Tax Parity for Video Providers
Today’s video marketplace is intensely competitive. More than 30 million consumers, representing about a third of the market, subscribe to a video provider other than cable. Yet in 44 states and the District of Columbia, cable customers pay more in state and local taxes and fees than do subscribers to cable’s greatest competitor, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service. To erase this inequity, some states have tried to ensure that all multichannel video providers operate on a level playing field.
Examining the Issue
The Cable Industry's Position on this Issue
Testimony
2/14/2008
Symons Testimony on “The State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007”
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Abstract: Testimony of Howard J. Symons of Mintz Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.; on behalf of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association on H.R. 3679, “The State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007” before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative LawAttachment: Symons_Tax_Testimony_02.14.08.pdf (57 KB)Publication Type: Testimony