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Congress adopts legislation mandating incentive auctions and reallocation of 700 MHz D-block to public safety

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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February 24 2012

Last Friday, lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle joined forces in adopting tax relief legislation with provisions that would mandate incentive auctions of broadcast television spectrum to wireless entities and prescribe reallocation of 700 MHz D-block spectrum to public safety entities

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

DBS industry files suit against Massachusetts satellite tax

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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January 29 2010

Charging that sales taxes levied on satellite TV services by the State of Massachusetts are discriminatory, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service providers DISH Network and DirecTV filed a legal complaint with the Massachusetts Superior Court that seeks injunctive relief and a declaratory ruling that the tax violates the commerce and equal protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution

DirecTV, EchoStar lose appeal of state satellite tax law

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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January 18 2008

Concluding that federal courts lack the jurisdiction to overrule the decision of state lawmakers regarding municipal franchise tax authority, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a lawsuit brought by DirecTV and EchoStar against North Carolina, which the two direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers had accused of discrimination in imposing a 7 sales tax on the gross revenues of cable and DBS companies

DBS operators lose appeal of Kentucky pay TV tax

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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June 13 2007

Efforts by DirecTV and EchoStar to overturn a Kentucky state tax on pay TV services failed, as the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the tax as constitutional