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POLICY CORNER
Telecommunications Principles:
According to the Federal Communications Commission, only 4.97% of all television and full-power broadcast radio stations are owned by women. In addition, technology and telecommunications costs are disproportionate to small businesses. Sixty-six percent of small businesses use broadband high-speed internet access, with 40.7% agreeing that broadband most impacted their business by increasing workplace efficiency.
1) Increase Women and Minority Media Ownership
2) Broadband Access Should Be Available to All
3) Keep the Internet Free of Cumbersome Regulation
4) Permanently Extend Internet Tax Moratorium
5) Ensure Privacy Security
Click here to read more on the WIPP Economic Blueprint Telecommunications Principles.
Click here to read the WIPP Telecommunications Policy Position.
LEGISLATION
The following is a list of legislation that WIPP is actively following:
REGULATION
The following is a list of regulations that WIPP is actively following:
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Today's average wireless consumer faces an unfair and growing tax burden:
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The average wireless consumer already pays over 15% in combined federal, state and local government taxes and fees on their monthly wireless bills.
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Wireless taxes are currently DOUBLE or TRIPLE that of other goods and services. The excessive state and local tax rate on wireless service increased more than 4 times faster than other goods and services between January 2003 and July 2007. Every level of government is unfairly taxing wireless users to pay for programs and balance budgets.
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Nationally, wireless consumers pay approximately $21 billion dollars annually in wireless taxes and fees.
RECENT NATIONAL MY WIRELESS SURVEY:
A recent national bipartisan survey of wireless users clearly shows that women are overwhelmingly satisfied with their wireless phone service and are oppose adding new regulations.
- 90% of female wireless phone users are satisfied with their service.
- 70% of women believe adding new state government regulations on wireless phone service would either make their wireless phone service "worse” or make "no difference.”
- 82% of women don’t want higher wireless taxes or fees.
- 90% of women think the taxes on their monthly wireless phone bill should be "lower” or "the same” as taxes on general business goods and services, which is approximately 7%.
- 81% of women agree that "competition among wireless providers gives consumers enough choices so they can pick the wireless device, plan, options and content that best fits their needs.”
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WIPP Submits Comments to the FCC on the Establishment of a National Broadband Policy - Click
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here to read the press release - 5/28/09.
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