Broadband Taxman

BROADBAND TAXMAN
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
[Commentary] For Internet users, the scariest night of this year may fall on the evening after Halloween. On November 1, the federal Internet tax moratorium is due to expire, and no committee in Congress has acted to make it permanent. Last Thursday, prodded by a flurry of GOP press conferences, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued a two-line statement saying that he had "every expectation that Congress will approve a continuation of the moratorium." Not exactly a passionate call to protect America's 213 million Internet users. Commerce Chairman Daniel Inouye added later that he's "hopeful" his committee can move a bill this week and he has scheduled a Thursday markup. A permanent ban should be a political lay-up. But the clock is winding down and Congress needs to take a shot.
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