A Temporary Fix But Still A Fix
By Mike Platt, Guest Blogger
Bravo Rep. Anna Eshoo! She was just on the House floor saying that the House of Representatives could do better.
Rep. Eshoo has led the bipartisan charge to permanently extend the Internet tax moratorium on Internet access taxes, and prevent the imposition of duplicative and discriminatory taxes on e-commerce. If this extension were allowed to expire, broadband penetration in the United States would likely suffer.
TechNet member companies know that our country must strive to maintain a competitive landscape that allows their quick response to address global challenges. Keeping the Internet free of regulatory barriers to competition is important for our competitiveness. If Eshoo's bill were to be called up -- which we would strongly support -- it would no doubt pass by huge margins, as it did in previous votes in the House.
That being said, the moratorium expires on November 1. The high-tech sector would rather have an extension than risk the moratorium expiring. The members of the House Judiciary Committee are to be commended for moving this legislation forward.
It is our hope that the U.S. Senate will act quickly on this bill and then send it to the president for his signature before the moratorium expires.
Platt is the vice president of government and political affairs for TechNet.
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