Monday, June 9, 2003

Prepare to pay more for

Prepare to pay more for your broadband: Netizens, prepare to pay more: If you own a cable modem, expect a substantial increase in your monthly rates if a proposal currently before the Federal Communications Commission goes forward. [...] The FCC is considering levying an additional tax of up to 9.1 percent on the revenue of cable modem providers. In theory, a cable provider is not required to pass the tax increase along to customers, but in practice, companies tend to do just that.

e.p.c. posted this at 14:47 GMT on 9-Jun-2003 .

e.p.c. posted this at 14:49 GMT on 9-Jun-2003 .

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