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- Court: Excise tax illegal; How ruling affects wireless industry remains murky.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The IRS lost another round in its quest to keep collecting a 3-percent tax on talking. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit agreed with the 11th Circuit that the...
- Research articles 2005-11-07
- Telecom excise tax under assault in court; Bills pending in House, Senate to repeal tax.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The pesky tax on talking may finally be headed for the door-more than a century after it was established to pay for the Spanish-American War. It is not the legislative process that...
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- Wireless carriers prepare to sue over tax on talking.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER Verizon Wireless is working with other wireless carriers to take the Internal Revenue Service to court over the 3-percent tax on talking even as the IRS recently told long-distance carriers they had to continue ...
- Research articles 2005-10-31
- Universal service, taxes in D.C. spotlight again.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER CTIA asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider some of its guidelines for designating wireless carriers eligible for universal-service subsidies last week as rural lawmakers voiced support for u Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER ...
- Research articles 2005-07-04
- Wireless faces possible change in tax code depreciation.
- Legislation would reduce measure from 10 years to five WASHINGTON--Rep. Phil Crane (R-Ill.) is expected shortly to introduce legislation to reduce the depreciation life of wireless network equipment, one of various tax code changes Congress is Legislation would reduce...
- Research articles 2000-10-02
- Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA push pre-emption to Supreme Court.(Upfront)
- Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that reversed a Federal Communications Commission decision pre-empting states from regulating line-item charges on wireless Byline: JEFFREY SILVA...
- Research articles 2007-03-05
- States rights vs. federal rule.
- Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The mobile-phone industry increasingly finds itself like the proverbial Dutch boy with his finger in the dike, drawn into courts, public utility commissions and other bodies around the country to fight new state taxes, r ...
- Research articles 2005-03-28
- Congress may address telecom tax, spectrum-cap bills.
- Foreign ownership, China trade also up for debate WASHINGTON--With Congress back at work for a fall legislative session that will be cut short by the 2000 presidential election, several key bills of interest to the wireless industry remain in ...
- Research articles 2000-09-11
- Top 20 stories from RCRNews.com in 2006: Part 1 of 2.(News)(Company overview)
- Editor's Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plans May 30 Vodafone...
- Research articles 2006-12-25
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- FCC takes a closer look at wireless industry
- The Federal Communications Commission plans to look more closely at the wireless industry as it scrutinizes everything from the industry's billing practices to the state of innovation and competition in the market.The commission, headed up by newly appointed chairman Julius Genachowski, on August 27 will open up two "notice of...
- News items 2009-08-21
- Congress, Industry Say Time's Right For Excise Tax Repeal
- The federal excise tax on telephone and other communications services, including wireless, has been collected for most of the 20th century. While it has withstood previous repeal attempts, the wireless industry and members of Congress believe there is no better time to propose eliminating the tax.Bills introduced just before Congress...
- Research articles 1998-04-13
- New Tax Law Would Save Industry `Millions'.(Government Activity)
- WASHINGTON--The Internal Revenue Service soon may be forced to recognize the wireless industry's need for updated accounting practices for equipment depreciation. At stake is hundreds of millions of dollars, primarily in the form of corporate savings. A...
- Research articles 2000-10-30
- Excise Tax Reaches Senate.(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
- The House voted last week to repeal the century-old federal excise tax on telecommunications services. The House voted 420-2 to repeal the 3 percent tax, which the wireless industry among others has lobbied hard to eliminate. Repeal is expected to save...
- Research articles 2000-05-29
- Will the FCC's inquiries about wireless market be a waste of time?
- The wireless industry is about to find out what it's like to be under Washington's microscope. The FCC this week announced efforts to further study competitive landscape of the mobile wireless market and determine whether consumers have the necessary information they need to make informed decisions about mobile phones and...
- News items 2009-08-28
- ADC Telecommunications, Inc. F4Q07 (Qtr End 10/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. And your first question is from Simon Leopold of Morgan Keegan. Simon Leopold - Morgan Keegan & Co. Thanks, I wanted to get in a couple of clarifications first, one is just trying to come up with the pro forma earnings number...
- Earnings calls 2007-12-12
- Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. And our first question will come from Randy Abrams of Credit Suisse. Randy Abrams - Credit Suisse First Boston Yes, good morning. I wanted to ask about your PC customer. They're finally seeing better growth and lower inventory. Could you talk about...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-28
- Missouri may exchange lawsuits for wireless tax cap.(News)
- Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The mobile-phone industry is backing a bill in the Missouri legislature to raise wireless taxes in exchange for eventually capping the tax at 3 percent and ending a slew of lawsuits filed by municipalities to collect bac ...
- Research articles 2005-05-02
- Digital economy bill promises action on piracy, games and ITV regional news
- Bill offers illegal filesharing clampdown, tougher rules on video game age ratings and powers for Ofcom over ITV regional news A clampdown on unlawful online file-sharing, a push for the switchover to digital radio in 2015, tougher laws to stop children getting hold of violent video...
- News items 2009-11-18
- Cadec Corp., Nashville, Tenn.(contracts Aether to provide wireless communications for transportation industry)(Brief Article)
- Cadec Corp., Nashville, Tenn., has adopted Aether Fusion to provide cost-effective, real-time wireless data access to the transportation industry. Aether Fusion, Aether's single-source foundation for wireless access to information and applications, will provide wide-area wireless connectivity to Cadec's Mobius TTS, a high-powered onboard computer....
- Research articles 2001-07-01
- Industry asks customers if they are fed up with taxes, fees, mandates.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER "Fed up? With taxes, government fees and the cost of mandates increasing your wireless bill? Speak out! with one simple e-mail-we'll do the rest of the work. It's Tax time. Tell those who increased your bi ...
- Research articles 2003-04-21
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