WASHINGTON -- The House voted Tuesday to make permanent a moratorium that prevents states from taxing access to the Internet. Under current law, the moratorium ends Oct. 1. Lawmakers said allowing states to tax Internet access would expose users to the same kind of taxes and fees that often show up on telephone bills. "The last thing the
House Votes To Make Ban On Internet Access Taxes Permanent
The moratorium was first enacted in 1998. State and local governments that already had Internet taxes were allowed to keep them under the current moratorium.