Internet access tax ban stops in Senate tracks
The proposed permanent ban on taxes on Intnernet access came to a sudden stop over disagreements over the definitions of Internet access according to this AP story in the WSJ:
A drive to permanently ban Internet-access taxes stopped dead in the Senate on Friday, stuck in a clash over whether the legislation would shear millions from the budgets of state and local governments.
The problem arose over the definition of "Internet access" -- services that connect consumers to the Internet. The strongest proponents for a permanent ban want to make sure that all access technologies -- from phone lines to DSL to cable modems -- get equal freedom from taxation.