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Senate bill offers tax credits for broadband investment

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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July 17 2009

Private sector entities that invest in new or improved broadband infrastructure would receive tax credits under legislation introduced Tuesday by ranking Senate Commerce Committee member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX

House lawmaker seeks closure of tax loophole that facilitated Verizon-Fairpoint deal

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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January 15 2010

Arguing that a tax loophole used by Verizon Communications in its 2007 sale of New England landlines to Fairpoint Communications saddled Fairpoint with enough debt to force Fairpoint into bankruptcy, Representative Paul Hodes (D-NH) introduced legislation that would repeal the Reverse Morris Trust provisions used by Verizon and other companies to avoid payment of capital gains taxes that stem from corporate mergers

Ohio Supreme Court rules against DBS industry in tax case

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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December 30 2010

Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators DISH Network and DirecTV are assessing their legal options in the wake of a ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court (OSC) that upholds the constitutionality of a 5.5 sales tax that is imposed by the state on DBS offerings but not on cable TV services that are arguably functionally equivalent to DBS from the standpoint of subscribers

Bill proposes uniform tax framework for digital goods

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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July 9 2010

Observing that "existing sales and use taxes are inadequate and ill-equipped to address today's digital economy," House Communications, Technology & Internet Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA) introduced legislation that would establish a uniform national framework for the taxation of digital goods and services

CBO suggests elimination of telephone excise, USF taxes

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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August 14 2009

A report compiled by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggests the elimination of telephone excise and universal service fund (USF) taxes

Wireless tax bill approved by House Judiciary Committee

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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July 22 2011

Legislation imposing a five-year moratorium on new state and local taxes that target wireless services was approved last Thursday by members of the House Judiciary Committee, who also endorsed amendments that would (1) provide an exemption for taxes approved by voters and (2) mandate a study of the bill’s impact on state and local governments

Senators voice concern with spectrum provisions of tax bill passed by House

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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January 13 2012

In a letter delivered on Monday to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) joined Republican colleagues Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) in objecting to certain spectrum-related provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630) that are “overly prescriptive” and would unduly hinder the FCC’s spectrum management authority

AT&T to pay nearly $1 billion to settle mobile data tax suit

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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June 10 2011

A U.S. district court in Illinois has approved a class action settlement involving AT&T Mobility through which AT&T agreed to refund $956 million to customers who were improperly taxed for accessing the Internet through their mobile phones

Waxman urges House lawmakers to revisit spectrum-related provisions of tax relief bill

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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January 27 2012

During a conference committee session, ranking House Energy & Commerce Committee member Henry Waxman (D-CA) urged his colleagues to “clean up” spectrum-related provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630) that prohibit the FCC from imposing eligibility restrictions on bidders for spectrum reclaimed through the incentive auction process

House members approve wireless tax moratorium

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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November 4 2011

By a voice vote on Tuesday, members of the House of Representatives approved legislation, sponsored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Trent Franks (R-AZ), that would impose a five-year moratorium on “discriminatory” taxes imposed on wireless telecommunications services by state and local governments. Boasting 236 co-sponsors, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act (HR-1002) resembles a companion bill (S-543), introduced last March by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), that is currently pending before the Senate Finance Committee