Chris Sununu: “The Senator from Virginia is talking about the kind of Internet access-specific taxes that the opponents of this bill…”

“The Senator from Virginia is talking about the kind of Internet access-specific taxes that the opponents of this bill would like to apply. There are a number of States that are taxing Internet access today. There are a handful of others that have begun to tax DSL and other forms of broadband. These are all taxes that are unique to Internet access. Yet the opponents continue to suggest that there is a subsidy involved here. I want to ask the Senator from Virginia to clarify this point because I can't think of any taxes that are applied broadly from which this bill would exempt Internet access providers. Isn't it true that if you are an Internet access provider, you would still have to have pay State payroll taxes?”