The Vt. House Commerce Committee advanced 2 related bills to bett...
The Vt. House Commerce Committee advanced 2 related bills to better align the state universal service fund with telecom technology and market trends. HB-268 would authorize state regulators to impose a universal service tax based on the sales price…
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of retail telecom service provided to a Vt. address. The bill would exempt from the tax charges for pay phone services, paging, prepaid calling and non-voice data services. But it would tax VoIP and other IP-enabled voice services, and enhanced or value-added services. The bill specifies that the universal service fee is being imposed through the state’s taxation authority, and not under delegated federal Telecom Act authority. Its companion measure (HB-269)would allow state regulators the option to assess a flat universal service surcharge per line if necessary to keep the fund solvent or ensure nondiscriminatory application of charges.