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Senate debates telecommunications tax; members question impact on telemarketing jobs
Summary
Senate Bill 17 (telecommunications taxation) drew extended floor debate about taxing access charges and interstate long‑distance, concerns over pyramiding taxes, economic development gains from telemarketing jobs, and a 10‑year sunset placed in the bill.
Senate Bill 17, which addresses taxation of telecommunications services, drew extended floor debate as senators examined the policy, competitive impacts and economic tradeoffs.
Sponsor testimony and committee reports described a history of telephone taxation dating to the 1930s and a recent state tax commission review of access charges (fees long‑distance carriers pay to use local network lines). Supporters of a narrow exemption argued taxing…
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