June 02, 2006
FCC Recommends VoIP Tax
It seems that VoIP users would have to shell out more. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has recommended that VoIP providers should pay a 7% tax and it is expected that the tax would be passed on to the consumers. VoIP providers would have to pay the taxes to the USF due to which subsidized telecom services are available in rural and low income regions, libraries and schools.
The proposal would be requiring the phone companies' to pay a fee equal to seven percent of the customer's monthly bills or around $1.75 for an average $25 tab. A decision on this is expected to be taken by 15th June.
Via: [VoIP Central]
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