The Federal Communications Commission is eyeing a proposal to tax broadband Internet service.
The move would funnel money to the Connect America Fund, a subsidy the agency created last year to expand Internet access.
The FCC issued a request
for comments on the proposal in April. Dozens of companies and trade
associations have weighed in, but the issue has largely flown under the
public's radar.
"If members of Congress understood that the FCC is contemplating a
broadband tax, they'd sit up and take notice," said Derek Turner,
research director for Free Press, a consumer advocacy group that opposes
the tax.
Numerous companies, including AT&T, Sprint and even Google have expressed support for the idea.
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