Satellite Firms Praise Tax Bill

SATELLITE FIRMS PRAISE TAX BILL
[SOURCE: Multichannel News]
DirecTV and EchoStar Communications lauded a Congressional bill introduced to “prevent discriminatory state taxation” among multichannel video-service providers. The bill — introduced by Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Chris Cannon (R-Utah), Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Trent Franks (R-AZ) — is dubbed the “State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007.” It would bar states from imposing a discriminatory tax on any means of providing multichannel video-program distribution services including Internet Protocol TV, satellite TV or cable. The bill defines “discriminatory taxes” as those imposed on “substantially equivalent” pay TV services.
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