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Panel approves amended House bill to lower communication service fee to 2.5%
Summary
The committee voted to advance House Bill 10 96 in its amended form, which sets the communications/service charge at 2.5%; supporters said the amendment strikes a balance for rural cooperatives.
The Senate Finance and Tax Committee voted to advance House Bill 10 96 in its amended form, setting a communications/service fee at 2.5 percent. Committee members discussed competing interests between large carriers and rural telephone cooperatives and accepted the House-amended compromise rate.
Senator Wallen urged keeping the amended 2.5% rate, noting rural telephone cooperatives receive modest…
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