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Committee hears bill to clarify sales/use tax exemption for broadband equipment to encourage rural deployment
Summary
Representative Ben Baker sponsored House Bill 743 to clarify that equipment used with broadband grants and deployments is exempt from sales and use tax. Broadband providers, industry groups and business associations testified the change removes deployment barriers and preserves grant dollars for infrastructure.
Representative Ben Baker introduced House Bill 7‑43 to clarify that equipment used to deploy broadband — including equipment tied to grant funds and certain installations — is exempt from sales and use tax. Baker said the purpose is to ensure grant dollars are used for infrastructure and not reduced by tax on equipment purchases.
Witnesses representing business and broadband interests testified in…
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