Verizon Wireless Applauds Cell Tax Fairness Act

Yesterday Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) were applauded for introducing the Cell Tax Fairness Act which calls for a halt to taxes imposed by state or local authorities.

From the press release

“Verizon Wireless has always said wireless customers should not be subject to unfair and discriminatory taxes, and this bill addresses that issue directly,” said Steve Zipperstein, vice president and general counsel at Verizon Wireless. “On behalf of our more than 67 million customers, we applaud this proposed legislation and commend Senators Wyden and Snowe for this important effort to make wireless services more affordable for American consumers.”

What we think?

I’m still stuck on why there are hidden or weird taxes when it comes to cell phones.  Didn’t we go through this already with the Federal Excise Tax?