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Originally Posted by Light
Hey Esther haven't you figured it out yet.  coadie makes this stuff up . Can't you smell the stale fruitcake chocked full of nuts? |
Light. I do not appreciate lying,.
It is not a false accusation on my part.
Your name calling tells us something is wrong. Maybe your pastor can help you. You need some self control.
I of course use Tax Law books for my tax information. The RBOC's resented being the tax collectors when this went into law. This thread is about tax. We are facing the IRS taking a little cut on water, energy, the phone and everything we connect to.
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Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996
Since 1996, Americans have become more comfortable with NEW TAXES!
Universal Service Fund
The "Gore Tax," which is now being collected (upon directive of the FCC) by telephone companies, began as a 5% fee (tax) on all interstate long-distance charges, which will, as AT&T is explaining to its customers, "give schools and libraries access to advanced services like the Internet."
The Universal Service Fund is a vehicle for maintaining universal service in the telecommunications sector. In order to support telephone service in high cost areas, this fund, which is supported by long-distance service providers, pays subsidies to local exchange carriers (LECs) in proportion to their subscriber line costs. Subsidy payments from the USF were started in 1986, and its initial eight-year plan came to an end in 1993. The Federal Telecommunications Act, passed in the Spring of 1996, called for major changes in the telecommunications industry. The act placed an emphasis on competition and deregulation, and included new rules on who could tap funds in the Universal Service Fund (USF). The act went on to include changes in how the USF could be used. The Universal Service regulations were published in the Federal Register on June 17, 1997 and took effect on July 17, 1997 - just in time for the "budget deal."
Phone Number Portability
My phone bill from Southwestern Bell contained the following explanation:
"The Federal Telecommunications of Act of 1996 required local telephone companies to initiate measures that permit customers to keep their local telephone numbers if they change their local telephone service provider while remaining at the same location. This capability is commonly called "number portability. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled that the costs to provide "number portability" may be recovered through a monthly service charge."
If you have AT&T It is under universal charge or fee. We have called it a Gore tax for years. This is an illegal tax becuuse it is run through the FCC and they are not a txing agency.
(June 4, 1998) Battle lines are being drawn over the "Gore Tax" -- a charge on phone bills used to pay for the Federal Communications Commission's expanding universal service programs. The controversy is not presently over whether there should be a tax, but rather, whether the public should be informed about the tax on their phone bills. Fearing that such information could erode public support for the Schools and Libraries fund (the "e-rate"), FCC Chairman Kennard wants to stop phone companies from revealing such information.
Summary of Contents
MCI's Announcement
AT&T's Announcement
Chairman Kennard's Reaction
Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth
Sen. McCain Letter
Sen. Burns' Proposal
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Recent actions by long distance phone companies have heated the controversy. MCI Communications announced Tuesday that it will bill its customers for the contribution which the FCC requires it to make to support its universal service programs. This follows upon a similar announcement from AT&T last week. However, what has Kennard seeing red, is that AT&T and MCI plan to tell their customers on their bills what the charge is for.
Vice President Al Gore has been frequently touting the Schools and Libraries program as the Clinton/Gore administration's plan to connect every classroom in America to the Internet by the year 2000. In these election campaign style events Gore does not mention the
$2.2 Billion per year "tax" which is ultimately being paid by phone users to fund the government subsidies which constitute the program. It is these speeches which have lead others to label the charges on phone users the "Gore Tax." (Al Gore's office did not return Tech Law Journal's telephone call requesting comment.)
Lying democrats call it something else but a tax is a tax.
IRS will tax your water.
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