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Prince George’s County council hears opposition to proposed flat per-line telecommunications fee
Summary
At a public hearing on April 29, 2025, business and telecom representatives urged the County Council to reject or revise CB18, a bill that would replace the county's percentage-based telecommunications tax with a flat per-line fee, saying the change would sharply raise costs for low-income residents, families and small businesses.
The Prince George's County Council held a public hearing April 29 on CB18, a proposed change to the county's telecommunications tax that would replace the current percentage charge with a flat monthly fee per wireless line.
Supporters of the existing percentage-based levy did not testify at the hearing; several industry and business witnesses urged the council to amend or oppose CB18. Addison Pruitt, representing CTIA (the wireless trade association), said the draft bill would replace the county's 9% telecommunications tax with a flat fee that he described as $3 per line and "would result in a drastic 269% tax increase," raising annual collections from about $14 million to nearly $52 million,…
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