Senators Introduce Bill to Extend Ban on Internet Taxes

ComputerWorld reports:

Three U.S. lawmakers today introduced a bill that would permanently extend a ban on Internet-only taxes, including taxes on Internet access.

The legislation would ban three types of taxes that single out the Internet: taxes on Internet access, duplicate taxation by two or more states on a product or service bought over the Internet, and taxes that treat Internet purchases differently from other types of sales. . . .

The new bill is sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and George Allen (R-Va.), and Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.).

A bill was introduced earlier this month to ensure that the federal excise tax on communications services does not apply to internet access service, S.758 [Govtrack] ("Federal Internet Tax Prohibition Act of 2005").

Update: More: Internetnews.com ("Lawmakers Revive Net Connect Tax Ban").