Cities try last-minute grab for Net phone taxes
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A day before federal regulators are expected to free VoIP providers from state taxes, two California cities want their cut.
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Across the country, local governments are feeling a financial strain driven largely by the nationâs real estate downturn and some are considering higher taxes.
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You could soon surf the internet and make a cell phone call from the air. The Federal Communications Commission is now open to the possibility.
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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday  gave the Federal Communications Commission time to come up with  new final rules for big local U.S. telephone carriers sharing  their networks with rivals after temporarily freezing wholesale  rates.
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A proposal backed by a coalition of telephone carriers would cut billions of dollars in fees owed by long-distance companies to regional phone giants but would allow the regional companies to make up some of the difference by raising monthly phone bills for millions of consumers. -The Washington Post
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By Richard Mullins, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 22--TAMPA -- If you love your cable TV, Internet and phone, get ready for two Tampa Bay area companies to fight even harder to sell you all three.
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PORTSMOUTH - Five former or current city residents are among the individuals the Internal Revenue Service is looking for because their income tax refund checks could not be delivered.
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Sources say FCC on Tuesday will further exempt Internet calls from state rules and taxes. But is cable a fly in the ointment?
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Taxpayers who file their returns electronically may begin sending those files on Friday, the Internal Revenue Service said.
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WASHINGTON) - Lawmakers revived a long-stalled effort Wednesday to block state and local governments from taxing Internet connections, in a last-minute agreement to ban the taxes until 2007.
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Congress is poised to extend a ban on taxing Internet access, a move that would please Internet service providers but possibly cost states millions of dollars in lost revenue. -washingtonpost.com
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By Patricia Daddona, The Day, New London, Conn.  Jun. 13--Five towns in eastern Connecticut now have access to digital  voice and on-demand services through Comcast.
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By Pamela Yip, The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 11--Shopping for telephone service, a cellphone plan, cable TV or an electricity provider can be exasperating.   The kaleidoscope of offers, hidden fees and charges, and frustrating customer service can leave you bug-eyed.
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Verizon and Sprint wireless customers will get a small break on their bills soon. The companies have decided to eliminate or reduce a 40-cent-per-line monthly charge imposed to allow customers
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Internet travel sites are cheating  cities on taxes by pocketing the difference between the hotel  room tax they pay and the amount collected from consumers, the  city of Los Angeles said in a recent lawsuit.
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City government finds new ways to raise cash
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Chronic bitter enemies -- cable television and telephone companies -- yesterday found something they could agree on: Both industries hate Governor Deval L. Patrick's plans to hit them with an estimated $78 million in new local property taxes as part of Patrick's crackdown on alleged corporate tax loopholes.