be free of regulation for much longer.